Death from Above 1979 have risen from the grave

Reunions are all the rage at the moment. And being slightly sentimental, Sound Destruction Device is all for them. But it can be a dangerous move. One that many bands have been weary of making - see Led Zeppelin and The Beatles.

Following the reformation of bands such as Kyuss (sort of), Soundgarden and The Pixies - all of which we were delighted about - there is one group which SDD was especially pleased to see back in action: Death from Above 1979.

With just one full album and a couple of EPs to their name, they had barely got going - as far as the record buying public was concerned anyway. But on 4 August 2006, bassist Jesse F. Keeler announced their split.

SDD was sad about this, but slightly smug because we had been cutting-edge enough to catch them when they played the Princess Charlotte in Leicester on 20 May 2005. Now they are back. Not that they will be playing the Charlotte anytime soon. It's now a Spar convenience store.

Last year they announced their reformation: “Jesse and I have decided that what we can do together should not be denied” proclaimed vocalist/screamer/drummer, Sebastian Grainger. We agree.

The future is looking rosey for the Canadians. And there are rumours of a new album after they performed, what appeared to be, a new song at Toronto’s Edgefest 2012 on 14 July.

To get you in the mood, here is a great video of DFA 1979 on Late Night with Conan O'Brien from 2005, performing Romantic Rights. If you haven’t seen it, we won’t spoil the ending for you, but take a look:

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