Film · 2013 · Documentary
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.
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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.
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A Band Called Death (2013) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 1h 36m documentary directed by Mark Christopher Covino is rated 7.2/10 by 90 viewers.
A Band Called Death was released on June 27, 2013.
A Band Called Death was directed by Mark Christopher Covino.
A Band Called Death has a runtime of 96 minutes (1h 36m).
A Band Called Death is categorized as Documentary, Music.
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