Thrasher Magazine – October 2012 – Issue #387

This issue is straight-up chaos and style—built on raw aggression and unfiltered power. David Gonzalez takes the cover and the spotlight, grinding through an unholy kink and off a drop in San Diego that cements his place in skate history. Inside, he shares his no-hesitation approach to skating: “Straight distortion, as loud as possible, and then it’s go time.”

The feature lineup starts heavy with Bake & Destroy, a blitz of legally questionable—and illegally glorious—skating from the crew. Then there’s Slam Demons, a hell-raising onslaught where the toll is paid in blood. HUF Miami delivers the opposite: clean lines, warm sun, and the essence of style.

FLiP checks in with old guitars and fresh wreckage, while Krooked gets feral in a nest of fire ants. And if that’s not enough, the issue plunges into post-industrial decay in Skate and Detroit, finding terrain and texture in a city on the edge.

Departments are sharp as ever. MAIL opens with sonic love letters, ZINES go full grim, and CANVAS paints with cats, rats, and whatever else is moving. On Board says let the kids skate, while Predatory Bird asks if you’ve got a job or a clue. PHOTO-G stokes curb envy, and TRASH runs wild from Portugal to Zortugal.

Also: Firing Line stays thirsty, and Somethin’ goes deep with a Greg Louganis dive bomb.

Brash, fast, and full of fire—October 2012 is Thrasher in top form.