Artisan News Service recently conducted an interview with Stephen Pearcy of Californian rockers RATT. The interview can be viewed at this location.

RATT has set “Infestation” as the title of its new album, out in March 2010 via Loud & Proud/Roadrunner Records. The band’s first studio CD in 10 years was produced by Michael “Elvis” Baskette, whose credits include Chevelle, Incubus, Alter Bridge, to name a few. The effort — which has been described by Pearcy as a cross between 1984′s “Out Of The Cellar” and 1985′s “Invasion Of Your Privacy” — marked the first time the group had stepped outside of Los Angeles to track a new CD in 20-plus years.

Video footage of RATT guitarist Warren DeMartini laying down a solo on the band’s new song ‘Lost Weekend’ at a studio in Virginia Beach, Virginia in June 2009 can be viewed below.

RATT have enjoyed a rich, impressive and certainly long-lasting legacy through the years, having made their mark in the 1980s with 5 consecutive multi-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. Ratt will embark on a world tour in 2010.

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