Dead Pioneers is an American punk band fronted by Native American (Dine) artist Gregg Deal, whose lyrics take on Indigenous experience, settler colonialism, and contemporary American politics head-on. The self-titled 2023 debut and PO$T AMERICAN (2025), both on Hassle Records, pack punk, post-punk, and hardcore into sharp political statements. Find Dead Pioneers vinyl, CDs, and EPs at Wax Trax Records.
Dead Pioneers formed in Denver, Colorado around Native American (Dine/Navajo) artist and activist Gregg Deal, who serves as the band's frontman and primary lyricist. The band's work centers on Native American political and cultural themes, with Deal's parallel career as a visual artist informing the band's visual presentation. They have released material through Hassle Records and partner labels.
Dead Pioneers' sound combines punk rock, hardcore punk, post-punk, and noise rock with politically engaged lyrical content addressing Indigenous experience, settler colonialism, and contemporary American politics.
Hassle Records pressings of the Dead Pioneers catalog have been issued in color variant editions.
Listeners new to Dead Pioneers typically start with PO$T AMERICAN (2025) or the 2023 self-titled debut.
