After a drawn out legal battle, a judge has ruled against Bobby Blotzer, giving the Ratt name back to Stephen Pearcy, Warren Demartini and Juan Croucier.
According to Blotzer, a court has denied guitarist Warren DeMartini's request for a temporary restraining order keeping him from using the Ratt band name.
After founding Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy dropped the bombshell that he was leaving the band after many on-and-off years in the group, drummer Bobby Blotzer has responded to Pearcy's comments about exiting due to the constant turmoil and personal attacks.
For three decades, Stephen Pearcy has fronted RATT and has been the most recognizable member of the group, but the rocker has just released a statement saying that the time has come for him to exit the band.
For rockers who spend their careers traveling, there's always risk. Saturday in Illinois veteran rockers Ratt and Dokken endured one of the scarier moments of their career when the plane they were traveling in had to make an emergency landing after smoke was discovered in the cockpit.
A number of rock's elder statesmen will spend some time on the high seas next spring for the 2014 Monsters of Rock cruise. Though the full lineup and details are still coming together for the event, at present the bill features Tesla, Ratt and Cinderella leading the way.