Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash DVD

Music Video Distributors has announced an April 15, 2008 release date for the Aural Amphetamine documentary DVD. Subtitled "Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash," the 95-minute disc looks at the birth and development of thrash metal, with an emphasis on the perspective of Metallica, one of the defining bands of the metal sub-genre.

Aural Amphetamine features interviews with members of Metallica, Megadeth, Machine Head, Diamond Head, Elixir, Neurosis, Laaz Rockit, Sacrilege BC, and many others. The disc also includes performance footage from all the pivotal thrash bands as well as a review and re-assessment of the genre from music journalists Malcolm Dome, Lonn Friend, and Joel McIver. The DVD will also feature archive material, location shoots and other goodies for the headbanger at heart.

(Click on the DVD cover to buy Aural Amphetamine from Amazon.com)