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: 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: 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: Sean Sheffey – Heelflip Shove-It
Photo: Ortiz

Inside This Mag: Interviews with Chris Senn and John Montesi and coverage of the Professional Skateboard League contest series in Golden Gate Park

Also In This Issue: New England road journal

Music Articles: P.I.L., Reverend Horton Heat, MC 900 Ft. Jesus, Treepeople, Arrested Development, Afghan Wings, Die Kreuzen, TVTV$ and Murphy's Law

Cover: Pat Duffy – Frontside 180 Nosegrind
Photo: Kanights

Inside This Mag: Interviews with Neal Hendrix and Salman Agah

Also In This Issue: Step by step tricks and NSA #1 Santa Barbara Skate Zone contest

Music Articles: Beastie Boys, L7, Soundgarden, Dwarves, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, NOFX, Young Gods, Raw Fusion and Consolidated

Cover: Tom Knox – Ollie
Photo: Sleeper
Sequence: John Montessi – Bluntside
Photo: Kevin Thatcher

Inside This Mag: Skating in Philadelphia and interviews with Skip Pronier, Brian Lotti, Karma Tsocheff, Tom Knox and Max Evans

Also In This Issue: Switchstance

Music Articles: Metallica, Cypress Hill, Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, Fastbacks vs. Gas Huffer and Tar

Cover: Danny Way – Mute To Fakie
Photo: Ortiz

Inside This Mag: The NSA's am contest in Atlanta, GA, interviews with Mike Crum and Chris Gentry and NSA's Back to the City II at the San Francisco Fair

Also in This Issue: Step by step tricks, skating in Ljubljana in Slovenia, a shindig at the Sign-In Bowl and a toys pullout

Music Articles: Fugazi and Public Enemy

Cover: Steve Caballero – Frontside Rock And Roll Slide
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: The NSA Backyard Pow Wow at Powell Peralta's Skatezone in Santa Barbara, CA, the Vision crew goes to Mexico and interviews with Josh Swindell and J.J. Rogers

Also In This Issue: Step by step tricks, skating in Reno, NV and tons of photos

Music Articles: Ted Nugent, Primus, Firehose, Bad Mutha Goose

Cover: Tony Hawk – Melon Fakie
Photo: Starr

Inside This Mag: Thrasher's 10th Anniversary Issue featuring a look back on the past decade of skating in photos and a sample of skateboarding's modern heroes including Tony Hawk, Eric Dressen, Danny Way, Tommy Guerrero, Noah Salasnek, Andy Howell, Steve Caballero, Mark Gonzales, Chris Miller, Jason Rogers, Tom Knox, Frankie Hill, Wade Speyer, Natas Kaupas, Mike McGill, Al Losi, Jeff Phillips, Bucky Lasek, Reese Simpson, Alan Peterson, Jason Lee, Bob Boyle, Omar Hassan, Jeff Kendall, Mike Vallely, Lance Mountain, Ed Templeton and Justin Girard