Black Death are an American band who have been noted as the "first all-African-American heavy metal band." The group were also mentioned in Ian Christe's book Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal, and metnioned Rock 'n' roll and the Cleveland connection by Deanna R. Adams as "one of the only, if not the only, all-black metal bands in the country" in 1987
The group formed in 1977 in Ohio and had a fan following in their local area. After several lineup changes and demos the group eventually released their self-titled debut in 1984.
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