A Band Called Death
Long before Bad Brains, the Sex Pistols, or the Ramones hit the scene, Death was laying down a sound all its own. Formed in the early 1970s by three teenage brothers from Detroit, Death is credited as the first black punk band, and the Hackney brothers, David, Bobby, and Dannis, are recognized as pioneers in their field. It wasn’t until recently, when a dusty 1974 demo tape surfaced from Bobby Hackney's attic nearly three decades after Death's heyday, that audiences beyond a small circle of punk enthusiasts had even heard of them.
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Jeff Howlett
Mark Christopher Covino
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There's an undercurrent of disappointment throughout the story of a band called Death. Misunderstood and marginalized in their time, they endured a lot of rejection and settled into lives that turned out differently than for what they had hoped. Then, after their music is rediscovered and shared, they reunite, but with a heavy heart knowing their visionary leader did not live to see the rebirth. And yet, through that malaise, the band's story is one of joy, familial devotion, and believing in something so strongly, it can't help but come true. It shows that powerful art can create double lives. It shows the unknown pleasures of digging into the past for the untold stories. And the songs? Dang man, these songs slay.
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The directors of A Band Called Death are Jeff Howlett and Mark Christopher Covino.
The cast of A Band Called Death includes Questlove as Self, Alice Cooper as Self, Elijah Wood as Self, Henry Rollins as Self, Kid Rock as Self, Wayne Kramer as Self, Dannis Hackney as Self, Bobby Hackney as Self, David Hackney as Self (archive footage), Mick Collins as Self, Mickey Leigh as Self, Robbie Duncan as Self, and more.
The duration of A Band Called Death is 1h 36 mins.
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A Band Called Death was released on 27 Jun 2013.
A Band Called Death is listed under Documentary and Music on Fanbiz.
A Band Called Death has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 0.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "There's an undercurrent of disappointment throughout the story of a band called Death. Misunderstood and marginalized in their time, they endured a lot of rejection and settled..."
