MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW: The Smithsonian on Bay Area Thrash Metal

With the publication of MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW: Shots From the Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter, the important beginnings of Bay Area thrash metal was made available in startling clarity via the photographic lenses of Brian Lew and Harald Oimoen. The Bay Area took notice, as every regional newspaper, bookstore, and library stocked up, turned up, and recognized the power of local music created post-Summer of Love.

Well, the jagged wheels of steel have now rolled all the way uphill to Nationa...