Formed in 1987, Kingofthehill paid dues as a top 40 cover band called Broken Toyz in their native St. Louis before breaking out of the metro-mold with their original compositions and rock-funk grooves. The decision to stick to their own paid off with sold-out clubs and thier first album, KINGOFTHEHILL (1990 SBK Records) The band recorded a follow up album for SBK but the album was shelved and the band had broken up by 2000. Kingofthehill members went on to other bands like Nutter The Stupid, Devon Allman's Honeytribe, and Dr.