411 Mania — Get ready to Ratt 'n' Roll... more info

Metalsucks — Well, then you could be like these guys: … or you could be like these guys: Or you could be like Deciblog scribe Chris Dick and pretend like the new Ratt album ain’t the shit. Your call! -VN more info

Metalsucks — There really aren’t any ’80s bands that are still making relevant music in 2010, and Ratt managed to do just that with Infestation… but I’ve waxed ecstatic about that album enough already. While other ’80s hair bands have been relegated to ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Phosphorescent @ the Bell House in 2009 (more by Ryan Barkan) tonight in NYC * It is It @ Pianos * Whiplash @ UCB * Ratt @ Irving Plaza * Chicha Libre @ Barbes * Mike Birbiglia @ Union Hall... more info

Metalsucks — April 20th was circled in my calendar well in advance, and not just because it’s holiday we at the MS Mansion take very seriously — April 20th marked the biggest release date of the year thus far for metal releases with new offerings from Periphe... more info

VH1 News — Bret Michaels' friend of 24 years, Ratt drummer Bobby Blotzer, released a statement wishing the Poison frontman a "speedy full recovery soon," as Michaels remains in intensive care following a brain hemorrhage. more info

MTV.com News — Bobby Blotzer wishes his friend 'speedy full recovery,' as Michaels remains in intensive care.By James Montgomery Bret Michaels Photo: George Napolitano/FilmMagic Ratt drummer Bobby Blotzer has known Bret Michaels for nearly a quarter-centu... more info

Metalsucks — Since Ratt’s awesome Infestation release party took place at The Key Club on Sunset Strip, the birthplace of hair rock, one could conclude that nostalgia was inevitable. And probably intentional. Even knowing that, it still was easy to get choked u... more info

Metalsucks — Last week we offered up two prize packs each consisting of a signed Ratt Infestation CD and poster. Ya’ll don’t know what you’re missing, for serious! Here are the winners: Devin Townsend’s Lost Skullet: “Fuckin magnets! How do they work?!... more info

411 Mania — With Stephen Pearcy back in the band, can Ratt climb back Out of the Cellar and once again Reach for the Sky? more info