Death from Above 1979

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Years Active
2001 – present (24 years)
Founded In
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Death from Above 1979 is 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 on the drum and bass combination alone. They added the 1979 suffix to the name following a legal dispute with New York City 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. However, Grainger says this i… read more
Death from Above 1979 is 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 on the drum and bass combination alone. They added the 1979 suffix to … read more
Death from Above 1979 is 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 on the drum and bass combination alone. They added the 1979 suffix to the name following a legal dispute with New York City label D… read more

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