Ratt followed the lead of Van Halen and became a hard rock band with a record contract and signed with Atlantic Records and immediately started writing and recording what would be its first proper album Out of the Cellar. The Album went after the charts and took on pop music..
Frontman Stephen Pearcy has reportedly quit Ratt, citing "constant turmoil, unresolved business, personal attacks/threats in the public forum, and most of all, the disrespect to the fans."
Ratt recently pulled out of the Monsters of Rock Cruise, citing the death of Pearcy's sister...