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Ratt - New Album Title Revealed


Official press release

Legendary hard rock icons Ratt announced today that Infestation will be the title of their next album, due out in March 2010 via Loud & Proud/Roadrunner Records. Infestation is the band's first studio album since 1999. Infestation was produced by Elvis Baskette (Chevelle, Incubus, Limp Bizkit) and marks the very first time in their storied career that Ratt have recorded outside of Los Angeles! The band lived together at Elvis' Virginia studio while recording the album. In addition to core, longtime members Stephen Pearcy, Warren DeMartini and Bobby Blotzer, the album also features new guitarist Carlos Cavazo, formerly of Quiet Riot, and Robbie Crane, who has been with the band for twelve years, will continue on bass.

Ratt have enjoyed a rich, impressive and certainly long-lasting legacy through the years, having made their mark in the 1980s with several platinum albums, including Out of the Cellar, Invasion of Your Privacy and Dancing Undercover. With 1984's mega-platinum debut Out of the Cellar celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, the band is looking forward to starting a new chapter with new music to complement the impressive legacy they have established over two-plus decades.

New footage of Warren recording solo for the new Ratt song "Lost Weekend", can be seen here.

Source: therattpack.com
Band profile: Ratt
Posted: 25.10.2009 by Thryce


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25.10.2009 - 16:30
Jonnz of Steel

Awesome!
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25.10.2009 - 16:36
Pap

It 's tragic !! Some bands do not know when they have to retire. Please guys stop humiliating yourselves, you don't have the flame and finally show some self-respect to your glorious - for glam metal- past.Unfortunately the ''Body talks'' they used to say has turned to Money talks...
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25.10.2009 - 18:58
Derwood

Yikes! These guys were one of the worst of the hair bands in the 80's, almost as bad as Poison. I can't believe they're still at it. Terrible music. "Round and Round" is one of the worst popular songs ever to get called metal.
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25.10.2009 - 21:04
DoomGuard

Written by Pap on 25.10.2009 at 16:36

It 's tragic !! Some bands do not know when they have to retire. Please guys stop humiliating yourselves, you don't have the flame and finally show some self-respect to your glorious - for glam metal- past.Unfortunately the ''Body talks'' they used to say has turned to Money talks...

hahaha oh yea, there are numerous bands like this

*cough*
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25.10.2009 - 21:33
Symmachus

Well then, I didn't know that this band was still around.
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25.10.2009 - 23:58
Thrash666

I thought this was a Metal website????? And last time i checked Ratt isnt metal???? Glam sucks and should not be on this site at all.... and Ratt is maybe the worst band in history, well its them or Poison haha. Who gives a shit if they are releasing a cd. its gonna suck like everything else they have done. Ratt needs to go away FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!
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LONG LIVE THASH!!!!!!!!!
R.I.P. "Dimebag" Darrell Abott
Drink a "blacktooth" for Dimebag
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26.10.2009 - 19:23
Mountain King
K i K o
I'm sorry guys but all of u Ratt haters SUCK...i don't know if they should retire, but they were a great band and THEY ARE METAL! i agree that poison suck though...and i prefer Ratt over bands that are rated high but in fact they are worth SHIT (Ex: Slayer)...;)
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26.10.2009 - 21:48
Thrash666

Written by Mountain King on 26.10.2009 at 19:23

I'm sorry guys but all of u Ratt haters SUCK...i don't know if they should retire, but they were a great band and THEY ARE METAL! i agree that poison suck though...and i prefer Ratt over bands that are rated high but in fact they are worth SHIT (Ex: Slayer)...;)

Excuse me!?!?!?! Do you smoke crack?!?!?!?! Ratt isnt Metal never has and never will be
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LONG LIVE THASH!!!!!!!!!
R.I.P. "Dimebag" Darrell Abott
Drink a "blacktooth" for Dimebag
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27.10.2009 - 04:49
Icedburden

I guess most of you guys never listened to 'Out of The Cellar' or 'Invasion of Your Privacy'? Great Metal albums. I guess people can't get past associations.
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27.10.2009 - 06:01
Derwood

Written by Icedburden on 27.10.2009 at 04:49

I guess most of you guys never listened to 'Out of The Cellar' or 'Invasion of Your Privacy'? Great Metal albums. I guess people can't get past associations.


You must be too young to remember when crap like Ratt ruled the airwaves. It sucked in the 80's, and it still sucks now. Out of the Cellar is every bit as terrible as Open Up and Say...Ahh, Theater of Pain and Night Songs. Yes, it's metal, but it's not even remotely close to good and helped open the floodgates for the utter garbage that followed in its wake.
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27.10.2009 - 06:28
Icedburden

I did enjoy Night Songs by Cinderella but the other two are garbage. Out of the Cellar is far better than either of those.
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29.10.2009 - 13:19
Pap

Written by Mountain King on 26.10.2009 at 19:23

I'm sorry guys but all of u Ratt haters SUCK...i don't know if they should retire, but they were a great band and THEY ARE METAL! i agree that poison suck though...and i prefer Ratt over bands that are rated high but in fact they are worth SHIT (Ex: Slayer)...;)

Of course they should retire, just listen to their latest efforts to compose a decent song...Undoubtfully they were a great band but as you say they WERE. As for your comment on Slayer, it's ridiculous for everyone who is ignorant of a heavy metal genre to express an opinion.I hate Progressive metal but I have no right and of course no will to judge the latest album of Dream Theater. Slayer is one of the most classic and acknowledged bands in the history of this music.Saying you dislike them is accepted but saying they worth shit is a mark that you are completely anaware of the history of heavy metal.
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29.10.2009 - 18:49
Mountain King
K i K o
Written by Thrash666 on 26.10.2009 at 21:48

Written by Mountain King on 26.10.2009 at 19:23

I'm sorry guys but all of u Ratt haters SUCK...i don't know if they should retire, but they were a great band and THEY ARE METAL! i agree that poison suck though...and i prefer Ratt over bands that are rated high but in fact they are worth SHIT (Ex: Slayer)...;)

Excuse me!?!?!?! Do you smoke crack?!?!?!?! Ratt isnt Metal never has and never will be

man if there's some1 who wants to teach me anything about metal, it wouldn't be some1 called trash666...so get the hell out of here, cz old school 80's metal is my favorite and i can tell who is metal and who is not. Enough said!
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29.10.2009 - 19:12
Thrash666

Written by Mountain King on 29.10.2009 at 18:49

Written by Thrash666 on 26.10.2009 at 21:48

Written by Mountain King on 26.10.2009 at 19:23

I'm sorry guys but all of u Ratt haters SUCK...i don't know if they should retire, but they were a great band and THEY ARE METAL! i agree that poison suck though...and i prefer Ratt over bands that are rated high but in fact they are worth SHIT (Ex: Slayer)...;)

Excuse me!?!?!?! Do you smoke crack?!?!?!?! Ratt isnt Metal never has and never will be

man if there's some1 who wants to teach me anything about metal, it wouldn't be some1 called trash666...so get the hell out of here, cz old school 80's metal is my favorite and i can tell who is metal and who is not. Enough said!

O so because my favorite is thrash i dont know metal????? hahahahaha good one. I probably know a 100 times more about metal than you do. NWOBHM, Thrash, Death, Black, Doom YOU FUCKIN NAME IT!!!!!! You think Ratt is metal, so i without a doubt know more about Metal than you do. i have no respect for someone who likes a band or bands who dress up like chicks. And you cant sing or write a song to save their lives. So you get the hell out of here... you are taking up space for real metalheads. People who think like you should be locked away forever. Long Live TRUE HEAVY METAL!!!!!!
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LONG LIVE THASH!!!!!!!!!
R.I.P. "Dimebag" Darrell Abott
Drink a "blacktooth" for Dimebag
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29.10.2009 - 19:39
DayFly

Seriously, shut up. And get some fresh air. And try to grow up a bit faster.
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29.10.2009 - 20:08
Mountain King
K i K o
Written by Thrash666 on 29.10.2009 at 19:12

Written by Mountain King on 29.10.2009 at 18:49

Written by Thrash666 on 26.10.2009 at 21:48

Written by Mountain King on 26.10.2009 at 19:23

I'm sorry guys but all of u Ratt haters SUCK...i don't know if they should retire, but they were a great band and THEY ARE METAL! i agree that poison suck though...and i prefer Ratt over bands that are rated high but in fact they are worth SHIT (Ex: Slayer)...;)

Excuse me!?!?!?! Do you smoke crack?!?!?!?! Ratt isnt Metal never has and never will be

man if there's some1 who wants to teach me anything about metal, it wouldn't be some1 called trash666...so get the hell out of here, cz old school 80's metal is my favorite and i can tell who is metal and who is not. Enough said!

O so because my favorite is thrash i dont know metal????? hahahahaha good one. I probably know a 100 times more about metal than you do. NWOBHM, Thrash, Death, Black, Doom YOU FUCKIN NAME IT!!!!!! You think Ratt is metal, so i without a doubt know more about Metal than you do. i have no respect for someone who likes a band or bands who dress up like chicks. And you cant sing or write a song to save their lives. So you get the hell out of here... you are taking up space for real metalheads. People who think like you should be locked away forever. Long Live TRUE HEAVY METAL!!!!!!


Get a life mate...
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30.10.2009 - 05:21
Thrash666

Written by Mountain King on 29.10.2009 at 20:08

Written by Thrash666 on 29.10.2009 at 19:12

Written by Mountain King on 29.10.2009 at 18:49

Written by Thrash666 on 26.10.2009 at 21:48

Written by Mountain King on 26.10.2009 at 19:23

I'm sorry guys but all of u Ratt haters SUCK...i don't know if they should retire, but they were a great band and THEY ARE METAL! i agree that poison suck though...and i prefer Ratt over bands that are rated high but in fact they are worth SHIT (Ex: Slayer)...;)

Excuse me!?!?!?! Do you smoke crack?!?!?!?! Ratt isnt Metal never has and never will be

man if there's some1 who wants to teach me anything about metal, it wouldn't be some1 called trash666...so get the hell out of here, cz old school 80's metal is my favorite and i can tell who is metal and who is not. Enough said!

O so because my favorite is thrash i dont know metal????? hahahahaha good one. I probably know a 100 times more about metal than you do. NWOBHM, Thrash, Death, Black, Doom YOU FUCKIN NAME IT!!!!!! You think Ratt is metal, so i without a doubt know more about Metal than you do. i have no respect for someone who likes a band or bands who dress up like chicks. And you cant sing or write a song to save their lives. So you get the hell out of here... you are taking up space for real metalheads. People who think like you should be locked away forever. Long Live TRUE HEAVY METAL!!!!!!


Get a life mate...

I have a fantastic one thank you very much.
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LONG LIVE THASH!!!!!!!!!
R.I.P. "Dimebag" Darrell Abott
Drink a "blacktooth" for Dimebag
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18.03.2010 - 15:02
CHEF METALHEAD
KEEP IT METAL
Written by Thrash666 on 30.10.2009 at 05:21

Written by Mountain King on 29.10.2009 at 20:08

Written by Thrash666 on 29.10.2009 at 19:12

Written by Mountain King on 29.10.2009 at 18:49

Written by Thrash666 on 26.10.2009 at 21:48

Written by Mountain King on 26.10.2009 at 19:23

I'm sorry guys but all of u Ratt haters SUCK...i don't know if they should retire, but they were a great band and THEY ARE METAL! i agree that poison suck though...and i prefer Ratt over bands that are rated high but in fact they are worth SHIT (Ex: Slayer)...;)

Excuse me!?!?!?! Do you smoke crack?!?!?!?! Ratt isnt Metal never has and never will be

man if there's some1 who wants to teach me anything about metal, it wouldn't be some1 called trash666...so get the hell out of here, cz old school 80's metal is my favorite and i can tell who is metal and who is not. Enough said!

O so because my favorite is thrash i dont know metal????? hahahahaha good one. I probably know a 100 times more about metal than you do. NWOBHM, Thrash, Death, Black, Doom YOU FUCKIN NAME IT!!!!!! You think Ratt is metal, so i without a doubt know more about Metal than you do. i have no respect for someone who likes a band or bands who dress up like chicks. And you cant sing or write a song to save their lives. So you get the hell out of here... you are taking up space for real metalheads. People who think like you should be locked away forever. Long Live TRUE HEAVY METAL!!!!!!


Get a life mate...

I have a fantastic one thank you very much.

Dude you don't know metal!! Because back in the day, Pantera was Glam and dressed like chicks and your a Pantera fan. Don't get me wrong, Pantera kick ass but eat your words dude. I've roadie with alot of bands like Pantera and Ratt and Ratt sure knows how to party and a shit load of chicks come to their shows every time. I have a photo of Pantera on my page when they dressed like girls. I will work with any band out there because I live metal, I know metal and I know good music...... Keep It Metal Dude..!!
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18.03.2010 - 18:38
Thrash666

Written by CHEF METALHEAD on 18.03.2010 at 15:02

Written by Thrash666 on 30.10.2009 at 05:21

Written by Mountain King on 29.10.2009 at 20:08

Written by Thrash666 on 29.10.2009 at 19:12

Written by Mountain King on 29.10.2009 at 18:49

Written by Thrash666 on 26.10.2009 at 21:48

Written by Mountain King on 26.10.2009 at 19:23

I'm sorry guys but all of u Ratt haters SUCK...i don't know if they should retire, but they were a great band and THEY ARE METAL! i agree that poison suck though...and i prefer Ratt over bands that are rated high but in fact they are worth SHIT (Ex: Slayer)...;)

Excuse me!?!?!?! Do you smoke crack?!?!?!?! Ratt isnt Metal never has and never will be

man if there's some1 who wants to teach me anything about metal, it wouldn't be some1 called trash666...so get the hell out of here, cz old school 80's metal is my favorite and i can tell who is metal and who is not. Enough said!

O so because my favorite is thrash i dont know metal????? hahahahaha good one. I probably know a 100 times more about metal than you do. NWOBHM, Thrash, Death, Black, Doom YOU FUCKIN NAME IT!!!!!! You think Ratt is metal, so i without a doubt know more about Metal than you do. i have no respect for someone who likes a band or bands who dress up like chicks. And you cant sing or write a song to save their lives. So you get the hell out of here... you are taking up space for real metalheads. People who think like you should be locked away forever. Long Live TRUE HEAVY METAL!!!!!!


Get a life mate...

I have a fantastic one thank you very much.

Dude you don't know metal!! Because back in the day, Pantera was Glam and dressed like chicks and your a Pantera fan. Don't get me wrong, Pantera kick ass but eat your words dude. I've roadie with alot of bands like Pantera and Ratt and Ratt sure knows how to party and a shit load of chicks come to their shows every time. I have a photo of Pantera on my page when they dressed like girls. I will work with any band out there because I live metal, I know metal and I know good music...... Keep It Metal Dude..!!

I dont know metal??? Of course I know Pantera dressed all glam and shit before the cowboys from hell era. Do i like that shit? nope i dont... and do you know why????? BECAUSE IT ISNT METAL!!!! I love Dimebag and Vinnie and Rex but that shit is embrassing and the music they made during those times is horrible. And good for you for being a roadie, but it isnt all about partyin and shit. Ya that shit is fuckin awesome but the music is where it matters. and none of those stupid fuckin glam bands like Ratt, poison, and motley crue suck at playin music. Everything is the same. horrible rhthym, garbage guitar solos and the vocals are god awful. o ya and they arent metal!!! Never have....... and never will be. I know Metal and I know good music...... To all the real Metalheads out there.... Keep It Metal
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LONG LIVE THASH!!!!!!!!!
R.I.P. "Dimebag" Darrell Abott
Drink a "blacktooth" for Dimebag
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