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Interview with co-author Brian Lew | By Alan Snodgrass

At over an inch of hardcover, full-color goodness, “Murder in the Front Row” would look perfect perched on any metalhead’s coffee table.

Featuring never-before-seen photos of metal titans such as Metallica, Exodus, Slayer, and Megadeth in their formative years, “Murder in the Front Row” is about the emergence of the Bay Area thrash metal scene, back when your favorite metal gods were pimply kids hopped up on cheap beer and testosterone.

Featuring captioned photos, co-authors Brian Lew’s and Harald Oimoen’s personal stories, and written contributions from Robb Flynn of Machine Head, Alex Skolnick of Testament, Gary Holt of Exodus, and Ron Quintana of Metal Mania Magazine fame, the book reveals what it was like to be in that place at that time in that scene.

Dig a little deeper and you can catch glimpses of kids who would go on to carry the torch for Bay A