 New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ RoadRunner Records) - Debuting at No 30 on the Billboard 200 Album Charts, Ratt's new album and rockin' return-to-form Infestation is raking in the rave reviews. Writes See Magazine, "Sorry ironic twenty-year cycles, detractors and Motley Crue book deals - the massive riff wins. Re-established with a vengeance, Ratt has produced its ninth and most focused release since 1985's Invasion of Your Privacy. Stephen Pearcy's razor vocals are spot on and (ex-Quiet Riot) guitarist Carlos Cavazo returns the vehement twin guitar attack to Ratt's raw signature sound. The cantankerous bass tone and classic drum sound round out DeMartini's heavy minor key changes that have always set them apart from other bands. These songs one-up their Halen-istic mentors, surviving peers and contemporaries. This album proves that writing the best songs of your career should never go out of style. Here's your summer album, every song suggested." HeavyMetal.about.com contends, "Infestation hearkens back to the band's glory days, with songs that match up with the best of their '80s canon. 'Eat Me Up Alive' kicks things off with big hooks, a catchy chorus and sleazy riffs. 'Best Of Me' continues the momentum and is also very memorable. New guitarist Carlos Cavazo fits in perfectly, and has the chops to keep up with original axeman Warren DeMartini. The rhythm section of original drummer Bobby Blotzerand bassist Robbie Crane (who has been in the band for almost 15 years now) is rock solid." Sleazeroxx.com agrees, writing, "I was looking forward to Ratt's first studio album in over a decade, but after their average 1999 self-titled return I wasn't expecting too much. So it is with great pleasure to announce that not only has Infestation exceeded my expectations, it completely blew them out of the water! This may just be Ratt's best album since 1986's Dancing Undercover as it captures the band's signature sound perfectly and is heavier and dirtier than either Reach For The Sky or Detonator. I'm not sure what has lead to the re-energization of Ratt - maybe it is the addition of Quiet Riot's Carlos Cavazo sharing guitar duties with Warren DeMartini - but the 'rodent rockers' aren't just phoning this one in. No way, this sounds like a band that is hungry once again... it is the perfect return to form." Keeping with the "return-to-form" notion, the band went back to the place where it all started: The Sunset Strip in LA to hold their record release show on Tuesday, April 20th.
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