A Band Called Death
A Band Called Death

A Band Called Death

7.2

1 hr 36 min

2013-06-27

85

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.

Documentary

Music

Trailers

Characters

Dannis Hackney

Dannis Hackney

Self

Bobby Hackney

Bobby Hackney

Self

David Hackney

David Hackney

Self (archive footage)

Henry Rollins

Henry Rollins

Self

Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

Self

Kid Rock

Kid Rock

Self

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