Thrasher Magazine – October 2013 (Issue #399) captures skateboarding’s raw essence with a stacked lineup of features and offbeat departments, centered around Brandon Westgate’s monstrous tre flip cover—too big for the page, just like his skating.

Inside, the Departments run wild with classic Thrasher weirdness. Mail delivers rants, roasts, and revelations; Lunatic Fringe digs into life among grip tape dust; Sieben and Gavin get experimental with fonts and nacho cheese philosophies; Anatomy critiques fashion crimes, while Five Greats pulls no punches. Predatory Bird muses on messy evolution, Frame of Mind keeps it soulful, and My War documents hard-won battles in brutal terrain. Photo-G brings undead spots back to life, while Trash and Firing Line bring street-level grit and bite-sized footage critiques.

The Features are just as heavy. 1031 NYC explores a summer of grime and grit. Evan Smith’s Pittsburgh proves anything but dull, with four-legged slashes through raw terrain. Collin Provost backs Big Boy energy, SUPRA rides for their own, and Brixton turns sewage into serenity. Brandon Westgate goes full tilt—his interview packed with style, speed, and scabs. Travis Scott (the skater, not the rapper) shares the pain of a busted hip, while Burning Sons and Big Daddy Kane preach authenticity. Even Notes dives into internet conspiracies.

Brash, bizarre, and brutally honest, this issue delivers classic Thrasher chaos with skating that never backs down.