A Band Called Death

A Band Called Death

This Band was Punk, before Punk was Punk

Before Bad Brains, the Sex Pistols or even the Ramones, there was Death. Formed in the early '70s by three teenage brothers from Detroit, Death is credited as being the first black punk band, and the Hackney brothers, David, Bobby, and Dannis, are now considered pioneers in their field. But it wasn’t until recently — when a dusty 1974 demo tape made its way out of Bobby’s attic nearly 30 years after Death’s heyday — that anyone outside a small group of punk enthusiasts had even heard of them.

US

Made in US

7.2/10

2013

Documentary
Music
Haven Entertainment

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Cast

Dannis Hackney

Dannis Hackney

As Self

Bobby Hackney

Bobby Hackney

As Self

David Hackney

David Hackney

As Self (archive footage)

Henry Rollins

Henry Rollins

As Self

Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

As Self

Kid Rock

Kid Rock

As Self

Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper

As Self

Mick Collins

Mick Collins

As Self

Mickey Leigh

Mickey Leigh

As Self

Robbie Duncan

Robbie Duncan

As Self

Questlove

Questlove

As Self

Vernon Reid

Vernon Reid

As Self

Wayne Kramer

Wayne Kramer

As Self

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