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Ratt Announces Summer Full Of Touring

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Iconic ‘80s hard rockers RATT plan to Ratt ‘n’ Roll all summer long in support of their brand new album, Infestation. The record is their first studio effort in 11 years and has been met with universally positive praise and continues to gain momentum since its April 20 release, where it sold nearly 15,000 copies. The band will be on the road as part of their “World Infestation” tour, with dates planned from now through September. The band will continue headlining and well as touring with The Scorpions in July.
 
Infestation debuted at #30 on the US Billboard Top 200 chart and #4 on the Top Hard Music chart. It is being hailed by many as one of the best albums of the band’s storied career. Check out the video for the single, “Best of Me,” which literally offers a sneak peek into the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle.

Ratt held an off-the-wall album release party on April 20, as the band descended upon their former stomping grounds at the Key Club on Sunset in their native LA. The sold-out show was packed to the rafters and made for a night of pure musical mayhem and good times that brought out diehard Ratt fans, porn stars and even musicians like Tom Morello and Atreyu. ARTISTdirect best summed up the evening, saying, “They could have played all night and we’d never have gotten bored.”
 
Ratt kicked off their current tour last week at Rams Head Live in Baltimore, MD. After touring Europe throughout June, they return to rock the States. All American dates are below.
 
May 13 – Cubby Bear Lounge – Chicago, IL
May 14 – Medina Entertainment Center – Medina, MN
May 15 – 7 Flags Events Center – Clive, IA
May 16 – The Cotillion – Wichita, KS
May 18 – Depot- Salt Lake City, UT
May 19 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
May 20 – Idaho Falls Civic Auditorium – Idaho Falls, ID
May 23 – Pima County Fairgrounds – Tucson, AZ
 
June 5 – Wendover Road Ride – Wendover, NV
 
July 10 – Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN
July 11- Mud Island Amphitheater – Memphis, TN
July 15 – 37 Main – Buford, GA
July 16 – Bayfront Park – Miami, FL
July 17 – Ford Amphitheatre – Tampa, FL
July19 – Mahalia Jackson Theater – New Orleans, LA
July 21 – Nokia Live – Grand Prairie, TX
July 23 – AT&T Center – San Antonio, TX
July 25 – Zoo Amphitheatre – Oklahoma City, OK
Aug 1 – Pacific Amphitheatre / FAIR – Costa Mesa, CA
Aug 4 – Raley Field – Sacramento, CA
Aug 13 – Scriba Town Inn Summer Concert – Oswego, NY
Aug 14 – Atlantic City Hilton Resort Grand Theatre – Atlantic City, NJ
Aug 20 – Northwoods Rock Rally – Glen Fora, WI
Sept 4 – Speaking Rock Event Center – El Paso, TX
 
For all news and updates, visit www.therattpack.com. Additionally, ticketless VIP packages are now available for Ratt at The Majestic Ventura Theatre on May 22nd! They are offered exclusively at Ratt ticketing. 
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“He Walks By Night” – Listen to a Brand New John Carpenter Song NOW!

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April 9, 2024

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It’s a new day, and you’ve got new John Carpenter to listen to. John Carpenter, Daniel Davies and Cody Carpenter have released the new track He Walks By Night this morning, the second single off their upcoming album Lost Themes IV: Noir, out May 3 on Sacred Bones Records.

Lost Themes IV: Noir is the latest installment in a series that sees Carpenter releasing new music for John Carpenter movies that don’t actually exist. The first Lost Themes was released in 2015, followed by Lost Themes II in 2016 and Lost Themes III: Alive After Death in 2021.

Sacred Bones previews, “It’s been a decade since John Carpenter recorded the material that would become Lost Themes, his debut album of non-film music and the opening salvo in one of Hollywood’s great second acts. Those vibrant, synth-driven songs, made in collaboration with his son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies, kickstarted a musical renaissance for the pioneering composer and director. With Lost Themes IV: Noir, they’ve struck gold again, this time mining the rich history of the film noir genre for inspiration.

“Since the first Lost Themes, John has referred to these compositions as “soundtracks for the movies in your mind.” On the fourth installment in the series, those movies are noirs. Like the film genre they were influenced by, what makes these songs “noirish” is sometimes slippery and hard to define, and not merely reducible to a collection of tropes. The scores for the great American noir pictures were largely orchestral, while the Carpenters and Davies work off a sturdy synth-and-guitar backbone.

“The trio’s free-flowing chemistry means Lost Themes IV: Noir runs like a well-oiled machine—the 1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster from Kiss Me Deadly, perhaps, or the 1958 Plymouth Fury from John’s own Christine. It’s a chemistry that’s helped power one of the most productive stretches of John’s creative life, and Noir proves that it’s nowhere near done yielding brilliant results.”

You can pre-save Lost Themes IV: Noir right now! And listen to the new track below…

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