A Band Called Death (2012)

Directed by

Mark Christopher Covino, Jeff Howlett

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 87 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of a 1970s Detroit rock band called Death that never found success in their time. Decades later, their music was rediscovered and gained a new audience.

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What happens

A Band Called Death is a 2012 American documentary film directed by Mark Christopher Covino and Jeff Howlett. The documentary is about the 1970s Detroit rock band Death and their new-found popularity decades after the group recorded their music. The film premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival in 2012 and was well received by film critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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