Danger Danger was formed in 1986 by former Hotshot members lead vocalist
Mike Pont (joined in 1987), bassist Bruno Ravel, and drummer Steve West (joined in 1987). This lineup also featured then future
Savatage and
Megadeth guitarist
Al Pitrelli and keyboardist Kasey Smith. Mike Pont later left the band and was replaced by
Ted Poley, who previously played in the band
Prophet as drummer, and sometimes lead vocalist. Somewhere during this time, they made a failed attempt at recording a demo. They made another attempt at recording a demo and this time it landed them a recording contract with
Epic Records. Before Danger Danger, he was in the band Hotshot with original Danger Danger lead vocalist
Mike Pont and Danger Danger bassist Bruno Ravel. After that, the band went on to record their follow-up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, releasing
Screw It! in 1991. In 1993 the band had finished work with their third album titled
Cockroach. However, the band fired singer Poley. Subsequent lawsuits from Poley prevented the album from being released. In the meantime,
Paul Laine was hired by Ravel and West as the new singer and he re-recorded the vocals for the new album. When they were about to release the album, Epic thought it was in their best interest to shelve the record. Shortly after that the band and the label parted ways. In addition, guitarist Timmons left the band to pursue a solo career. Timmons went on to play guitar on both of
Kip Winger's solo albums. Ravel and West formed their own label, Low Dice Records, and started working on a new album with Laine. They released
Dawn in 1995 which featured a more somber and introspective tone. The album was partly marketed through the band's fan club, newsletter and website. The band recruited bassist
Scott Brown, who had previously played with Paul Laine as a solo artist, and they went on tour again in the U.S. The band went back in the studio and released
Four the Hard Way in 1997. Former band members
Andy Timmons and Kasey Smith contributed to the album, and the band went back on
tour. In 2000 they released
The Return of the Great Gildersleeves. In 2001 the band made a unique move after talks with Epic, releasing
Cockroach, which was supposed to be their third album, but could not be released for legal issues. The album featured two discs with two versions of the album, one with Laine on vocals and the other with Ted Poley. In 2002 the song "Naughty Naughty Christmas" was featured in the
Tim Allen movie
The Santa Clause 2. They followed
Cockroach with
Rare Cuts in 2003, a collection of unreleased and rare tracks including early demos with original member Pitrelli, now playing with Megadeth and
Trans-Siberian Orchestra, that were recorded in his mother's laundry room. In 2004 Laine left the band and original singer Poley returned. However, in 2005 the band still released,
Live and Nude, which was recorded in 2003 and featured Laine on vocals. In 2008 rock and roll comic
C.C. Banana recorded a song called "
Ted Poley", released on the album
Kiss My Ankh. The song is a parody of the Kiss song "
Unholy", inspired by the story of Poley's first encounter with Kiss lead singer
Paul Stanley. On September 19, 2009, the independent label
Frontiers Records released
Revolve, featuring the return of Poley as lead singer, as well as new member, guitarist
Rob Marcello. The album coincided with the 20th anniversary of their debut release for Imagine Records. The classic lineup of Ted Poley, Bruno Ravel, Steve West, Andy Timmons, and Kasey Smith reunited in 2014 for a series of touring dates. == Members ==