Dangerous!

{{Short description|Punk band from Australia}}

{{other uses|Dangerous (disambiguation)}}

{{Primary sources|date=February 2018}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Use Australian English|date=July 2014}}

File:Brett Gurewitz & Dangerous! November '13.jpg, Brett Gurewitz & Jarrad Lee at Epitaph Records, Los Angeles, CA. November 2013]]

Dangerous! are a punk band from Australia comprising Nicky Jones{{cite web|url=http://nickyjwelcometohell.tumblr.com/post/11898872841/kerrang-magazine |title=Welcome to Hell!, Kerrang! magazine |publisher=Nickyjwelcometohell.tumblr.com |accessdate=2013-12-04}} and Jarrad Lee.{{Cite web |url=http://afends.com/blogs/dangerous-writing-trip/ |title=Afends – Blog – Dangerous! Return from LA Writing Trip |access-date=24 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201181108/http://afends.com/blogs/dangerous-writing-trip/ |archive-date=1 February 2014 |url-status=dead }} The band's early work was predominantly garage indie punk rock. Their debut LP, Teenage Rampage was released in 2011 on Epitaph Records and earned them the title of the "Hottest New Band of the Year".{{cite web|url=http://dangerousanddestroy.com/post/11014599130/2011s-hottest-new-band-yeheheww |title=Dangerous! & Destroy | 2011's Hottest New Band! Yeheheww |publisher=Dangerousanddestroy.com |date=2011-06-29 |accessdate=2013-12-04 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219011531/http://dangerousanddestroy.com/post/11014599130/2011s-hottest-new-band-yeheheww |archivedate=19 February 2014 }} Dangerous! was the only Australian act to sign to Epitaph for worldwide distribution.{{cite web |url=http://thesoundalarm.com/?p=10216 |title=Dangerous! Sign To Epitaph Records |publisher=The Sound Alarm |date=2011-05-12 |accessdate=2013-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202121138/http://thesoundalarm.com/?p=10216 |archive-date=2 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2289692 |title=Epitaph Signs Dangerous – News Article |publisher=AbsolutePunk.net |accessdate=2013-12-04}} {{Dead link|date=February 2018}}{{cite web|last=Reid |first=Sean |url=http://www.alterthepress.com/2011/05/dangerous-sign-to-epitaph-records.html |title=Dangerous! Sign To Epitaph Records |publisher=Alter The Press! |date=2009-08-20 |accessdate=2013-12-04}}{{Failed verification|date=February 2018}}

The band followed this release with a string of festival appearances throughout Europe and the US, including the Sonisphere Festival,{{cite web|url=http://dangerousanddestroy.com/post/11014599355/d-at-sonisphere-festival-woof |title=Dangerous! & Destroy | D! at Sonisphere Festival! Woof! |publisher=Dangerousanddestroy.com |date=2009-03-25 |accessdate=2013-12-04 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606205214/http://dangerousanddestroy.com/post/11014599355/d-at-sonisphere-festival-woof |archivedate=6 June 2014 }} Download,{{cite web|url=http://dangerousanddestroy.com/post/11014596661/oh-shit-were-playing-download-festival |title=Dangerous! & Destroy | Oh shit we're playing Download Festival! |publisher=Dangerousanddestroy.com |date=2009-03-25 |accessdate=2013-12-04 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606220629/http://dangerousanddestroy.com/post/11014596661/oh-shit-were-playing-download-festival |archivedate=6 June 2014 }} Big Day Out, and Pyramid Rock.{{cite web|url=http://themusic.com.au/festivals-2012/vic/pyramid-rock-festival/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131204084652/http://themusic.com.au/festivals-2012/vic/pyramid-rock-festival/ |url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-12-04 |title=Pyramid Rock Festival ♫ |publisher=Themusic.com.au |accessdate=2013-12-04 }}