''Ratt'' is an United States-based glam metal band that formed in San Diego and enjoyed significant commercial success in the 1980's. The band is most notable for their hit singles "Round and Round (Ratt song)|Round and Round," "Wanted Man (Ratt song)|Wanted Man," "Lay It Down (Ratt song)|Lay It Down," "You're in Love (Ratt song)|You're in Love" and "Way Cool Jr." Though they lost popularity in the following decade, Ratt has been recognized as instrumental in the formation of the early 1980's Los Angeles hard rock scene.
The band has sold an estimated 10 million records in the United States|U.S. while worldwide album sales are approximated at over 18 million. VH1 slotted the band at #79 on its "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock."<ref> [http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/62185/episode_wildcard.jhtml?wildcard=/shows/dynamic/includes/wildcards/the_greatest/hardrock_list_full.jhtml&event_id=862766&start=21/ VH1.com]</ref> Their 7th studio album is due to be released sometime in 2008.
Music
Ratt's music was influenced by 1970s hard rock and Rock music|rock bands such as Aerosmith, Sweet (band)|Sweet, Led Zeppelin, and Kiss (band)|Kiss, They fused this with heavy metal influences from the likes of Van Halen and Judas Priest.
Though they later incorporated more of a blues-rock s... read all
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