![]() So I got out of skating competitively after that and free skated at the local parks, where I got way better than I ever was competing.” “After my one and only competition,” he tells us, “I went over to another part of the park and skated this full pipe and I fell trying to do an air out of the pipe into the half-pipe and I got a concussion. His first competition however, would be memorable for all the wrong reasons. Talking to Metal Hammer, Tony recalls, “Growing up in San Diego and Encinitas - which I still consider my little paradise – I was right there for the whole skateboarding explosion.” Tony Harnellīefore he sold a million records fronting Norwegian power metal outfit TNT, the renowned vocalist (with a supernova-sized, four-octave range) was scoring sponsorships, free decks and custom Vans as a pro skater in his hometown of San Diego. We do it whenever we can.” Despite notching a gnarly ankle sprain after unsuccessfully trying to hit an eleven-stair rail, Eddie never leaves for a tour without his deck. He and I would just go out and skate, kick curbs, practice 180 flips and all that shit. ![]() We were out on tour with Ten Years and their singer, Jesse Hasek, is a really good fucking skater. ![]() ![]() The Kyng guitarist and vocalist began skateboarding when he was five years old and never looked back, telling Metal Hammer, “I’ve skated everywhere from Minnesota to Alabama, finally tasting all those great skate spots that I read about in magazines. ![]()
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