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.
Production
Animated segments visualize the chaos better than grainy VHS ever could.
Direction
Adam Dubin gets legends to open up like old drinking buddies.
Sound
The mix makes your cheap laptop speakers sound like a club PA.
Director
Adam Dubin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title comes from Exodus lyrics — that band never broke as big as the 'Big Four' but gets proper respect here as scene godfathers.
Director Adam Dubin originally made Metallica's 'Nothing Else Matters' video; this doc is his decades-later love letter to those same relationships.
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