Early this year, Noisecreep contributor Ian Christe's Bazillion Points publishing house released Murder in the Front Row: Shots From the Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter, an essential book for any fan of the '80s thrash scene.
Featuring candid and live shots from photographers Brian Lew and Harald Oimoen's personal archives, Murder in the Front Row includes early pics of heavyweights such as Me
Without the Bay Area thrash scene of the mid-to-late '80s, heavy metal wouldn't be what it is today.
Back when MTV and Sunset Strip-flavored hard rock ruled the airwaves, a small yet dedicated community of San Franciscan metalheads helped ignite a musical scene that would eventually influence a generation of musicians throughout the world...