{"product_id":"9781935950035","title":"Murder in the Front Row: Shots from the Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter","description":"\u003cbr\u003eIn the 1980s, the San Francisco Bay Area was heaven for hardcore headbangers. Shunning Hollywood hairspray and image in favor of a more dangerous street appeal, the Bay Area thrash metal scene was home to \u003ci\u003eExodus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMetallica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTestament\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePossessed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeath Angel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHeathen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVio-Lence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAttitude Adjustment\u003c\/i\u003e, Forbidden, and \u003ci\u003eBlind Illusion\u003c\/i\u003e — and served as a second home to like-minded similar bands like \u003ci\u003eSlayer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMercyful Fate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnthrax\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMegadeth\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. Beginning as teenagers taking snapshots of visiting heavy metal bands during the 1970s, Brian \"Umlaut\" Lew and Harald \"O.\" Oimoen documented the birth and growth of the local metal scene. Featuring hundreds of unseen live and candid color and black-and-white photographs, \u003cb\u003eMurder in the Front Row\u003c\/b\u003e captures the wild-eyed zeal and drive that made \u003ci\u003eMetallica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlayer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMegadeth\u003c\/i\u003e into legends, with over 100 million combined records sold.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bazillion Points","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47044321804528,"sku":"9781935950035","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781935950035_p0.jpg?v=1763785659","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781935950035","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}