Thrasher Magazine

'Tis the season of SOTY. A lot of dudes went Rambo this year, so we're gonna need your help to sort this thing out. We'll start with a broad list of contenders and narrow down the finalists in the upcoming weeks. Let the VOTING begin!

King of the Road is over. Now it's time for the only thing left to give away: the Skater of the Year trophy. Rusty wants to party.

In honor of Chris Cole's amazing year we gathered up sequences featuring the 2009 SOTY.

Cover: Silas Baxter-Neal - Backside smithPhoto: BurnettInside This Mag: Thrasher's 2009 Skater of the Year goes to Silas Baxter-Neal, Marc Johnson, SOTY '07 passes the torch, interviews with former SOTYs Hawk, Anderson, Cardiel, Arto and TNTMusic Articles: The Faint, Nasa and Gates of Slumber

Cover: Marc Johnson - Front board fakiePhoto: RedaInside This Mag: Skater of the Year Marc Johnson, past SOTYs Geoff Rowley, John Cardiel, Brian Anderson and more talk about MJ, Daewon talks about highlights of being an SOTYAlso In This Issue: Duffel, Haslam, Reynolds, Mariano, Silas, Duncombe, Rune, Janoski and DrewMusic Articles: Boris and more

Cover: Daewon SongPhoto: BurnettInside This Mag: Skater of the Year Issue featuring Thrasher's SOTY Daewon SongAlso In This Issue: Interviews with last year's SOTY Chris Cole, Corey Duffel, Bastien Salabanzi and Nick Dompierre, the Phelper's trip to China with the Nike team and Lance Dawes and the annual T-Eddy awards

Cover: Chris ColePhoto: ShigeoInside This Mag: Skater of the Year Chris Cole, 2005 in review with T-Eddy awards and an interview with Daewon SongAlso In This Issue: Skater of the Year in retrospect featuring interviews from all the past winners including Tony Hawk, Danny Way, John Cardiel, Salman Agah, Mike Carrol, Chris Senn, Eric Koston, Bob Burnquist, Andrew Reynolds, Brian Anderson, Geoff Rowley, Arto Saari, Tony Trujillo, and Mark Appleyard

Cover: Danny Way – Switch Crooked Grind Photo: SturtInside This Mag: Thrasher's 2005 Skater of the Year Danny Way, Mark Appleyard passes the torch, 2004 T-Eddy Awards and SOTYs that should-have-been Mark Gonzales, Pat Duffy, Chad Muska and Jamie Thomas Also In This Issue: Interviews with Bastien Salabanzi, Zered Bassett, Darrell Stanton, Paul Rodriguez and Chris ColeMusic Articles: Fat Mike, Street Dogs, Lamb of God, Dios Malos, DJ Vlad, Shadows Fall, Mistah F.A.B. and Billy Reese Peters

Cover: Mark Appleyard – Torqued-Out Lien Photo: Burnett Inside This Mag: Thrasher's Skater of the Year Mark Appleyard, Tony Trujillo passes the torch, the year in review and skating in Puerto Rico with Reynolds, Greco, Hernandez, Spanky, Beagle, Lenoce, Angel and moreAlso In This Issue: Anti-Hero in AustraliaMusic Articles: The Shins and more