Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
2019·Documentary·1h 32m
6.5
★
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.
Directed by Adam Dubin
san francisco, california
thrash metal
bay area
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Cast
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
Crew
Adam Dubin
Director
Adam Dubin
Writer
Adam Dubin
Executive Producer
Abigail Savage
Sound Editor
Rick Siegel
Additional Director of Photography
Popular Reviews
2 reviews
Max
7.0★ · 09/13/24
R.I.P Cliff Burton ☹️
R.I.P Cliff Burton ☹️
The
6.0★ · 05/07/21
Better than average music doc but way too Metallica oriented. More emotionally brutal for me than it should be because it’s a lot of stuff around where I used to live.
Better than average music doc but way too Metallica oriented. More emotionally brutal for me than it should be because it’s a lot of stuff around where I used to live.
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