CHORD GRINDS
IN A CEREAL
BOWL
PHOTO KAL
FRATRICIDE
"Maaaw! Do we need this
toaster on the table? I need
more room...to flow."
"Listen, young man, eat
your breakfast and stop
skating with your food. And
turn down that music,
whatever you call it!"
"No way, mom, that's:
skatin' music. It makes the at-
mosphere primo for the con-
torted action. In THRASHER
they called it skate rock, you
know, 'cause some of these
musicians are skaters and
they have that feeling too. It's
not a trend, music and
skating are two different.
items, but the aggression is
similar, the feeling, the
emotion and the action.
Swooossh..."
"Hey, don't be cracking the
edges on the cereal bowl with
your fantasy skate moves and
turn down that silly music!"
"Wait a minute, maw. Now
you're out of line. Just 'cause
you don't like it doesn't mean
it's silly. This tape I got here
has a variety of "skaters in
bands" type music. Here, sit
down and listen."
"Don't back talk me, young
man, or I'll ground you."
"Gee, Mom, no disrespect.
Just check this out."
S.O.B., or Sabotage Organized Barbarian, hails from Osaka,
Japan, except for member Toshimi, who is from Kyoto. They play a
steadfast barrage of speedy thrash in the Japanese tradition and
have a strong following. S.O.B. is one of Japan's fiercest bands with
skating members. Bassist Naoto works at Violent Grind, a
Japanese chain of skate shops. The average age of S.O.B.
members is about 20, even though they look younger.
Walker
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GHOUL SQUAD
Hidden away in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is a harmonious unit called Ghoul Squad. An obvious Misfits influence dominates their
sound, but they pull it off. Formed awhile back by guitarist/vocalist Ron (ex-Freeze) who also is fanatical about boarding, this band
covers the horror side without being trashy.
About two years ago, four skater-
musicians from Vancouver, Canada,
formed an onslaught of ideas into a hungry
speedcore unit called Fratricide. This
band has hit the pavement well with their
brand of hardcore thrash, combining met-
allic edges with their longtime skate ability
and enthusiasm.
SOB
UNDERDOG
When you think of a skate band,
New Yorkers like Underdog are a far
cry from what comes to mind.
Formed nearly two years ago,
Underdog has developed into one of
the Apple's most potent whallops.
Danny wields a six-string gut-slash
that strikes hard. Bassist Russell
ONDERDOG
STOUR
Walker (ex-Murphy's Law) offers
surge after unrelenting surge often-
sile strength four-string. Drummer
Dino Iglay pounds furiously and vo-
calist Carl Mosher lays down a
throat scarring singalong rap
The intensity in their music hits
the pavement when Underdog
proves as ferocious a force on four
wheels as they are on stage. Russell
skated for Walker at one point and
Dino currently skates for G&S
"No one knows we're skaters,"
says Russell. "We do it for enjoy-
ment and transportation. If you have
to go somewhere, you might as well
have fun getting there."
Their first North American tour
found the Dogs skating bowls, side-
walks and pools all over the country.
From coast to coast, Underdog
established themselves as the
premier street grinders of the east.
We're totally into skating old-
style," concludes Russ. "Frontside
grinds, verts. I don't like the kind
of skating where you don't have
your wheels on the ground."
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