The spectacular story of ‘80s Hair Metal! What hidden mayhem truly lurked behind the curtain as outrageous bands such as Poison were having Nothing But a Good Time, only to find out later that Every Rose Has Its Thorn… An intoxicating chronicle detailing the sensational arc of one of the…
Ratt
Ratt-The Atlantic Years 1984-1990
Reviewed: May 2020 Released: 2020, Cherry Red/ HNE Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP Ratt was a big deal in the 80’s when I was growing up. They had hit albums, videos, big tours and were on the magazine covers. With five platinum or multi-platinum albums in a row, Ratt was a…
Black Star Riders with support act Diamond Head on Another State Of Grace European Tour 2019 – leg 1 – at Kulturbolaget Malmo, Sweden
Black Star Riders – headline act Another State Of Grace European Tour 2019 – leg 1 – Diamond Head – very special guests Kulturbolaget Malmo, Sweden 31/10 – 2019 Live pictures and review by: Anders Sandvall The brand new Black Star Riders brand new album ANOTHER STATE OF GRACE came…
Stephen Pearcy Set to Release New Solo Album “View to a Thrill” November 9th
Best known as the original vocalist and founding member of the platinum selling hard rock band RATT, Stephen Pearcy has announced the release of his highly anticipated fifth solo album, “View To A Thrill” on November 9, 2018 on CD/LP/Digital via Frontiers. Today, a new song from the album has been made available to stream…
SWEDENROCK 2017
SWEDENROCK 2017 Once again, the Finnish Metal-Rules.com two-man-team made their annual road trip to Sweden Rock. The 2017 line up presented a wide range of metal and hard rock as usual. Over 70 bands offered one hell of an experience for the attendees during the four-day festival. Sweden Rock has…
RATT – Bassist Juan Croucier
JUAN CROUCIER INTERVIEW AND LIVE PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJALA U.S. icons Ratt are back. The band has gone through many major changes in recent years. After many different steps, turns, lineup changes, and public drama, things are finally solved and the band is back to stay. The current line-up has…
Reunited RATT (DEMARTINI, PEARCY, CROUCIER) To Headline Next Year’s M3 ROCK FEST
The newly reunited RATT — featuring singer Stephen Pearcy, bassist Juan Croucier and guitarist Warren DeMartini — has been confirmed to perform at next year’s edition of the M3 Rock Festival, set to take place on Friday, April 28, 2017 and Saturday, April 29, 2017 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in…
Bobby Blotzer unleashes his ultimate RATT Experience
As a member of the Legendary Rock Band RATT, Bobby Blotzer has headlined arenas the world over, selling over 20 million records worldwide! In 2015, the acclaimed drummer affectionately known as “The Blotz” plans to introduce the world to his own one of a kind RATT Experience Live Show. While…
RATT Singer STEPHEN PEARCY – “It’s Time That I Personally Part Ways With The Band”
RATT singer Stephen Pearcy has issued the following statement: “After 30 years creating the band Ratt and losing a real brother, (late guitarist) Robbin (Crosby), it’s time that I personally part ways with the band. I am officially done with having anything to do with them due to the constant…
RATT – USA Spring/Summer Tour dates Announced
RATT is currently filling up their schedule; thus far the following shows have been confirmed with hopefully more to follow! May 9 – Celebrity Theatre – Phoenix, AZ (with DOKKEN) 10 – Casino Del Sol – Tucson, AZ (with Dokken) 11 – Henderson Pavillion – Henderson, NV (with Dokken) 21…
Drummer Bobby Blotzer Joins Geoff Tate’s QUEENSRŸCHE; RATT’s Future Uncertain?
The below quote from RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer was posted on Facebook: “Hey peeps, I really appreciate the loads of positive feedback about the grouping with Geoff and company. A lot of questions about the state of Ratt surfacing as well. Those should be directed in the direction the usual…
RATT – New Album Due This Summer; Tour To Be Announced
RATT have issued the following update: “Ratt & Roll 2012! Warren (DeMartini, guitar), Stephen (Pearcy, vocals) and the band continue to write the new record. Expect a whole new breed of Ratt for a summer release and tour, TBA. Till then, there could be a few surprise shows. Pearcy recently…
RATT’s Bobby Blotzer – “We Should Be Steamrolling Right Now And As Far As Stephen (Pearcy) Doing A Solo Album, That Is Something I Do Not Understand”
RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer spoke with John Parks from Legendary Rock Interviews recently about a number of topics. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Legendary Rock Interviews: How much of a distraction is it to the business of Ratt when Stephen’s off doing solo albums and tours and Warren’s…
RATT’s STEPHEN PEARCY ANNOUNCES METAL IN AMERICA SUMMER TOUR 2011
RATT’s charismatic frontman STEPHEN PEARCY has announced that he will be hitting the road this June with the METAL IN AMERICA tour including warm up dates throughout the month of April and May. PEARCY’s touring band includes an impressive pedigree of rock alumni consisting of drummer Greg D’ Angelo (ex-White…
Best of 2010
Best of 2010 As always, the top albums are for releases from 2010 that are full albums (no EP’s or demos). They also have to be new studio albums for 2010, not re-recordings, re-releases, cover songs, or live material. Below the combined TOP 30 are links to each staff members…