This issue captures skateboarding in all its raw, explosive, and deeply personal energy. David Gonzalez, 2012’s Skater of the Year, graces the cover with style honed from Colombia to Hawaii—his presence sets the tone: fearless, global, and on fire. Inside, Jim Greco marks the end of an era with a brutal, poetic final Deathwish part, highlighted by a pitch-black 360 half flip to darkslide on LA’s 7th Street—equal parts danger and finesse.

In the features, Evan Smith turns pool coping into art, bending lines like Pringles with flow and unpredictability. Deathwish gets a deep dive too, painting its team as agents of antisocial chaos with a flair for the cinematic. Torch burns through kinks and curves, and Alan Petersen is honored as the SOTY sherpa—guiding the gnar generation up El Toro and beyond.

There’s a spiritual detour via Skate Rock Japan, showcasing wild rituals and even wilder terrain. The War on Drugs bring road trip energy, while Micah P. Hinson and Johnny Osbourne remind readers that music and skateboarding live in the same raw nerve endings.

This issue also pays tribute to the late Lewis Marnell, whose loss rocked the skate world. His memory rides through the pages like a tailwind of kindness and steeze.

A gritty, emotional, and creatively unhinged edition, this is Thrasher at full speed—celebrating risk, memory, and the holy madness of skateboarding.