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

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

2019Movie⏱️ 1h 32m
DocumentaryMusic
7.5
IMDB Rating
868 votes

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...

Director
Adam Dubin
Writers
Adam Dubin, Brian Lew, Harald Oimoen
Stars
Tom Araya, Craig Behrhorst, Pam Behrhorst
Release Date
May 31, 2019
Language
English
Country
United States
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Tom Araya
Tom Araya
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Craig Behrhorst
as Self
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Pam Behrhorst
as Self
Charlie Benante
Charlie Benante
as Self
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Marc Biedermann
as Self
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Chuck Billy
as Self
Paul Bostaph
Paul Bostaph
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Ray Burton
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Joe Chimienti
as Self
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Steffan Chirazi
as Self

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1
Color
Color
Filming Location
San Francisco, California, USA
Production
Bonded By Blood

🏷️ Keywords

san francisco californiatrash metalmusic sceneheavy metal

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⭐ Featured Review

secret history of destruction
by filmgeekenator2019-09-16
9/10

"Having grown up in the bay area in the 80s and graduating from punk to thrash,death and black metal,i have awaited this film since the book was released. It is fun and informative. Doesnt linger too long on any one subject and has segments on people no longer with us who were crucial, such as wes robinson, paul baloff and cliff burton.i imagine real fans will always want more and the scope of a documentary is limited by its own running time.for instance, testament was barely mentioned. Where was sadus? Or death angel. Robb flynn was interviewed , but i dont remember anything about vio-lence. M..."

📖 Synopsis

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...