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