Inside Metal The Rise of LA Thrash Metal (2017)

Throughout history the San Francisco Bay Area has long been named as the epicenter for Thrash Metal whereas Los Angeles is invariably considered the HairMetal capitol True San Francisco has birthed many exceptional thrash bands since the early 80s but the fact is LA is the birthplace of three out of the Big 4 thrash bands as well as the breeding grounds for many of the more unconventional speedthrashpunkmetal bands Whether itd be the legendary icons METALLICA SLAYER and MEGADETH or punkmetal renegades SUICIDAL TENDENCIES or underground thrash legends DARK ANGEL and HIRAX like it or not they all originated from this pretentious megalopolis hellhole we call Los Angeles