Death From Above 1979

Tags: indie , indie rock , rock

Death from Above 1979 (nee 'Death from Above') are the Toronto-based duo of 'Jesse F. Keeler' (bass, synths) and 'Sebastien Grainger' (vocals, drums), which formed in 2001. Refusing to employ a lead guitarist, they played loud synth infused 'dance punk' on the drum and bass combination alone. They added the 1979 suffix to the name following a legal dispute with New York City 'dance-punk' label 'Death from Above' (known as 'Dfa Records' since the September 11, 2001 attacks). "Death from above" was written on a helicopter in the movie Apocalypse Now, which was copyrighted in 1979.

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