A Band Called Death

A Band Called Death

96 mins | Documentary, Music | June 27, 2013

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.

A Band Called Death

96 mins | Documentary, Music | June 27, 2013

A Band Called Death
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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Picture Machine, Haven Entertainment
Original title A Band Called Death
Directors Jeff Howlett, Mark Christopher Covino
Writers

Cast

Dannis Hackney

as Self

Bobby Hackney

as Self

David Hackney

as Self (archive footage)

Henry Rollins

as Self

Elijah Wood

as Self

Kid Rock

as Self

Alice Cooper

as Self

Mick Collins

as Self

Mickey Leigh

as Self

Robbie Duncan

as Self

Questlove

as Self

Vernon Reid

as Self

Wayne Kramer

as Self