A Band Called Death
“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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Dannis Hackney
Self
Ahmir-Khalib Thompson
Himself
Bobby Hackney
Self
David Hackney
Self (archive footage)
Henry Rollins
Self
Known for
The Legend of Korra
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End
Elijah Wood
Self
Known for
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Happy Feet
Kid Rock
Self
Known for
Joe Dirt
Osmosis Jones
Alice Cooper
Self
Known for
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Suck
Mick Collins
Self
Mickey Leigh
Self
Robbie Duncan
Self
Questlove
Self
Known for
Soul
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Mark Christopher Covino Director · Jeff Howlett Director Rich Fox Editor
United States release June 27, 2013 · Produced in United States · Production Haven Entertainment
Production
Picture Machine
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Haven Entertainment
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 16, 2012
Premiere · Los Angeles Film Festival
United States · June 27, 2013
Theatrical
Finland
October 31, 2013 · Theatrical
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