Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
2019 · 92 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 512 VOTES · DIR. Adam Dubin
Overview
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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00:00:13 12 million people are unemployed in our country,
00:03:32 # And metal takes its price
00:07:07 We'd find all this great, imported metal, you know.
00:10:47 They sometimes rehearsed at our rehearsal space, you know.
00:14:23 A lot of bands came out of the East Bay.
00:18:31 And I called up Lars and said, "One of the bands dropped out.
00:22:06 because as I was talking to Lars,
00:25:43 I went and saw Cliff play with Trauma at the Keystone Berkeley,
00:29:53 I think we felt kind of out of it
00:33:34 This is where "Murder in the Front Row" really did take place.
00:37:17 and you're crouched in a ducking position by the drums.
00:40:53 And I remember this one girl who was there to see the rock band
00:44:46 They had some shit going on that I was, "What the fuck is this?"
00:48:30 with a vengeance
00:52:42 and people were literally, like, bleeding on the stage from headbanging
00:56:43 The Exodus guys would be there, and Paul would kick people out.
01:00:37 We're going to go out and go party, go drinking.
01:04:50 And we were fascinated. They were even faster than Metallica.
01:08:30 and they have a record out.
01:12:47 It can't be overstated what a huge moment that was
01:17:05 and he says, "I'm pretty sure it was in Copenhagen."
01:21:29 Nothing else mattered but just making something.
01:25:47 to massive critical and commercial acclaim.
01:31:36 tt10191866 7.5/208
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