Cover: Jeff Kendall – Frontside Smith Grind
Photo: Oscarsson

Inside This Mag: A trip to Munster, Germany for the Skateboard World Championships, skating in London and an interview with Jeff Kendall

Also In This Issue: Ice burners, NSA street style in Chicago and raw meat Omar Hassan, Jeff Ronnow, Rudy Johnson, Aaron Devine and Metal Man

Music Articles: Excel, Nevermore, Igor's record collection and the Cure

Cover: Scott Oster – Bert
Photo: Van Dusen

Inside This Mag: Raw meat Frankie Hill, Chet Thomas, Ron Emory, Brian Ferdinand, Mike Taylor, Mark Cernicky, Caleb Moore and Ruben Orkin and a Russian skate trip

Also In This Issue: Skating in Indiana, some snowboarding action and Camp Millwood

Music Articles: Bad Brains, Tad and 7A3

Cover: Jeremy Henderson – Wallride
Photo: Thomas

Inside This Mag: Vans Jam, skating in NYC and an interview with Lester Kasai

Also In This Issue: G&S Cup in Hamburg, Germany, the NYC Street Obstacle Contest, NSA am competitions in TX, MD and IL and the Europa Cup in West Germany

Music Articles: Throwing Muses, the Hangmen, Mordred, Sick Of It All, Iggy Pop and the Ramones

Cover: Danny Sargent – Nosepick
Photo: Thatcher

Inside This Mag: An interview with Tom Groholski, skating in Minneapolis and a guide to skating the globe with Bill Runaway and his crew

Also In This Issue: The Savannah Slamma in Georgia

Music Articles: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Leeway, Underdog and 999

Cover: Robby Olhisher – Wallride
Photo: Starr

Inside This Mag: The art of freestyle skating, skating in Atlanta and Australia and the Czech Euroskate '88

Also In This Issue: The NSA Regional Amateur Winners Pride Pavillion in Phoenix

Music Articles: Slayer, Circle Jerks, Dag Nasty, Social Distortion, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bad Brains and Igor's record collection

Fresh off the presses and headed to a mag rack near you, the April issue also comes packed with a free double-sided poster.

Texas Tornado, Ben Raybourn, straight blows Burnside out with this indy to hell. Choppy, you out there? Photo: Burnett

Here's the complete archive of Skate Coach comics that ran in the mag over the years. "Groom that goatee! You're a professional!"

With a free DVD starring Taylor, Salazar, Pfanner, Gravette, Crockett, Romero, Decenzo, David Gonzalez and Jaws, The February 2013 Thrasher is hands-down the craziest King of the Road mag yet! Just try to keep up. We dare you. Watch the trailer now!

Every skater has known them for years, but you've never met them face to face. Here are more of the monsters, fiends, and low-down dirty devils that are a part of every skate slam.