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: 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

Cover: Ethan Fowler – Switch Wallride
Photo: Morf

Inside This Mag: Tony Hawk recollections, skating in Ireland and Vermont and interviews with Steve Keenan, Tina Paez, Oscar Reyes, Karina Morishige, Rick Winsor and Bob Just

Also In This Issue: Awesome ams Chris Strausbaugh, Mat O'Brien and Eric Peoro

Music Articles: 1995 Readers' Music Poll results, best band winner the Beastie Boys, Fear and Brothas Unda Madness

Cover: Mike Carroll – Gap To Frontside Tailslide
Photo: Kanights

Inside This Mag: Thrasher's 1994 Skater of the Year Mike Carroll, an interview with Kien Lieu and a contest at Newburgh Skatepark in NY

Also In This Issue: Awesome ams Jimmy Chung, Jason Strubing and Pig Pen, people Jason Jessee has known and girls who skate

Music Articles: China White, Pegboy, Jack Killed Jill... and Pete Rock and CL Smooth

Cover: Wade Speyer – Method
Photo: Kanights

Inside This Mag: A trip to Europe with Wade and crew and the Venice Street Contest

Also In This Issue: Rad ams Richard Paez, Drake Jones, AJ Massu and Hideo Sakuragi

Music Articles: Bootsy Collins, Gas Huffer, The Roots, Suicidal Tendencies, Tad, Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Guided By Voices

Cover: Alan Petersen – Ollie
Photo: Kanights

Inside This Mag: A trip through 14 states with Ron Whaley, Tim Brauch, Israel Forbes, Andrew Falkowski, Greg Lamson, Rob Brown and Noah Martineau and a skate trip from Philadelphia to New England and back

Also In This Issue: Awesome ams John Klein, Shamil Randle, Bear Hughes and Jon Puca and skating in Pennsylvania and Denver, CO

Music Articles: Rock Steady Festival featuring Brand Nubian and more, Kill Dozer, G Love and Special Sauce, Motocaster and Life of Agony

Cover: Bob Burnquist – Frontside Air
Photo: Left 1

Inside This Mag: The Last Hell Ride and an interview with Dan Drehobl

Also In This Issue: Rad ams Sergei Trudnowski, Rob Gangemi, Don Carey and Marcus Valdez, skating in Toronto and a road trip to Florida via Pittsburgh, Tennessee and Georgia

Music Articles: Rancid, MC Solaar, Machine Head, Artifacts, Afro-Plane and the Mermen

Cover: Jason Adams – Kickflip Fakie 15 Feet Up
Photo: Kanights
Insert: Remy Stratton – Eggplant
Photo: Kanights

Inside This Mag: Interviews with Gabriel Rodriguez and Keith Hufnagel and the NSA 1993 Finals

Also In This Issue: Rad ams Ben Liversedge, Adam Crawford, Matt Eversol and Tonny Tieu and skate attitude in DC

Music Articles: Motorhead, Ice Cube, Pitchblende, Whooliganz and Black Train Jack

Cover: Eric Koston – Frontside Flip
Photo: Morris

Inside This Mag: Happyland skate sesh with Matt Moffet, Reese Simpson, Peter Hewitt, Weasel, Danny Way and more, the City 5 Contest and a trip to Europe with Neal Hendrix, Danny Way and more

Also In This Issue: Awesome ams Joe Sierro, Chris Keefe, Brian Chung and Mike Kirchoff

Music Articles: Behind the scenes with Gwar, New Kingdom, Above The Law, Season To Risk and Portland's Punk Fest featuring the Exploited, DOA, MDC, Dr. Know, JFA, The Adicts, CH3 and more

Cover: Henry Sanchez – Heelflip Frontside Noseslide
Photo: Kanights

Inside This Mag: Interviews with Alan Petersen and Rick Ibaseta

Also In This Issue: Cubism and skating

Music Articles: Run DMC, Rancid, the Offspring, New Model Army and Boss

Cover: Mark Gonzales – Frontside Ollie
Photo: Kanights

Inside This Mag: Interviews with Henry Sanchez and Mark Gonzales

Also In This Issue: How to get sponsored and skate art

Music Articles: Ice-T, Primus, Brand Nubian, the Cramps and Quicksand

Cover: Mike Carroll – Crooked Grind
Photo: Kanights

Inside This Mag: 50 unknowns tearing it up and the NSA Back to the City 4 contest featuring Agah, Senn, Carroll, Santos, Ricks, Duffy and more

Also In This Issue: Tricks on the edge of insanity, the PSL Junkfest at Grover Beach and the NSA Airwalk Amateur Finals in Houston

Music Articles: Pantera, Carcass, M.C. Re and Motorhead

Cover: Jovontae Turner – Backside Heelflip
Photo: Kanights

Inside This Mag: Interviews with Mike Carroll and Mike Frazier and skating in Ohio

Also In This Issue: Capitol Burnout III in Sacramento

Music Articles: Stagedivers and Infectious Grooves

Cover: Eric Britton – Nosegrind
Photo: Block

Inside This Mag: The history of street style and the Long Beach junkyard rumble

Also In This Issue: Step by step tricks and contest at the Skatepark of Houston

Music Articles: Meat Puppets, Helmet, Nitzer Ebb and Didjits

Photos and words from the second year of Rumble in Ramona