MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW: Metallica’s Ride the Lightning Turns 30

Photos by Harald Oimoen

July 27 marks the 30th anniversary of Metallica’s Ride the Lightning. Along with original shots from the Slayer Hell Awaits album and the Exodus landmark Bonded by Blood, not to mention Possessed’s Seven Churches, the Bazillion Points photo bookMURDER IN THE FRONT ROW: Shots from the Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter, byHarald Oimoen and Brian Lew, includes Cliff Burton’s portrait from the back of Metallica’s stunning second album.

Every photo in MURDER has a pretty good s...