Deadbolt is an American rock band from San Diego, California.

Vegas' departure is chronicled in the song "Po' Boy" on the album Hobo Babylon.

Three members of the band were also in a short-lived offshoot group called Strangers 1800, which performed music from Spaghetti Western films and TV westerns and released one EP, When Men Were Men and the Sheep Were Scared and one split record with Deadbolt on Goldenrod Records.

Bassist Gary Burns described the band's music as "voodoobilly—the darker side of the rockabilly family.

[2] The band uses power tools during their live performances, showering their audiences with sparks.