BA. KU. THE SKATEBOARD MAG PHOTO ESSAY + SK8 COACH BLOGZINE INTERVIEW

"THE BARRIER KULT WAS ASKED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SKATEBOARD MAG'S 'ONE DAY IN SKATEBOARDING' PROJECT.

THE VICIOUS DECEMBER RITUALS WERE DISCUSSED AND NEW VIOLENT TRANSITIONS WERE ASSESSED.

PHOTOGRAPHER BRIAN SHAMANSKI [@SHAMANDO] WAS SENT TO VANCOUVER, BC - BRINGING WITH HIM SAN DIEGO BARRIER KULT MEMBER:

LUTHER, MOSS-COVERED WITCHMAKER CANDLEMAS.

OTHER VANCOUVER CULT MEMBERS THAT DEALT WITH THE COLD, BLACK AND WET DECEMBER NORTHWEST COAST WEATHER IN THE NAME OF PRINTED PLAGUE AND TIGHT TRANSITION KNIFING PROPAGANDA WERE:

DEER MAN OF DARK WOODS

VERTICAL CLIFFS OF EASTERN SHORES

DEPTH LEVIATHAN DWELLER 

MUSKELLUNGE OF DARK ISLAND"

READ AND SEE THE REST OF THE ONLINE PHOTO ESSAY AT THE SKATEBOARD MAG HERE. 

ALSO - 

NEW INTERVIEW WITH DEPTH LEVIATHAN DWELLER BY SK8 COACH SKATEBOARDING BLOGZINE. 

READ THE INTERVIEW HERE. 

TRUCK AND CONICAL RITUALS

A COUPLE OF RECENT FINDS FOR THE BARRIER KULT AND IT'S ONGOING RITUAL MANIA FOR EARLY 1980s PIG SHAPE RELATED TRUCKS AND CONICAL WHEELS. 

'HARDCORE' TRUCKS.  
DIRECT REFERENCE TO THE LEGENDARY SKULL SKATES 'HARDCORE' LOGO FEATURED ON VARIOUS DIEHARD SHAPES (SEE REFERENCE DECK PICTURE BELOW) IN THE EARLY 1980s. THE HARDCORE TRUCK WAS A 'PRICE POINT' TRUCK FOUND ON SKULL SKATES / PD'S HOT SHOP 'SHRED' AND 'REJECT' COMPLETES IN THE EARLY 1980s. 

'CITY STREET' WHEELS. 
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY 1980s CULT CONICAL WHEEL THAT COMPLIMENTS TRUE EARY 1980s PIG SHAPE WORSHIP.

BOTH CULTING ITEMS FOUND ON AN EARLY 1980s PD'S HOT SHOP 'SHRED' DIEHARD DECK. 

RECENT NOTABLE EXAMPLES OF PLAGUE SPREADING BY BARRIER KULT FOLLOWERS

THE SKATEBOARD MAG AND BA. KU. HORDE VIDEO 2 VEHICLE

THE SKATEBOARD MAG, ISSUE #134, 'ONE DAY IN SKATEBOARDING' FEATURES 24 HOURS WITH THE BARRIER KULT IN VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA.
MORE INFORMATION HERE.
BARRIER KULT MEMBERS PRESENT:
- DEER MAN OF DARK WOODS
- LUTHER, MOSS-COVERED WITCHMAKER CANDLEMAS
- VERTICAL CLIFFS OF EASTERN SHORES
- DEPTH LEVIATHAN DWELLER
- MUSKELLUNGE OF DARK ISLAND
PHOTOGRAPHER:
BRIAN SHAMANSKI

A COUPLE OF THE OUTTAKES:

OTHER BARRIER KULT OPERATIONS:

THE BARRIER KULT VIDEOS IN THE PAST HAVE FEATURED VARIOUS VEHICLE CAMEOS INCLUDING MISSION RACEWAY DRAG STRIP MUSCLE AND THE BANDIT. 

WE NOW HAVE USE OF THE APEX VEHICLE FOR THE FILMING OF THE BARRIER KULT HORDE 2 VIDEO.  
BEYOND CULT. 

THE BA. KU. BAYONET TRAINING KNIFE

THE BARRIER KULT BAYONET TRAINING KNIFE WITH BA. KU. LASER ENGRAVED SHEATH. BARRIER KULT PLAGUE SPREADERS CAN PRACTICE RITUAL BARRIER BAYONET KNIFING MANEUVERS WITHIN RELATIVE SAFETY. A CULTING ITEM THAT IS AS MUCH OF AN ALTAR AS IT IS A RITUAL TRAINING TOOL. 

PLUS - 

THE BARRIER KULT HORDE VIDEO DVDr IS RE-STOCKED. 

BOTH ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR MAIL ORDER DIRECTLY FROM THE BARRIER KULT HERE. 

ALSO - 

A RECENT ISSUE OF LOWCARD FEATURES AN ARTICLE BY DEPTH LEVIATHAN DWELLER COVERING THE NOVEMBER 9TH, 2014 GULLWING BA. KU. SUPER PRO III LAUNCH AT THE FOL. KU. BARRIER IN VANCOUVER, BC. 

BA. KU. BOOK PREVIEWED AT CVLT NATION

THE BA. KU. BOOK OF PHOTOGRAPHS BY NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHER ANTHONY TAFURO IS FEATURED IN A PREVIEW PIECE AT CVLT NATION. 
SEE THE ARTICLE HERE. 
THE BOOK CAN BE PRE-ORDERED FROM AMAZON HERE. 

SKULL SKATES BLASPHEMY DECK TO BE RELEASED MAY 1

IT IS NO SECRET THAT EAST VANCOUVER'S ROOTS IN PUNK, BLACK METAL, SPEED METAL, HARDCORE AND SKATEBOARDING ALL CULMINATED AND CROSS POLLINATED IN THE 1980s.  ONE SIMPLY HAS TO READ THE 'THANX TO' NOTES INCLUDED WITH BLASPHEMY'S ALMIGHTY 'FALLEN ANGEL OF DOOM' LP TO SEE LEGENDARY HARDCORE 1980s SKATEBOARDING NAMES LIKE 'JAKS TEAM VANC', 'TA', 'MIKE ANNUS', 'CARLOS', ETC. ALONGSIDE CULT BLACK METAL NAMES LIKE 'WITCH AND THE ALLMIGHTY MORTUARY DRAPE' AND 'WAGNER THE ETERNAL ANTICHRIST SARCOFAGO' TO SEE THE EARLY LIKE-MINDED CONNECTIONS. 
VANCOUVER'S SKULL SKATES (EST. 1978) WAS ALWAYS A PART OF THE EAST VANCOUVER SKATEBOARDING SCENE, CONSTANTLY SIGNIFYING THE MOST HARDCORE AND CULT IN SKATEBOARDING WITH IT'S CONNECTIONS WITH THE JAK'S SKATE TEAM AND AMERICAN PROS LIKE DAVE HACKETT, STEVE OLSON AND DUANE PETERS. 
BASED ON THIS LONGSTANDING HISTORY, SKULL SKATES AND BLASPHEMY AGREED UPON RELEASING A SKATEBOARD DECK FEATURING THE CLASSIC 'FALLEN ANGEL OF DOOM' COVER ART.  

OFFICIALLY LICENSED
9.5" x 33", 15" W/B
TUBTECH CONCAVE
MADE IN CANADA
TO BE RELEASED MAY 1, 2015
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