Death from Above 1979

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2

Throughout its career, the band has been described as dance-punk, noise punk, and punk rock. Sebastien Grainger has stated when the band first started his and Jesse F. Keeler’s aim was ​“to be as straight ahead as possible,” and ​“to be the AC/DC of hardcore.” Rolling Stone claims ​“Death From Above embodied the DIY dance-punk aesthetic that lived in home recordings and grimy basement clubs” and that the band’s early work ​“combined noisy hardcore, gritty synths and earnest screams”. MORE