NASHVILLE, TN- Who was the first all-Black punk band? This has become an increasingly frequent question among music fans over the last several years, as Black-art previously forgotten by mainstream media has gradually resurfaced into public appreciation. However, there is one band that was engrossed in the thriving hotbed of aggressive creative energy that was the 1970s New York City underground punk scene, living and performing alongside punk legends such as Sid Vicious, the New York Dolls, Dead Boys, the Cramps, and the Germs, still without their due time in the public spotlight. Their name is Pure Hell.
