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The documentary about the influence and evolution of thrash metal featuring bands like Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, Exodus etc. The film shows how the thrash metal movement of the early 80's was born, rose to prominence, fell back undergound and ultimately gave birth to today's new wave of extreme metal. Go to www.GetThrashed.com for more info. See the 2007 trailer here - Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal - trailer version 2

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My Interests

Thrash metal Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, Exodus, Testament, Overkill, Death Angel, Nuclear Assault, Destruction, Kreator, Sodom, Celtic Frost, Coroner, SOD, MOD, Dark Angel, Hirax, Suicidal Tendencies, DRI, Vio-lence, Forbidden, Shadows Fall, Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage, Chimaira, Strapping Young Lad, Meshuggah, Kronin, Urto, Osmium, The Law, Concrete Coffin, Viscid, Kaos, Exit to Eternity, Response Negative, Ulysses Siren, Warning SF, Assassin, Sabbat, Forced Entry, Motorhead, Venom, Mercyful Fate, Diamond Head, INC, Flotsam & Jetsam, Atrophy, Sacred Reich, COC, Possessed

I'd like to meet:

Heavy metal fans and people interested in learning about an amazing music scene that happened in the 80's.

Movies:

Decline of Western Civilization Part 1-2-3, Some Kind of Monster, End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones, HYPE, Ramones Raw

Television:

MTV2 Headbangers Ball, Uranium/Metal Asylum, Music Choice, IFC

Books:

Sound of the Beast, Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal and Grindcore, Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground, American Hardcore, White Line Fever

My Blog

footage from San Fran screening - DA, Forbidden, Zetro etc

Check out Reality Check TV’s coverage of the Get Thrashed screening in San Francisco this past summer. A highlight of the festival circuit for sure! Thanks to everyone at Reality Check for helpi...
Posted by getthrashed on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:30:00 PST

"Red Carpet" footage from the NYC Premiere of Get Thrashed

Check out interviews with Rick Ernst, Rat Skates, Frankie Bello, John Connelly, Demolition Hammer and Dan Lorenzo (Hades) at the NYC Premiere of Get Thrashed: The Story of thrash Metal.WARNING: the au...
Posted by getthrashed on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:45:00 PST

My heart is broken

As many of you already know, Long Island, NY's legendary indie record store, Slipped Disc Records, will be closing its doors pretty soon. It certainly is the end of an era and without a doubt, a piece...
Posted by getthrashed on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:40:00 PST

Get Thrashed in Metal Maniacs magazine

Check out an interview with Get Thrashed Director Rick Ernst in the current issue of Metal Maniacs magazine. It's the Nov-Dec 2007 issue with Electric Wizrd on the cover. Thanks to Chris Bade at Destr...
Posted by getthrashed on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:17:00 PST

updates

Thanks to everyone who came out to the last round of screenings in Long Island, NY, in Barcelona, Spain and in Joenseau, Finland (sold out!!). We're working hard on the DVD bonus material in order to ...
Posted by getthrashed on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:09:00 PST

Get Thrashed on Sirius

This week is thrash week on Sirius Hard Attack (channel 27). All week long you can hear classic thrash tunes as well as songs from the new breed of thrash metal bands. On top of that, listen for clips...
Posted by getthrashed on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:38:00 PST

Sold out in Athens!

Thanks to everyone who attended the Get Thrashed screening at the Athens International Film Festival. I'm told it was sold out which is awesome - thank you!! We had another cool screening in Philadelp...
Posted by getthrashed on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:34:00 PST

Get Thrashed in Greece

Thrash metal fans in Athens, Greece can see GET THRASHED: THE STORY OF THRASH METAL this TUESDAY the 25th of September, at 22:45 (10:45PM), in the screening theater called APOLLONAS. Its playing ...
Posted by getthrashed on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 02:48:00 PST

Thrash Metal is back - Village voice article

VILLAGE VOICE ARTICLE Category: Music Hasta La MuerteVintage thrash metal is back with a vengeance, and it's speaking Spanishby Phil FreemanJuly 31st, 2007 1:38 PM MySpace is a baffling labyrinthit'...
Posted by getthrashed on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:59:00 PST

Germany - the heavy metal capital of the world!

My first trip to Germany was for the German Premiere of Get Thrashed at the Oldenburg Film Festival and it could not have gone any better. We had two excellent screenings, met some fine metalheads, dr...
Posted by getthrashed on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 06:43:00 PST