Thrasher Magazine

You know what time it is! Here are the contenders for SOTY 2019. Now cast your vote!

Bækkel barges at mach speed, takes heavy hits, and not even a priest can spoil his pursuit of a hammer. Enjoy these 30 minutes of beast mode skating.

A savage Norwegian metal soundtrack is the perfect pairing for an absolute lunatic on urethane. Baekkel is out for blood. Get the hell out of his way.

Willis Kimbel grills the gnarly Norwegian about getting punched by cops, prying a dude’s mouth open in the street, Viking bonfires and waking up in a pool of his own blood. Oh, and skating. There’s some skating in there, too. This one’s too funny. 

It’s tough to describe the CPH Open. The entire metropolis of Copenhagen becomes a dream-like skateboard Utopia with sessions, events and homies everywhere. This extended edit gives you a guided tour of one of the craziest skate gatherings in the world.

Kevin Bækkel goes from Oslo, Norway straight to the NHS warehouse to stock up on the latest goods from Creature, Independent, Bronson and MOB.

Take a look at the B-Sides of Kevin Baekkel's grind from Emerica's Japan tour video.

Surely you’ve seen the article in the mag, but we thought the photos deserved to be viewed even larger, so a premiere party was set up at Volcom’s HQ in Costa Mesa with an accompanying photo show.

Six days is a quick trip, but when your squad is stacked it all just comes together. Demos get dusted, spots get scorched and all is copacetic.