Death

"In the early 70s, brothers David, Bobby and Dannis Hackney started a band in their Detroit garage. Fed by a healthy rotation of Alice Cooper, the Stooges and Black Sabbath, the trio recorded a demo under the moniker of DEATH. The demo saw a bit of radio play, and eventually caught the attention of Clive Davis of Columbia records. The band recorded ...For the Whole World to See in 1973. Things were looking good for the brothers until Davis decided they needed to change their name. David Hackney would have no part of it, and the band took a break in Vermont with their half-brother for what was supposed to be a couple of weeks. 30+ years later, Robert Manis turned the folks at Drag City onto a 45 he'd paid $800 for by a band called Death. Since then, rock critics around the world have been stupified by what they've heard. Since the release of ...For the Whole World to See earlier this year, many have called for a complete revision of the rock'n'roll history books. Turns out, punk rock was happening in Detroit's urban garage scene long before Richard Hell & the Voidoids (1977), the Sex Pistols (1975) or Bad Brains 1977).