Death

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Death is an American proto-punk band from Detroit, formed in the early 1970s and later recognized as a pioneering influence on punk rock.

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Death canonical 12

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American rock band
album
documentary film
musician
musician
musician
proto-punk band
rock band
single
activeYearsStart 1971
associatedAct Lambsbread
Rough Francis
basedOn family band of three brothers
cityOfOrigin Detroit
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
formedIn early 1970s
genre garage rock
hard rock
proto-punk
punk rock
rock
hasCharacteristic DIY ethos
hasEthnicBackground African-American
hasInfluenceOn hardcore punk
punk rock
hasMember Bobby Hackney
Bobby Hackney
surface form: Dannis Hackney

David Hackney
hasRelease Politicians in My Eyes
languageOfWorkOrName English
mainSubject Death (proto-punk band)
movement proto-punk
notableFor early African-American punk rock
pioneering proto-punk sound
notableWork …For the Whole World to See
origin Detroit
surface form: Detroit, Michigan
performer Death (proto-punk band)
Death (proto-punk band)
publicationYear 2012
recordLabel Drag City
Tryangle Records
releaseYear 1976
2009
role bassist
drummer
guitarist
vocalist
stateOfOrigin Michigan
subjectOf A Band Called Death

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