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Death are a  Garage rock and proto punk band formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1971 by brothers Bobby (bass, vocals), David (guitar), and Dannis (drums) Hackney. The trio started out as a funk band but switched to rock after seeing a concert by The Who and  Alice Cooper play who was also an inspiration.  David “pushed the group in a hard-rock direction that presaged punk,  The band broke up by 1977 but reformed in 2009 when the Drag City Records label released their 70s demos for the first time.