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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...

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...

"There wasn't a lot of pressure. It wasn't like back in the day when we had 300 people breathing down our necks and trying to tell us what to do or make us something we weren't," Keel vocalist Ron Keel explains to Noisecreep. "We just wanted to make something we're proud of that stands up to our previous efforts and hopefully the test of time...

Band: Quiet Riot Song: 'Bang Your Head (Metal Health)' Album: 'Metal Health' Released: 1983

In the rebel spirit of the Runaways and Wendy O. Williams, the Los Angeles music scene has birthed the Chelsea Girls. Comprised of Allison Robertson (the Donnas) on guitars, Corey Parks (ex-Nashville Pussy) on bass, Samantha Maloney (ex-Shift, ex-Hole) and former Playboy model and hot shot DJ personality Tuesdae on vocals, the combo has quickly built a fierce reputation through their pristine per

Here at Noisecreep, we embrace all the different subgenres that hard rock and metal have to offer. Whether it's the sacrilegious fury of Marduk or the thinking man's metal of Devin Townsend, we love bringing you all of the points of view and styles this music offers...

Shortly before Ratt started working on their comeback album, 'Infestation' (out in April), guitarist John Corabi (ex-Mötley Crüe) quit the band. It was a blessing in disguise. While Corabi was a solid rhythm player, he wasn't a lead guitarist, leaving Warren DeMartini to handle all of the band's solos live. For 'In...

On Christmas Eve, with all the stores and restaurants closed (except Chinese restaurants, of course) and all the TV channels broadcasting lame holiday specials, what could be more heartwarming than metal? Gorgoroth and Cephalic Carnage are fine, but over the next two days we recommend you check out some holiday songs recorded especially for the season...

Along with Mötley Crüe and Quiet Riot, Ratt helped spearhead the golden age of hard rock in the early '80s. Their 'Out of the Cellar' debut remains one of the most celebrated and best-selling albums of the era. Ratt's 'Round and Round' single has been a mainstay on rock stations ever since its premiere in 1984 and even squeezed its way onto pop formats from Hollywood to Helsinki. Beau Hi... Read

Along with Mötley Crüe and Poison, Ratt were known as the kings of the 1980s Sunset Strip scene. Formed in 1976 by San Diego vocalist Stephen Pearcy under the name Mickey Ratt, the band went through years of working the southern California club circuit. In 1982,...