Cover: Wade Speyer – Frontside Air
Photo: Ogden

Inside This Mag: Interviews with Tim McKenney and Big Dirty James and seven days in Arizona with Kirby, Sage, Raf and Tait

Also In This Issue: Wez Lundry's solo mission to Indonesia

Music Articles: Guitar Wolf, Pulley, Camplo and Stanley

Cover: Chico Brenes – Gap To Back Tail
Photo: Ogden

Inside This Mag: Tampa Pro Contest and an interview with Carl Shipman

Also In This Issue: Santa Rosa Skatepark and skating in Atlanta

Music Articles: The Descendents, Shudder to Think, the Promise Ring and Helmet

Cover: Quim Cardona – Frontside Ollie
Photo: Morf

Inside This Mag: Road tripping with Bill Hooke, Sean Keenan and Andrew Ramirez, 53 parks in 19 days and a Marc Johnson interview

Also In This Issue: Awesome ams Scott Yamamuri and Ryan Parsons and a memorial for Kit Erickson

Music Articles: Zeke, Muggs, Tommy Guerrero and the Workin' Stiffs

Cover: Mark Gonzales – Pole Jam
Photo: Morf

Inside This Mag: T-Eddys, Tampa Am and interviews with Johnny Fonseca and Crazy Eddie

Also In This Issue: Rad ams Jason Phares and Joe Pino

Music Articles: Odd Numbers, SNFU, the Muffs, and Poof

Cover: Eric Koston – Frontside Noseblunt Slide
Photo: Ogden

Inside This Mag: Thrasher's 1996 Skater of the Year Eric Koston and a twenty year retrospective of Thrasher's SOTYs

Also In This Issue: Crazy Chicago skating and a trip to Ecuador

Music Articles: Sick of it All, Reel Big Fish, Brutal and Blue Tip

Cover: Scott Johnston – Crooked Grind
Photo: Ogden

Inside This Mag: West Coast road trip with Texas Dan, Roth, Steve Revord and more and the adventures of Norm and Dick 

Also In This Issue: Skating in Brazil, Tijuana and NYC and rad ams Ben Bodilly Childs, Kale Sandridge, Chaney Given and Pontus Alv

Music Articles: The Roots, Vision of Disorder and One Man Army

Cover: Danny Gonzales – Blaster
Photo: Morf

Inside This Mag: Interviews with Gino Perez, James Qua, and Nanda Zipp, the Texas Death Match and skating in Oakland

Also In This Issue: Pier 7 locals

Music Articles: Unwritten Law, Ignite, Neurosis and Five Year Plan

Cover: Sean Sheffey – 50-50
Photo: Ogden

Inside This Mag: Concrete vampires skate Portland, John Lucero's scrapbook and Goodtimes Skateboard's Midwest Summer Tour

Also In This Issue: Astrology for skaters

Music Articles: Top 15 skate bands of all time, the X-Rays, Avail, Face to Face and House of Pain

Cover: Mike York – Frontside Bluntslide To Fakie
Photo: Ogden

Inside This Mag: Xtreme Games in Providence and interviews with Jason Carney and Colby Carter

Also In This Issue: FTC/EYC Contest in SF

Music Articles: Salba's 15 best shows, Blink 182, Nomeansno and H20

Cover: Mark Hubbard – Backside Ollie
Photo: Ogden

Inside This Mag: Cross country trippin' with Sean Cronan, Jim Gagne, Jesse "Dirty" Daner, Jim Greco and more, skating in Scotland and New Orleans and the Santa Cruz/Creature Summer Tour

Also In This Issue: Best trick names, rad ams Chip Van Hamm and Dave Probus and a drunken desert skate sesh at the Nude Bowl

Music Articles: De La Soul, Dog Eat Dog and Automatic Head Detonator

Cover: Jonathan Bohannon
Artwork By: Gomez Bueno

Inside This Mag: Interviews with Neil Heddings, Pigpen and Jim Gagne

Also In This Issue: 15 best Thrasher covers and skating the Bowl of Dreams in Alberta, Canada

Music Articles: Lagwagon, Goldfinger and the Loudmouths

Cover: Eric Dressen – Frontside Thurster
Photo: Bruce Hazelton

Inside This Mag: Slam City Jam, skating in Boulder, Colorado and Eric Dressen

Also In This Issue: Short interviews with Yuichi Ohara, Vernon Laird and Jason Monroe, skating in Barcelona, Pete the Ox and the 15 best contests ever

Music Articles: Millencolin and Cyco Miko

Cover: Phil Shao – Frontside Grind
Photo: Ogden

Inside:
Houston;
Machines;
Humpers

Cover: Karma Tsocheff – Backside Shifty
Photo: Kanights

Inside This Mag: A road trip with Scott Amore, Lou Cox, Nos, Todd Luciere, Oz, Jim Greco, Mother and Sean Cronan, an interview with Matt Pailes and a contest at the Skatepark of Tampa

Also In This Issue: Damsels of skating Jamie Reyes, Alison Lee and Cindy Gorset, 15 pool punishers and West Coast shredding

Music Articles: White Zombie, a concert for the people of Tibet and Slagheap

Cover: Coco Santiago – Frontside Thruster
Photo: Kanights

Inside This Mag: Skatepark of Tampa Contest, an interview with Israel Forbes and skating in Minnesota

Also In This Issue: Sick ams Eddie Nemeth and Huy Lee

Music Articles: Fun Lovin' Criminals, Motorhead and Snuff

Cover: “Bridge Of Grindenstein”
Artwork By: Mark Desalvo

Inside This Mag: 1995 T-Eddys and an interview with Tim Upson

Also In This Issue: Last place skaters

Music Articles: Grunge-A-Palooza, the Buzzcocks, Man or Astroman?, the Mr. T Experience and Genius

Cover: Ron Whaley – JR Frontside
Photo: Kanights

Inside This Mag: Thrasher's 1995 Skater of the Year Chris Senn and the SOTY bash

Also In This Issue: Rad ams Tim Wells, Judd Hertzler and Charlie Watts, skating in Arizona and New Zealand, Sean Young and an East Coast skate sesh

Music Articles: Fugazi, Meatmen and Sister Machine Gun

Cover: Justin Strubing – Salad Grind
Photo: Ogden

Inside This Mag: A photo journal of skating on Vancouver Island, skating in Louisville, KY, an interview with Scott Smiley and the Battle of the Bay street championships

Also In This Issue: Rad ams Steve Lawson, James Menscer and Chris Avery

Music Articles: Boss Hog, Rocket From The Crypt and the Swingin' Neckbreakers

Cover: 15th Anniversary
Skater: Salman Agah
Photo: Dalgart
Skater: Rodney Mullen
Photo: Kanights
Skater: Tommy Guerrero
Photo: Kanights
Skater: Ray Barbee
Photo: Ogden
Skater: Tony Hawk
Photo: Dalgart
Skater: Duane Peters
Photo: Dalgart
Skater: Mike Carroll
Photo: Kanights

Inside This Mag: Thrasher's 15th Anniversary Issue featuring interviews with Duane Peters, Wade Speyer, Christian Hosoi, Steve Caballero, Rodney Mullen, Salman Agah, Tony Hawk, Ray Barbee, Natas Kaupas, Mike Carroll, Mark Gonzales, Salba, Tommy Guerrero and Mike Vallely

Music Articles: A look back on Thrasher's favorite featured bands