Fred Gall & The Origins of One of New Jersey’s Longest Standing Board Brands

We met up with Fred Gall, Lou & Donny Binaco to discuss Metal, a skate brand they started in 1994 out of New Jersey that’s still running today. Birthed from one too many acid trips, late night skate sessions, and a desire to start a no frills, evil skate company out of the East Coast, Metal is a part of skateboarding history often forgotten.

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Vans Skateboarding Presents: Dick Rizzo for Half Cab | Skate | VANS

In Honor of the 30th anniversary of the Half Cab, Dick Rizzo puts the Chive Skate Half Cab 92 to work on the streets of NYC, New Jersey, Washington DC, Miami, Los Angeles, and San Francisco in a skate edit by Paul Young. This project was filmed on Hi-8 cameras giving a nod to the golden era of East Coast skateboarding, adding to the legacy that has inspired Rizzo.

Featuring Dick Rizzo, Joel Meinholz, Justin Helkamp, Mark Humienik, Fred Gall, Etienne Gagne, Nick Michel and Steve Cabellero.

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ETHER BOOTLEG

Featuring Tony Bernardini, Cooper Winterson, Marcus Pulvermacher, Joe Apollonio, Angel Delgado, Fred Gall, Turbo Colorado, Bob Van Beek, Stephen Ostrowski, Ned Vena, Gordon Eggener, Sam Easley, Will Johnson, Josh Ferguson, Ben Schmidt, Graham Goodwin, Will Newman, Alex Pourfard, Chini, Julian Meyers, Isaac White, Tris McGowan, Jaren Morganelli, Will Garson, Max Garson and Matt Martin.

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