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Zero – New Blood

Ummm… Well, perhaps the afterlife isn’t all that bad after all..? No. Seriously, Zero keep true to their course and blast out another hammerfest of gaps, rails, gaps to rails, rails to gaps- As long as it’s big and scary it makes the cut. So, what’s new? Well, apart from the obvious fact that Jamie Thomas and his team of stuntmen are keen to promote the ‘grabbing of the board’ by serving up at least one per part, you might also notice the resistance to quick editing. Phew! I was worried I might have another epileptic seizure if the editing hadn’t changed… A quick run-down of performances will let you know that JT styles it up with some nice moves like 360 no-complies and polejams. I think his body has finally let him know that Stairway rails are a sure way to Heaven (Ha! What a pun!). Jon Allie hasn’t changed much; lots of flipping mixed with his rail assaults. However, I did admire the clean style Jon had considering the god-awful hand-dragging-I’ll-make-this-if-it-kills-me roll aways we’ve witnessed recently. Garrett Hill is nothing special- just a clone. Tony Cervantes gets his grab quota up to par and sticks out as someone to keep an eye open for. John Rattray saves the day with a bit of style and even gets Stu Graham to feature in his part. Somehow John just doesn’t look like he’s having fun on those rails. I don’t know… Tommy Sandoval will die trying and James Brockman has a couple of heavy hammers in there. Backside lipslides on suspended rails anyone? No, I didn’t think so…

Finally, Chris Cole with his mason’s arms carries the weight of the whole video on a part that (despite being leaked on the net) will send shock waves through anyone who doubted this guys board control and potential. Wallenburg gets the book thrown at it and there’s even a sweet wallride gap in there that lots probably missed the first time around. Check Chris out and be blown away.

Oh, I nearly forgot to mention the Mystery promo bit with Moby music. Ooh! How emotional! I didn’t really think the music matched, and I really hope the fact that the song praises the Good Lord, that JT didn’t sneak some religious preaching in there… Anyway, I think Zero have actually ‘hammered’ the final nail in the coffin for stunt skating because it’s pretty obvious now that kids who huck themselves down chasms, and think two tricks make a line, just isn’t cutting it anymore. It was good while it lasted, but seriously- What are you going to bring to the table next? Yeah, I thought so…