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…
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A Band Called Death
Overview
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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Release date
27/06/2013
Votes
88
Popularity
0.6
Dannis Hackney
Self
Bobby Hackney
Self
David Hackney
Self (archive footage)
Henry Rollins
Self
Elijah Wood
Self
Kid Rock
Self
Alice Cooper
Self
Mick Collins
Self
Mickey Leigh
Self
Robbie Duncan
Self
Questlove
Self
Vernon Reid
Self
Wayne Kramer
Self
Original Soundtrack
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The Chord of David
38/79: Sentimental Punk
Jongens van de Landbouwschool
Ears, Eyes and Throats: Restored Classic and Lost Punk Films 1976-1981
Mind Over Matter
Jem and the Holograms
Scalene - Ao Vivo Em Brasília
The Death of Jack Astor
The Clash: The Joe Strummer Story
Live
The English Beat: Live at The US Festival, '82 & '83
OstPunk! Too much Future
Peter Maffay: Extratour Live 2013 - Loreley
The Mentors: Kings of Sleaze Rockumentary
American Hardcore
Chi Chi & Devo
Pavement: Slow Century
Rockers
Inside Björk
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime