Pissed is the third studio album by the Texas glam metal band Dangerous Toys.[2] It was released in 1994.[3] In May 2017, it was announced that Pissed would be reissued on September 8, 2017, by EMP Label Group.[4]

Pissed
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 22, 1994
RecordedFebruary 25 – March 22, 1994
StudioThe Office, Van Nuys, California
GenreGlam metal, heavy metal
Length38:18
Labeldos/DMZ[1]
EMP Label Group
ProducerBilly Sherwood, Tom Fletcher
Dangerous Toys chronology
Hellacious Acres
(1991)
Pissed
(1994)
The R*tist 4*merly Known as Dangerous Toys
(1995)

Production

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Recorded in Northridge, California, the album was produced by Billy Sherwood and Tom Fletcher.[5]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [6]
The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[7]

The Columbus Dispatch wrote that Dangerous Toys' "aggressive brand of hard rock is familiar but fresh."[8]

Track listing

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All songs by Dangerous Toys.

  1. "Pissed" – 4:10
  2. "Paintrain" – 4:30
  3. "The Law Is Mine" – 3:20
  4. "Promise the Moon" – 3:43
  5. "Strange" – 4:17
  6. "Loser" – 3:59
  7. "Hard Luck Champion" – 3:36
  8. "Screamin' for More" – 3:02
  9. "Oh Well, So What!" – 3:20
  10. "Illustrated Man" – 4:28

Personnel

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Dangerous Toys
  • Jason McMaster - Vocals
  • Scott Dalhover - Guitars
  • Paul Lidel - Guitars, Backing Vocals
  • Mike Watson - Bass, Backing Vocals
  • Mark Geary - Drums
Production
  • Billy Sherwood - Producer, Mixing
  • Tom Fletcher - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
  • Wally Trauogh - Mastering
  • Richard Easterling - Remastering (2017 Reissue)
  • Thom Hazaert - A&R, Executive Producer (2017 Reissue)
  • David Ellefson - Executive Producer (2017 Reissue)

References

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  1. ^ Koster, Rick (May 8, 2000). "Texas Music". Macmillan – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Dangerous Toys Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Boy Toys". www.austinchronicle.com.
  4. ^ "Dangerous Toys Have Hooked Up with EMP Label Group". Dangerous Toys Official Site. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Local metal heroes Dangerous Toys...". Onward. Austin American-Statesman. 21 Apr 1994. p. 3.
  6. ^ Jeffries, Vincent. "Dangerous Toys - Pissed review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  7. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  8. ^ "Water guns, anyone?". Weekender. The Columbus Dispatch. February 9, 1995. p. 8.