If there was one true "breakthrough" year in the band's history, it would almost certainly be 1993. The release of the "Shortsharpshock" EP catapulted Therapy? into the Top 40, peaking at nine, featuring the lead track "Screamager". The single led to the first of several appearances on the venerable UK music show Top of the Pops. Two more UK Top 40 EPs "Face the Strange" and "Opal Mantra" followed, as the band toured heavily on the European festival circuit, made two separate jaunts to the United States in support of Kings X initially, and then both Helmet and The Jesus Lizard, and played their debut shows in Japan. Compilations of the three EP's were released in the U.S. and Japan ("Hats Off to the Insane"), and in Europe ("Born in a Crash").