Dead Pioneers, the indigenous-fronted punk band from Denver, Colorado, today released a new single from their forthcoming third album.
No Kings is the second taste of Wagon Burner, which will be released by Hassle Records on 26 June.
It follows the incendiary lead single Nazi Teeth, which was released last month ahead of their first headline EU and UK dates.
Nazi Teeth was a powerful attack on the upsurge of the far right and white supremacists, and No Kings delivers an equally powerful punch to right-wing politics.
“Last summer there were protests all over the United States called ‘No Kings’, in opposition to the current administration, the policies they’ve been implementing, and the rights they’ve been taking away from citizens,” explains frontman Gregg Deal.
“While the issues are obvious, it’s important that we all say it out loud. It’s important that we show up and make our opinions known, that we won’t allow our inherent rights to be trampled upon for the benefit of the Epstein Class.”
The song’s message is unequivocal as Deal sings: “No kings, No masters, Kick against fascist bastards!”
“Not unlike Nazi Teeth, No Kings is meant to bring the points home,” he continues. “ICE, rights being taken away, mass shootings, greed over life, demonising immigrants, black, brown and queer people, widened economic gaps by the Epstein class, and the sincere frustration Americans feel over this.
“While this is happening, we realise that the right-wing politics coming out of the United States is emboldening conservative right-wing politics all over the world.
“We are against dictators, authoritarian regimes, Nazis, fascism or any other power structure, political, social or otherwise that seek to take away the rights, freedoms or lives of human beings trying to live their life. To that, we keep it simple: NO KINGS.”
Dead Pioneers were formed during lockdown in 2020 when Deal hooked up with drummer Shane Zweygardt and guitarist Joshua Rivers, and they released their eponymous debut album in 2023.
What followed was “a series of strange accidents” that led to the group signing to Hassle, befriending Jello Biafra and touring with kindred spirits like Pennywise, Propaghandi, and Pearl Jam.
“Punk-rock had made everything seem so accessible when I was a kid,” says Deal. “Like, simply having the balls to get up on stage and stage dive and then be carried off by people that become your best friends once they get your feet back on the ground.”
Now, punk rock was reaching out its hands to Dead Pioneers and pulling them onto larger and larger stages.
The group – completed by Abe Brennan on guitar and Lee Tesche on bass – returned that favour by simply getting better and better: their second album, 2025’s PO$T AMERICAN, was sharper, angrier, funnier than the debut.
The upcoming third album, Wagon Burner, promises to be heavier, harder but also more accessible, with guest appearances by kindred spirits Cheap Perfume, The Interrupters and Sleaford Mods.
Wagon Burner will be available on vinyl, CD and download, and can be pre-ordered HERE.
