Pissed (album)

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

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]

Contents

Production

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

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 8/10 [7]

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

Track listing

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

Dangerous Toys
Production

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