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Release Date:
May 31, 2019
Original Title:
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
Alternate Titles:
Murder in the Front Row
Genres:
Documentary | Music
Production Companies:
Bonded By Blood
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 92
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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Additional Director of Photography:
Sergio Donis
Rick Siegel
Animation Director:
Michael M. Wartella
Colorist:
Chris DiBerardino
Digital Intermediate Producer:
Isabel Cafaro-Anderson
Director:
Adam Dubin
Director of Photography:
Eli Adler
Editor:
Sean Fullan
Executive Producer:
Adam Dubin
Legal Services:
Brett H. Green
Original Music Composer:
Paul Brill
Post Production Supervisor:
James Salkind
Producer:
Rachèle Benloulou-Dubin
Jack Gulick
Sound Editor:
Jeff Seelye
Abigail Savage
Sanghee Moon
Sound Mixer:
Max Hirtenstein
Brian Fish
Tom Efinger
Omar Barraza
Story Editor:
Paul Rachman
Writer:
Adam Dubin
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