A Band Called Death (2013)
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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.
- Released: 2013-06-27
- Genres: Documentary, Music
- Runtime: 1h 36m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 90 votes
Directed by Mark Christopher Covino, Jeff Howlett.
Top 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
Where to watch A Band Called Death
- United States: stream on Criterion Channel
- United Kingdom: watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- India: watch free on Tubi TV
- Canada: stream on Criterion Channel
- Australia: stream on Foxtel Now, DocPlay; watch free on Beamafilm; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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