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Renowned Los Angeles rock band Ratt will make its return to the Sunset Strip for a night of rock n’ roll debauchery at the Key Club on Tuesday, April 20th.

The special event, which will include a set from the iconic band, will celebrate the release of the band’s first new album in 11 years: Infestation. Infestation hits streets the very same day and features the incredibly infectious single, “Best Of Me."

Rock icons Ratt helped pioneer the storied Sunset Strip sound and scene. The band returns with an invigorated sound featuring their signature heavy riffs, reminding listeners of Ratt’s dominance of the airwaves. Ratt is Stephen Pearcy (vocals), Warren DeMartini (guitar), Bobby Blotzer (drums), Robbie Crane (bass) and Carlos Cavazo (guitar).

To purchase tickets and VIP packages for this event -- including a chance to meet the band and get a copy of the new album -- go RIGHT HERE!

Been a life-long fan of the band? Then Tell Us Your Ratt Story for a chance to win an ultimate RATT prize pack, and Warren DeMartini's signature guitar!

Order the new album now and get the track “Eat Me Up Alive” as an instant download as well as an autographed booklet (while supplies last!) from one of metal’s most infamous bands.

As the story goes, Ratt helped pioneer Hollywood’s legendary Sunset Strip sound and scene. The band has returned sounding fired up and better than ever. Ratt’s first studio album in 11 years, Infestation, is a return to their heavy, riff-driven roots.

The band has reinvented their sound by rediscovering their strengths, shuttling listeners to a time when metal ruled the earth.

Pre-order the April 20th release NOW!

Roadrunner Records is running a killer contest for Ratt asking fans of any age to tell their Ratt stories. Each week, they'll be picking one winner to receive an ultimate Ratt prize pack which includes the new album Infestation, and which acts as their entry into the drawing to win Warren DeMartini's signature guitar!

We close out week 1 with a Ratt story that rocks from Lisa D. who got married at a Ratt concert!

Here it is in her words, "I met my husband at a RATT concert Feb 5th, 1989 at the Richfield Coliseum AND I got married on stage at a RATT concert December 11, 1990 at the Cleveland Agora. We will be married 20 years this year... The band was so great to us. Stephen even had someone go back to the hotel and get me champagne because they did not have any at the venue. We have seen them varoius times over the years and they all remember us getting married! There have been others get engaged, but we have been the only on-stage wedding! Saigon Kick opened, we got married (minister and all) and then RATT played the show. We went back to the hotel with them and partied and had a wonderful time. It was one of the last shows Robbin [Crosby, late guitarist] ever played with RATT. What RATT-N-Roll brought together, let no man put assunder - lol."

In a recent interview with SleazeRoxx.com, former Quiet Riot/ current Ratt guitarist Carlos Cavazo talks about auditioning for the band, coming up alongside them in the 80s, and writing the new record Infestation.

Says Cavazo, "I did go through an audition process. I think the guys just wanted to check me out... I hadn't seen them in about ten years and I could have been 500 pounds for all they knew."

As for how he got called to audition in the first place, Cavazo explains, "Warren [DeMartini] was actually the guy that called me about the vacancy. He got my number from Vinnie Appice at some club in L.A. that they hung out at."

Discussing the resulting album from his union with Ratt, Cavazo says, "When we were writing for the album we talked, and the goal was to come up with stuff that was true to the classic Ratt sound and come up with great new songs that weren't '80s sounding but could also fit in with what is current today, and I think we did a pretty good job in that regard... It kind of fell into place because we are from the same era, everything just fell into place. Warren and I love the same guitarists, we like the same stuff, there's chemistry there and I think you can hear it on the album as well as live."

Read more insights from Cavazo right here, pre-order your copy of Ratt's Infestation NOW.

Our winning Ratt story this week comes from Leigh Hasan, who fondly recalls being 14 and a die-hard Ratt-N-Roller. The soon-to-be-recipient of a Ratt prize pack, Leigh, is still in the running to win Warren DeMartini's signature guitar, courtesy of Charvel! Want your chance to win too? Then tell us YOUR Ratt story RIGHT HERE just like Leigh!

As for the prize-grabbing tale, Leigh wrote in, "The year was 1986, Dancing Undercover had just been released.. I used to listen to that tape in my walkman every day on my way to school. Even now when I hear those songs I can visualize the churches and cottage-style houses I had to pass every morning in my sleepy little suburban town.

I had just started going out with an exotic looking large breasted young girl named Linda whom for almost a year beforehand I had been left with no other option but to dream about. Now that she was mine, I was planning a next level dream: I wanted desperately to get to third base with her with "Lookin for Love" playing in the background! I cant help but laugh now, but it was important then!

One night after one of our Dancing Undercover sessions, Linda mentioned to me that she heard Ratt was going to be interviewed on the radio, but she couldnt remember what station. That was all the motivation I needed to scour the newspapers and radio dial for days, in search of clues as to where our heroes would turn up.

My obsession was rewarded the following Monday when the local paper provided a blurb about a show I had never heard about called Rockline, where fans were provided the opportunity to interview the artists.

Monday came, and i started calling at 5 pm. It all seemed so logical to me: all I had to do was call nonstop from that point forward and I would eventually get an answer. The reason? the show only started at 11 pm!

At about 6:30 my patience was rewarded when someone (probably a techie who just arrived wondering who on earth would be calling so early) picked up the phone. He informed me that the show only began four hours later, to which I replied that I was well aware. He further informed me that there were so many people calling in that there was a good chance I would not get on.

That was fine with me. I set up camp on my bed for the next four and a half hours. My ghetto blaster (it was the eighties after all) at the ready with a recordable cassette set to record!

The show began: Bob Coburn, the host, seemed so friendly and knowledgeable about Ratt, and while the fact that Warren Demartini had opted not to take part had taken a bit of the wind out of my sails (he was my absolute idol, as my yearbook prototype profile proudly states for all to see) the chance to get to speak to Stephen and our fallen comerade Robbin was still enough to keep a young rocker's heart pumpin!

"Hello, Leigh?" someone asked.

"Uh..ya?" I responded, my mouth waking up from a 5 hour slumber.

"this is Bob from Rockline, you'll be our next caller."

That was it, it was happening. I hit record on the tape player and composed myself. Before you know it, I was nervously, and enthusiastically telling Ratt that they were "talking to their biggest male Ratt fan in the world!" (something I had always wanted to say to them but never thought I would.)

"Right on Leigh!" Robbin said.

"Are you Dancing Undercover partner?!" Stephen asked.

"Are you joking?! Of course man! I just bought your new album and it kicks, it rips man!" Hehe I wish I could have stated something a little more prophetic, but for the 14 year old me, no truer words could have been spoken.

We proceeded to have a conversation about Nikki Sixx from Motley Crue, which ultimately led up to my question: an honest curiosity of why Nikki and Robbin never formed a band together, seeing as how they were such good friends.

what followed was a pleasant conversation and musings about the beginnings of the LA Rock Rock scene, the Sunset Strip, and the days when all the bands who were destined to become famous used to prowl around Hollywood together. Stephen and Robbin even shared some stories about their days with Nikki as members of the Gladiators, their local drink and fight street gang!

Bob and the guys thanked me, and then the line disconnected. I remember it so well, my hands were shaking from the adrenaline dump! I went to listen to the playback, but before I could, the phone rang. My parents were going to kill me.

It was Linda, she had stayed up to listen to the whole thing and was so excited! I hung up the phone and it rang again. and after again. a bunch of my other friends had heard it and wanted to give me immediate verbal high fives. What a great reception.

And it was nothing compared to what I got at school then next day. So many people had heard it (its amazing how many people you touch by being on the radio) and those who hadnt heard it knew about it second hand. For the remainder of my high school years i was known as "the guy who talked to Ratt", a badge I wore with honor.

We had an amazing party at my friend's house the following weekend to celebrate it. So many people came, people who I knew and didnt know. There was an older rocker gang in our neighborhood, ones who everyone respected, they all came by to ask some questions and drop some good words, so amazing. They brought girls too, some who had heard it, it kind of felt like I won the lottery!

The party, truly was a great night. So much beer and positivity that the real reward came at the end of the evening--when the night was transformed from a party to a great party, to a 14 year old's dream party...the first time!

Linda and made an escape for a while at the end... I walked into that bathroom a boy, and came out a man! Yes indeed!

Now hows that for Ratt n Roll?!!"

Ratt's first album in 10 years, Infestation, is out on April 20th. Go RIGHT HERE to pre-order your copy.

Writes the Mojo Radio site, "Ratt were among the pioneers of Los Angeles based hair metal. They scurried down Hollywood’s Sunset Strip and were among the founding fathers of the sound and scene which developed on those legendary sidewalks.

Ratt's new CD, Infestation hits the streets on April 20th, but the first single “Best Of Me,” answers the call for fans who have been hungering for a taste; a morsel to feed that Ratt and Roll addiction.

“Best Of Me,” is prototypical mid-80’s Ratt that would have fit nicely on any of their early works like Out of The Cellar and Invasion of Your Privacy. This is the band’s best album in over two decades.

Stephen Pearcy’s voice sounds as good today as it did when he took us “Round and Round” in 1983. Warren DeMartini is still shredtastic, and new guitarist Carlos Cavazo (Quiet Riot) slips right into the band’s signature bluesy groove. Bobby Blotzer is still a skin pounding madman behind the kit, and bassist Robbie Crane keeps the rhythm lockstep with Blotzer. The two really shine on the grinding, “Take A Big Bite.”

The album’s opening track “Eat Me Up Alive” has that “You’re In Love” vibe, and is immediately addictive. Likewise, “Lost Weekend” is pure retro-modern Ratt. Is that possible? Yes it is.

“Last Call” drives into a tasty rolling riff line and hits home with a nice wall-o harmony chorus, and Pearcy’s trademark vocal embellishments. The song recalls the band’s classic, “Way Cool Jr.”

Songs like “Garden of Eden” and “A Little Too Much” wind you up with scorching guitar licks, thunderous rhythms, and Ratt’s trademark infectious hooks.

The album, which was recorded with producer Elvis Baskette (Taking Dawn, Incubus, Chevelle, Alterbridge), and will be released by Road Runner/Loud & Proud Records, is a full 11 tracks of bluesy, rocking, and feel good 80’s hair metal, with a fuller sound and better production then we’ve ever heard on a Ratt album. Baskette dragged the quintet from the safe haven of its L.A. roots to the shores of Virginia for the recording of Infestation. A first for the band. The experiment paid off. Modern Ratt will drag you right back into the Sunset Strip gutters, with big hair licks, and denim and leather rhythms.

After hearing the new album’s rich sound, I only wish the band had gone back and re-recorded their classic hits as a companion disc to go with it.

Ratt have rediscovered themselves with Infestation, and their strengths and talents are on clear display for all to hear. Some might say they have reinvented themselves as well, but the truth is, a Ratt never loses it’s way, it simply hides in the dark waiting for the precise moment to re-emerge. That time April 20th, 2010; the day of Infestation!

To celebrate the release of the new album, the band will perform a special Red Carpet record release party and show at the Key Club in West Hollywood on the April 20th release date. Look out Hollywood, the Ratts are back in town!"

Pre-order your copy of Ratt's Infestation for some special bonus extras RIGHT NOW!

This week's winning RATT story comes from Shannon P. who recollects a touching heart-to-heart with the late, great Ratt n' roll guitarist Robbin Crosby.

The soon-to-be-recipient of a killer Ratt prize pack, Shannon, is still in the running to win Warren DeMartini's signature guitar, courtesy of Charvel! Want your chance to win too? Then tell us YOUR Ratt story RIGHT HERE just like Shannon!

Writes Shannon, "On the 'Invasion Of Your Privacy' tour, I was so excited to learn that my favorite band RATT was coming to our area! I saved my money and got my tickets and couldn't wait for the show. Six days before the show, my grandfather passed away. He was everything to me and I didn't think anything could pull me out of my depression. The funeral was set for the day of the RATT show. There was no way I could attend, but my family members urged me to go thinking I needed a lift especially on that day.

"The band put on an amazing show and my dream had come true. After the show, I waited outside the arena to try to get a glimpse of the band. Robbin Crosby came out so I approached. He looked down at me (way down..he was HUGE!) and said 'hello' in that booming voice. I held up my cassette and he smiled and took it and signed it for me. I should have been beaming but he noticed something was wrong and said... 'are you ok? What did you think of the show?' I said I loved it. He asked again what was wrong and I told him of coming from my grandfather's funeral that day. He gave me a nice hug and said 'tell ya what come with me'. He took me inside the venue and introduced me around, showed me one of his guitars and we talked about what I went through and his stories of losing friends and family. He really inspired me and eased the pain I was in.

"The next day I decided to learn how to play guitar and I still play to this day. He really was a great guy. When I learned of his passing I couldn't help but think back to that night and thought of the great person that was lost when we lost 'The King'. I'm very happy that my favorite band has carried on and is still making such great music. RATT will always have a special place in my heart and I wish them the best success."