Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
31/05/2019
2h
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
Self
Craig Behrhorst
Self
Pam Behrhorst
Self
Charlie Benante
Self
Marc Biedermann
Self
Chuck Billy
Self
Paul Bostaph
Self
Ray Burton
Self
Joe Chimienti
Self
Steffan Chirazi
Self
Fred Cotton
Self
Phil Demmel
Self
Mark DeVito
Self
K.J. Doughton
Self
Ray Dill
Self
Julie Ebding
Self
David Ellefson
Self
Robb Flynn
Self
Elizabeth Françoise
Self
Alex Gernandt
Self
Kirk Hammett
Self
Tim Healy
Self
James Hetfield
Self
Gary Holt
Self
Rick Hunolt
Self
Tom Hunting
Self
Joseph Huston
Self
Toni Isabella
Self
Kerry King
Self
Nancy Labowitz
Self
Larry LaLonde
Self
Erik Lannon
Self
Brian Lew
Self
Dave Lombardo
Self
Corinne Lynn
Self
John Marshall
Self
Mark Menghi
Self
Dave Mustaine
Self
Rick Nelson
Self
Harald Oimoen
Self
Mark Osegueda
Self
Durell Robinson-Ali
Self
Ron Quintana
Self
Mike Schnapp
Self
Joel Selvin
Self
Alex Skolnick
Self
Brian Slagel
Self
Sven Soderlund
Self
Connie Taylor
Self
Robert Trujillo
Self
Lars Ulrich
Self
Mark van Rijswijk
Self
Andre Verhuysen
Self
Paul Baloff
Self (archive footage)
Cliff Burton
Self (archive footage)
Brian Posehn
Self - Narrator
Jim Martin
Self
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