A Band Called Death poster

A Band Called Death( 2013)

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This Band was Punk, before Punk was Punk

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Dannis Hackney

      Self

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      Bobby Hackney

      Self

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      David Hackney

      Self (archive footage)

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      Henry Rollins

      Self

    5. cast image

      Elijah Wood

      Self

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      Kid Rock

      Self

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      Alice Cooper

      Self

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      Mick Collins

      Self

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      Mickey Leigh

      Self

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      Robbie Duncan

      Self

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      Questlove

      Self

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      Vernon Reid

      Self

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      Wayne Kramer

      Self

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    A review by kineticandroid

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    Written by kineticandroid on Sat Jun 21 2014
    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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    Videos 1Backdrops 1Posters 5

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    125.00

    Keywords

    • punk rock
    • rock band
    • rockumentary
    • punk band