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

2019

Documentary / Music

7
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 79%
IMDb Rating 7.5/10 10 914 914

san francisco, california thrash metal bay area

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Adam Dubin Photo
Adam Dubin

Top cast

Robert Trujillo Photo
Robert Trujillo as Self
Dave Mustaine Photo
Dave Mustaine as Self
Brian Posehn Photo
Brian Posehn as Self - Narrator
Chuck Billy Photo
Chuck Billy as Self
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by R T 8 / 10

It's hard to imagine a more definitive document

It's hard to imagine a more definitive document of the bay area thrash metal scene than Murder in the Front Row. Gives a real sense of what it must have been like to have been there at birth of thrash, before bands like Metallica and Megadeth were household names.
Reviewed by Torin F 10 / 10

MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW joyfully chronicles the

MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW joyfully chronicles the Bay Area thrash metal scene of the 1980s, enlisting both fans and bands to tell the tale. Much like Seattle grunge, the story of Bay Area thrash is that of a devoted local DIY scene incubating a vibrant new sound/style that later swept the globe. It's a rare and magical thing, something to be celebrated. Which this docu does very well, though I would've loved a little more focus on the breakout period of the early 1990s, when Metallica's Black album and others took the world by storm. Rock on!
Reviewed by R T 6 / 10

Surprisingly light (in length & depth) doc about

Surprisingly light (in length & depth) doc about the birth of heavy music in the early 80s. Temporarily pauses the fun to acknowledge some of the genre’s fallen heroes. #nitrosMovieChallenge
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