Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
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- Runtime
- 92 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Tom Araya
- Craig Behrhorst
- Pam Behrhorst
- Charlie Benante
- Marc Biedermann
- Chuck Billy
- Paul Bostaph
- Ray Burton
- Joe Chimienti
- Steffan Chirazi
- Fred Cotton
- Phil Demmel
- Mark DeVito
- K.J. Doughton
- Ray Dill
- Julie Ebding
- David Ellefson
- Robb Flynn
- Elizabeth Françoise
- Alex Gernandt
- Kirk Hammett
- Tim Healy
- James Hetfield
- Gary Holt
- Rick Hunolt
- Tom Hunting
- Joseph Huston
- Toni Isabella
- Kerry King
- Nancy Labowitz
- Larry Lalonde
- Erik Lannon
- Brian Lew
- Dave Lombardo
- Corinne Lynn
- John Marshall
- Mark Menghi
- Dave Mustaine
- Rick Nelson
- Harald Oimoen
- Mark Osegueda
- Durell Robinson-Ali
- Ron Quintana
- Mike Schnapp
- Joel Selvin
- Alex Skolnick
- Brian Slagel
- Sven Soderlund
- Connie Taylor
- Robert Trujillo
- Lars Ulrich
- Mark van Rijswijk
- Andre Verhuysen
- Paul Baloff
- Cliff Burton
- Brian Posehn
- Jim Martin
Director
- Adam Dubin
Producers
- Rachèle Benloulou-Dubin
- Jack Gulick