Ratt est un groupe de glam metal américain de San Diego qui connut un succès commercial important durant les années 80. Il est notamment connu pour son titre hit Round and Round et Nobody rides for free figurant dans la bande originale du film Point Break avec Keanu Reeves et Patrick Swayze. La musique de Ratt est influencée par le hard rock et le glam rock des années 70 comme Aerosmith, Sweet, Led Zeppelin, ou Kiss, et l'ont mélangé avec des influences de heavy metal.
Ratt a vendu 10 millions de disques aux États-Unis, tandis que les ventes dans le monde sont à plus de 18 millions.
CHANT : Stephen Pearcy.
GUITARE : Warren de Martini, Robbin Crosby.
BATTERIE : Bobby Blotzer.
BASSE : Juan Croucier, Robbie Crane.
* Ratt EP (1983)
* Out of the Cellar (1984)
* Invasion of Your Privacy (1985)
* Dancing Undercover (1986)
* Reach for the Sky (1988)
* Detonator (1990)
* Collage (1997)
* Ratt (1999)
* Infestation (2010)
Ratt is an American heavy metal band that formed in San Diego and enjoyed significant commercial success in the 1980s. The band is most notable for their songs "Round and Round," "Wanted Man," "Lay It Down," "You're in Love", "Way Cool Jr." and "Back For More." Though the group lost popularity in the following decade, Ratt has been recognized as instrumental in the formation of the early 1980s Los Angeles hard rock and glam metal scene.
The band has sold an estimated 11 million records in the U.S. while worldwide album sales are approximated at over 20 million. VH1 slotted the band at #79 on its "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock". Their 7th studio album, Infestation, is due to be released in March 2010.
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