Death Piggy was a hardcore punk band formed in 1983, originally consisting of lead singer/bassist Dave Brockie, guitarist Russ Bahorsky, and drummer Sean Sumner, though Bahorsky would be replaced by Steve Douglas in 1985.

The group’s silly, nonsensical lyrics can be viewed as a reaction to the heavily serious, political lyrics of other bands in the 1980s Richmond, Virginia punk scene. Death Piggy released three EPs (1983’s Love War, 1984’s Death Rules the Fairway, and 1985’s “R"45) before Dave Brockie borrowed several costumes from fellow Richmond Dairy tenant Hunter Jackson and Death Piggy performed as the band that would become GWAR. Death Piggy would open their own shows as a band of barbaric warriors, screaming and acting like complete maniacs. After noticing that crowds would show up for GWAR and leave before Death Piggy took the stage, they decided to move forward with GWAR. Death Piggy disbanded in 1987, but would sporadically reunite to play one-off shows before their final show in December 1993. In 1996, Sean Sumner passed away, further cementing Death Piggy’s dissolution.

In 1999, Dave Brockie compiled and remastered the three Death Piggy EPs and released them as Smile Or Die!!!. GWAR side-project The Dave Brockie Experience would also perform Death Piggy songs at their concerts. Dave Brockie would later pass away in March 2014.