Death was Punk.

Seeming to cement the notion that the claims that punk rock was the only modern western music that was not co-opted from Black America is a bunch of hooey, allow me to introduce you to Death:

• http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/arts/music/15rubi.html?_r=1
• http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=444198764