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"Things are never a cakewalk in this band," Ratt drummer Bobby Blotzer tells Noisecreep via telephone. The sentence is flat and there's no arguing the point. "I never know from one day to the next that this band's going to be together because of certain people in this band...

After an absence of more than a decade, Sunset Strip pioneers Ratt are back with vocalist Stephen Pearcy and hoping to tear up the scene once again. They recently released 'Infestation,' their first album since 1999's ill-fated 'Ratt' -- and it's the heaviest and angriest they've sounded since 1984's career-launching 'Out of the Cellar,' which featured the radio hit 'Round and Round...

Los Angeles-based sleaze metallers Ratt just released 'Infestation' and are now ready to hit the road in support of the disc. Dubbed appropriately enough the World Infestation Tour, the band plans on being on the road through early September...

It might have been April 20, 2010, but if you were at the Ratt show this past Tuesday, you would have been convinced you walked into a time warp. Los Angeles' Key Club hosted the album release party/concert for 'Infestation,' the Sunset Strip legends' seventh studio album, and the setting was ideal...

The weather is warming up and metal releases are blazing through retail shelves. This week, plenty of quality records are landing. AC/DC, 'Iron Man 2' Soundtrack (Columbia): AC/DC classics like 'Shoot to Thrill,' 'Back in Black,' 'Thunderstruck,' 'T...

All of us here at Noisecreep love to share the metal bounty and that's why we're going to give you a shot to hear the new Ratt album 'Infestation' in its entirety to celebrate its release. If you live in or around New York City, come join us for a special Ratt listening party April 20 at 9 PM ET...

There's a new festival this summer for fans of '80s metal. Rock n' America seemingly came out of nowhere and pulled together some of the biggest acts of the Sunset Strip heyday. The festival is set for July 23-25 at the Zoo Amphitheatre in Oklahoma City...

Sunset Strip kings Ratt are back with a new music video to support the lead single off their forthcoming album, 'Infestation,' due April 20 via Roadrunner. Today Noisecreep presents the world premiere of the 'Best of Me' video. Given the band's history, it's pretty natural that the first frame of Ratt's new video begins with a shot of a Sunset Boulevard street sign...

UPDATE: See our final list of the best metal songs of 2010. Here at Noisecreep, we like to stay ahead of the game. While 2010 is a nascent year -- it's only the middle of February, we know -- but we're going to keep track of the year's top songs from here through the end of December...

Band: Ratt Song: 'Round and Round' Album: 'Out of the Cellar' Released: 1984 Download Ratt Songs