Thrasher Magazine
Country United States
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Thrasher was founded in 1981 by Fausto Vitello and Eric Swenson, primarily as a way to promote Independent Truck Company, their skateboard truck company. The magazine's first editor was Kevin Thatcher. Mofo became the second staff member, joining Thatcher in mid-1981. In 1993, Jake Phelps was named editor of the magazine. With him, he brought the punk-skater ethic to the world through his photojournalism, changing the essence of Thrasher, and in turn changing the sub-culture of skateboarding forever. In 1999, the magazine sponsored a PlayStation game called Thrasher Presents Skate and Destroy. Vitello's son, Tony, took over as owner of the magazine after his father died of a heart attack in 2006, and Swenson died by suicide in 2011. On March 14, 2019, long-time editor Jake Phelps died. Photographer Michael Burnett is the magazine's current editor-in-chief.
Videos
Thrasher - Jaded cover
louie barletta, caswell berry, jerry hsu, marc johnson, tony manfre , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - Keg Killer cover
aaron suski, john rattray, josh perkins, darren navarrette, lance mountain , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - Killing Time cover
tony trujillo ("tnt"), julien stranger, dustin dollin, don nguyen ("nuge"), justin figueroa ("figgy") , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - King Of The Road 2003 cover
jT aultz, caswell berry, scott bourne, diego bucchieri ("the butcher"), dennis busenitz , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - King Of The Road 2004 cover
jon allie, brian anderson, james brockman, dennis busenitz, mike carroll , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - King Of The Road 2005 cover
jeremy wray, mike vallely, tosh townend, jamie thomas ("the chief"), tommy sandoval , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - King Of The Road 2006 cover
abdias rivera, adam dyet, andrew reynolds ("the boss"), billy marks, bryan herman , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - King Of The Road 2007 cover
brandon westgate, lamare hemmings, anthony shetler, aaron suski, zered bassett , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - King Of The Road 2010 cover
grant taylor, justin brock, ishod wair, eric koston, cory kennedy , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - King Of The Road 2011 cover
matt bennett, nick merlino, chad tim tim, ryan spencer, dakota servold , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - King Of The Road 2012 cover
aaron homoki ("jaws"), chris pfanner, robbie russo, frank gerwer, andrew allen , and more
Added: Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Thrasher - King Of The Road 2013 cover
louie barletta, cairo foster, zach wallin, jose rojo, blue turner , and more
Added: Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Thrasher - King of the Road 2014 cover
aaron homoki ("jaws"), clive dixon, clint walker, mike davis, ben raybourn , and more
Added: Friday, December 12, 2014
Thrasher - Life of Pain cover
tony trujillo ("tnt"), mark hubbard ("monk"), jummy more, sam hitz, darren navarrette , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - Money For Blood cover
paul rodriguez ("p-rod"), chris haslam, mark appleyard, stefan janoski, adam dyet , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - On The Road cover
kelly ryan, adam wallacavage, frank natiello, jason sckuparkus, bam margera , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - Playing In Traffic cover
steve nesser, emeric pratt, anthony shetler, neil heddings, rodney jones , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - Raw cover
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - Rocket Science cover
jeremy reeves, omar salazar, karma tsocheff, darrell stanton, lindsey robertson , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - S.O.T.Y. Video cover
arto saari, geoff rowley, eric koston, chris senn, tony trujillo ("tnt") , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - SOTY Naawwsty cover
eric koston, grant taylor, justin brock, robbie brockel, jake donnelly , and more
Added: Thursday, March 27, 2014
Thrasher - SOTY Trip 2019: Up in Smoookes! cover
bobby long, jack o'grady, cody riley, collin provost, eze martinez , and more
Added: Thursday, May 28, 2020
Thrasher - Savannah Slamma cover
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - Savannah Slamma II cover
chuck dinkins, mike folmer, jimi scott, aaron murray, adrian demain , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - Scorchin' Summer cover
luciano cristobal, diego bucchieri ("the butcher"), jeremiah babb, tim achille
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970