In the early 1990s, Pilson also worked as a session bassist with the band Wild Horses (not to be confused with the British band of the same name), guitarist Michael Lee Firkins, and MSG, before taking part in the Dokken reunion which resulted in 1995's "Dysfunctional" album. It was followed by the semi-acoustic "One Live Night" (1995), the controversial "Shadowlife" (1997), and "Erase the Slate" (1999), Pilson's last studio album with the group. During the 1990s, Pilson also recorded and toured with Dio, appearing on both "Strange Highways" (1994) and "Angry Machines" (1996).