Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
2019/05/31 • Released • English
When only the music mattered...
Overview
Murder In The Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story. In the early 1980’s, a small group of dedicated Bay Area headbangers shunned the hard rock of MTV and Hollywood hairspray bands in favor of a more dangerous brand of metal that became known as thrash! From the tape trading network to the clubs to the record stores and fanzines, director Adam Dubin reveals how the scene nurtured the music and the music spawned a movement. Murder In The Front Row is told through powerful first person testimony and stunning animation and photography. The film is a social study of a group of young people defying the odds and building something essential for themselves. Featuring interviews with Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Exodus, Testament, Death Angel, Possessed and many more! Narrated by Brian Posehn.
Director : Adam Dubin
Casts
Tom Araya
Self
Charlie Benante
Self
Chuck Billy
Self
Paul Bostaph
Self
Phil Demmel
Self
David Ellefson
Self
Robb Flynn
Self
Kirk Hammett
Self
James Hetfield
Self
Gary Holt
Self
Tom Hunting
Self
Kerry King
Self
Dave Lombardo
Self
Dave Mustaine
Self
Alex Skolnick
Self
Robert Trujillo
Self
Lars Ulrich
Self
Cliff Burton
Self (archive footage)
Brian Posehn
Self - Narrator
Jim Martin
Self
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