The After-Party for Get Thrashed: The Story Of Thrash Metal will be held on Friday, June 22, at the legendary L’Amour rock club on Staten Island

L’Amour, the “Rock Capital of Brooklyn, New York” for over 25 years, recently re-opened its doors at 2354 Arthur Kill Road in Staten Island. The world-renowned club is featured in Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal, and bands like METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER, ANTHRAX, OVERKILL, TYPE O NEGATIVE, CRO-MAGS, AGNOSTIC FRONT, BIOHAZARD, MERCYFUL FATE, VENOM, MOTÖRHEAD, RAVEN and many others have graced its stages over the years. All those attending the Get Thrashed screening on Friday, June 22, 2007, can bring their ticket stub to L’Amour that same night to receive half price admission to the club.

Get Thrashed will be screened on Friday, June 22 at 9 PM at The College of Staten Island - Recital Hall (2800 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, New York 10314). Tickets are $6.00 and are available through www.sifilmfestival.org.

Get Thrashed: The Story Of Thrash Metal is the story of bands like Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax and how they, and others, pioneered a new form of heavy metal in the early 1980s. This new music was called "thrash metal" and many of the bands went from playing friend’s parties and small clubs to touring the world and headlining arenas. Along the way, there were drugs, drinking, fights, deaths, mosh pits, leather jackets, long hair and most of all - groundbreaking new music. Eventually, the scene fell apart, but the seeds these bands planted gave rise to the new breed of extreme heavy metal we see and hear today.

“Get Thrashed is the ONLY documentary about our music that makes perfect sense!” said Kreator/guitarist vocalist Mille Petrozza. “I’m happy someone finally created this.”

Get Thrashed: The Story Of Thrash Metal documentary is produced by Saigon1515 Productions in association with Kundrat Productions. Get Thrashed was directed by Rick Ernst and the documentary’s Associate Producer is Rat Skates, founder and former drummer of the legendary thrash band OVERKILL

The Staten Island Economic Development Corporation (SIEDC) created the Staten Island Film Festival in 2006 to expand and support an artistic atmosphere on Staten Island, drawing visitors from the other four boroughs and New Jersey. This year’s festival will screen 114 films and shorts.