• A stunning collection of photographs documenting and celebrating the birth of 1980s Bay Area thrash metal.
• Exhaustively covers the scene that gave the world Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, Megadeth and many more.
• Includes over 300 candid, live and studio photos.
• Interest in the 'Big Four' is at fever pitch as the bands are currently touring together.
• Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer and Metallica will appear together at the Sonisphere UK festival in July 2011.