A Band Called Death
This Band was Punk, before Punk was Punk
2013 | 96m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Jeff Howlett, Mark Christopher Covino |
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| Writer: | |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 27, 2013 |
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| Director: | Jeff Howlett, Mark Christopher Covino |
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | Music, Documentary |
| Keywords | punk rock, rock band, rockumentary, punk band |
| Production Companies | Picture Machine, Haven Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $125
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
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| Jeff Howlett | Director |
| Mark Christopher Covino | Director |
| Rich Fox | Editor |
| Name | Title |
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| Scott Mosier | Producer |
| Jerry Ferrara | Producer |
| Jeff Howlett | Producer |
| Kevin Mann | Producer |
| Mark Christopher Covino | Producer |
| Matthew Perniciaro | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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, th ... ey 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.