A demo tape reached producer Rick Rubin who went to see a live show in late 1986 and then signed the band to Def Jam. Rubin brought out the blues rock character of the band Rubin quit Def Jam but took the band with him to his new Def American label, before their self-titled debut album was eventually released in 1989. The band appears briefly in the 1990 film "Marked for Death" (starring Steven Seagal). Goss got frustrated with the band while touring the debut album. He quit the tour after Matt Dike invited him to come to Los Angeles and to get signed to his Delicious Vinyl label. They bought the rights from Rubin and released a newly sequenced version of the album with "Doraldina's Prophecies" as an extra track. In 1992 Goss and Googe resurfaced, now with Ginger Baker (formerly of Cream) on drums. The new album "Sunrise on the Sufferbus" spawned a Top 10 rock chart hit with the single "She Got Me (When She Got Her Dress On)." Aan album cut sometimes used by American radio shows when they have a British guest is "T.U.S.A.," a rap by Baker describing the inability of Americans to make a proper cup of tea. Baker left the band after a few years and was replaced by Victor Indrizzo (of Circus of Power and Samiam). Masters Of Reality recorded the song "Climb Inside My World" for a 1994 "Ren & Stimpy" episode entitled "Jerry the Bellybutton Elf." The song was written by Steve Mellor who also wrote the episode in which it appeared. Masters of Reality recorded a full studio album entitled "The Ballad of Jody Frosty" for Epic that was scheduled to be released in 1995, but it was shelved. Some songs appeared as live versions on "" (1997) and some of the studio recordings were released on "Give Us Barabbas" (2004). The full album was eventually leaked online in 2004. Masters of Reality were quiet for several years as Goss was occupied producing music for other bands. However, the band did appear at Johnny Depp's Viper Room night club in 1997 for a two-night stand, and a resultant live album, "" featured Stone Temple Pilots vocalist Scott Weiland on "Jindalee Jindalie." In 1999 the band released " Welcome to the Western Lodge". Goss' connection to Queens of the Stone Age resulted in the collaborative album "Deep in the Hole" in 2001, and two years later, in the release of the subsequent live album "Flak 'n' Flight".