Skate Update: The Legacies Continue...

Death Skateboards is undoubtedly one of the greatest success stories in the history of British skateboarding. Serving as almost the antithesis of Blueprint in the early 2000s, Nick Zorlac's ragtag bunch of mates have proven that hand-picked uber-talent is no match for genuine camaraderie, certainly when it comes to longevity!

Which is why master documentary maker Rohum Dilley has put together this wonderful homage, charting the history of the UK's longest-running homegrown skateboard brand. Featuring expert input from legacy riders, friends and media stalwarts, as well as Cates and Zorlac themselves, this is less a chronological exposé than a celebration of the spirit the boys from Harlow still carry with them today.

Naturally, there's plenty of archive footage to accompany the middle-aged blokes rightly revelling in their collective history, and we're treated to glimpses of those carrying the torch in 2026. All in all, it's a wonderfully produced celebration of all things Death Skateboards, and if you're only gonna watch one thing this week, we implore you to make sure it's this!

The humble skateboarding video has gone through many changes over the years, but not if you're Jamie Thomas. Jamie Thomas knows what he likes and he knows how he likes it to look, and though the leap to HD was undoubtedly inevitable, his adherence to that classic 4:3 ratio means that even in 2026, you know exactly what you're getting when you press that play button on a Zero full-length.

The brand has clearly gone through many iterations over the years, with Jamie himself the only constant, but the ethos and aesthetic remain unashamedly the same as they were in Thrill of it All nearly 30 years ago. The Chief certainly adheres to the old adage: 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it!'

And broke it certainly ain't! Though there have undoubtedly been ups and downs, problematic team members and the loss of Black Box, Zero itself continues as the stalwart that skaters have known and loved for the past three decades. If Jamie keeps things rolling, we can see the next 30 years being every bit as good!

Death and Zero might have a few years between them, but when it comes to legacies in skateboarding, ain't nobody touching Indy!

Nearly 50 years in the game and still the market leaders, you'd forgive the top brass at NHS Inc. for treating them like Coca-Cola and knocking the advertising budget on the head. Such is their ubiquity, no amount of spending is gonna get that name any further out there!

But support and celebrate skateboarding they continue to do, and their latest tour edit, charting the squad's sojourn to Vancouver, highlights the unwavering ferocity with which Indy riders rep the brand. Let's be fair, you know the score and you've no doubt seen the Jhancarlos Thrasher cover, so you don't need us to wax lyrical about what a gnarly bunch they are.

You might, however, need us to hook you up with the link, so look below — we've done just that!