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

2019, English. Directed by Adam Dubin.

When only the music mattered...

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.

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1h 32m
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Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story is streaming on Stingray in India.

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Released
31 May 2019
Country
United States of America
Written by
Adam Dubin
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Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).

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If you liked Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story, try The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years, The Decline of Western Civilization Part III, Until the Light Takes Us.

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Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story (2019) was directed by Adam Dubin and stars Tom Araya, Craig Behrhorst, Pam Behrhorst.

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