Dead Pioneers emerged as a dynamic extension of vocalist Gregg Deal's performance art, seamlessly blending music with critical cultural commentary. The band’s sound acts as a powerful platform for addressing the complexities of Indigenous experience, harnessing the raw energy of punk and alternative influences to challenge prevailing narratives.

Dead Pioneers engages audiences in a visceral dialogue about survival, resilience, and reclamation of voice. This musical endeavor creates a space for collective expression and solidarity, inviting listeners to reflect on the intersections of culture, history, and identity in a contemporary context. Through Dead Pioneers, Deal continues to assert that art, in all its forms, can be a powerful vehicle for activism and change.

Wagon Burner, their third album, is heavier, harder but also the most accessible; vicious hooks scattered among the punk-rock melee and guest appearances by kindred spirits Cheap Perfume, The Interrupters and Sleaford Mods. The world might be darkening by the day, but Dead Pioneers are rising to that miserable occasion, casting their empowering light into the gloom.

1. Dead Presidents
2. Nazi Teeth (feat. Cheap Perfume)
3. A Message From Mr.Bell
4. No Kings
5. Animals That Roam The Earth
6. Never Alone (feat. The Interrupters)
7. The Worst Among Us (feat. Jason Williamson)
8. Seeing Red
9. Circle Jerk The Wagons
10. Zealots
11. Nobody
12. LFG