Pissed (album)

Pissed
Studio album by Dangerous Toys
Released	June 1994 [1]
Recorded	February 25 – March 22, 1994
Studio	The Office, Van Nuys, California
Genre	Glam metal, heavy metal
Length	38:18
Label	dos/DMZ [2] 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 American glam metal band Dangerous Toys, ^[3] released in June 1994. ^[1] It is the band's first album to feature guitarist Paul Lidel, and their last with bassist Mike Watson, who left just prior to the album's tour. ^[4]

Production

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

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[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]

Reissues

In May 2017, it was announced that Pissed would be reissued on September 8, 2017, by EMP Label Group. ^[9]

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

• 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

1. "Pissed /Dangerous Toys. Detailed Record View". publicrecords.copyright.gov. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
2. Koster, Rick (May 8, 2000). "Texas Music". Macmillan – via Google Books.
3. "Dangerous Toys Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
4. "Sunday Old School: Michael Hannon Interview". sleazeroxx.com. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
5. "Local metal heroes Dangerous Toys...". Onward. Austin American-Statesman. April 21, 1994. p. 3.
6. Jeffries, Vincent. "Dangerous Toys - Pissed review". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved October 19, 2016.
7. Popoff, Martin (August 1, 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.
9. "Dangerous Toys Have Hooked Up with EMP Label Group". Dangerous Toys Official Site. Retrieved June 19, 2017.