Though they were obscured for over 20+ years, the proto-punk Death, thanks to reissues from Drag City and an ace documentary called “A Band Called Death” have rightly taken their place amongst the iconic bands of Detroit Rock City, including the Stooges and the MC5. The Hackney brothers have been performing together for the last several years and their sound has lost none of its potency from the 1970s, as you’ll find out when they perform here in LA at the Roxy on July 3rd. If you’d like to see Death, courtesy of Melting Pot, make sure to e-mail me at michael[at]meltingpotblog.com by Wednesday, July 2nd at 12noon!!!
If you haven’t seen the documentary yet…what are you waiting for!
Here’s one of my faves from the groups original EP from 1974:
And here’s a taste of what you’ll get when you see them live here in 2014, this one recorded at the 2013 Afropunk Festival: