Artist
Death From Above 1979
Death From Above 1979 is a punk rock artist from Toronto, Canada formed in 2003. 26 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Punk Rock · Toronto, Canada · Best punk rock albums
- 26
- Releases
- 2004–2024
- Active years
- 2003
- Formed
Artist
Death From Above 1979 is a punk rock artist from Toronto, Canada formed in 2003. 26 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Punk Rock · Toronto, Canada · Best punk rock albums
Most popular
Outrage! Is Now
2017 · 10 tracks
Love Letter (At Home)
Single · 2022
Don't Stop Believin'
Single · 2022
Free Animal
Single · 2021
Modern Guy (grandson remix)
Single · 2021
One + One
Single · 2021
Keep It Real Dumb
Single · 2018
Heads Up Demos
EP · 2018
Never Swim Alone
Single · 2017
Holy Books
Single · 2017
Freeze Me
Single · 2017
Virgins
Single · 2015
Trainwreck 1979
Single · 2014
Blood On Our Hands
Single · 2013
Black History Month
Single · 2013
Romantic Rights
Single · 2013
iTunes Live
EP · 2005
Black History Month (1-track DMD)
Single · 2005
Blood On Our Hands (DMD 1-tr)
Single · 2005
Romantic Rights (mixes DMD)
Single · 2005
Death from Above 1979 are the Toronto-based duo of Jesse F. Keeler on bass/synths and Sebastien Grainger on vocals/drums. Refusing to employ a lead guitarist, they played loud synth infused dance punk on the drum and bass combination alone. Originally named just “Death From Above”, the duo changed their name after 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. However, Grainger says this is simply a coincidence; 1979 was chosen as it was, amongst other reasons, “the year I was born.”
