In the early 1980s, a small group of dedicated Bay Area headbangers shunned hard rock and Hollywood hairspray bands, opting for a more dangerous brand of metal known as thrash. The scene nurtured the music, which in turn spawned a movement, as revealed through powerful first-person testimony and stunning animation and photography.
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
A group of metal enthusiasts in the Bay Area abandoned mainstream hard rock and Hollywood glam in the early 1980s, instead embracing the raw, rebellious sound of thrash metal that originated in the underground tape trading network.
