Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story (2019)

In the raw dawn of the 1980s, a defiant cluster of Bay Area metal enthusiasts turned their backs on MTV's glam-rock glitter and Hollywood's hairspray-infused bands, cultivating their unique, perilous brand of music that would be coined as thrash. Murder In The Front Row, under the masterful direction of Adam Dubin, explores the birth and evolution of this musical insurgency. From the underground tape-trading networks to the pulsating heart of clubs, record stores, and fanzines, Dubin uncovers how this vibrant scene fostered the music, and in turn, sparked a cultural revolution. Told through compelling firsthand accounts, breath-taking animation, and striking photography, this film offers a profound social examination of a group of determined youths who chose to defy convention and carve out their own gritty paradise. It features riveting interviews with thrash titans such as Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Exodus, Testament, Death Angel, Possessed, and others, all woven together by the resonant narration of Brian Posehn.

Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story is a documentary movie featuring Brian Posehn.

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