Porno for Pyros (album)

Porno for Pyros
Studio album by Porno for Pyros
Released	April 27, 1993 (1993-04-27)
Recorded	1992
Studio	Crystal Sound (Hollywood)
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	39:17
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Perry Farrell Matt Hyde
Porno for Pyros chronology
Porno for Pyros (1993) Good God's Urge (1996)
Singles from Porno for Pyros
"Cursed Female / Cursed Male" Released: 1993 "Pets" Released: 1993 "Meija" Released: 1993 "Sadness" Released: 1994

Porno for Pyros is the debut studio album by the American alternative rock band Porno for Pyros, released on April 27, 1993, by Warner Bros. Records. Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro and bassist Eric Avery, battling substance abuse issues, had left the band in 1991 in an attempt to stay clean, though the other half of the band wished to continue creating music. The remaining members of Jane's Addiction, Perry Farrell and Stephen Perkins, were joined by guitarist Peter DiStefano and future Jane's Addiction bassist Martyn LeNoble, and continued under the new band name Porno for Pyros.^[1] The band (and album) name is a reference to the 1992 Los Angeles riots, which are mentioned throughout the songs on the album as a recurring theme.

The album was certified Gold in the US by the RIAA and contained the No. 1 Modern rock single "Pets".