When Texas rockers Dangerous Toys released their self-titled debut on Columbia in 1989, their raw Southern rock and metal served as an immediate attack on glam metal's reign on MTV and rock radio. Their two hit singles, "Teas'n, Pleas'n" and "Scared," gained the band a rabid following and helped the album go gold. Favorable reviews for 1991's Hellacious Acres weren't enough to keep the group afloat amidst the grunge and alt-rock wave, and after releasing 1995's The R*tist 4*merly Known as Dangerous Toys, the band never returned to the studio. Dangerous Toys have continued to perform live over the decades.