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HOSPITALIZED … Erik Ferentinos from Stephen Pearcy’s Rat Bastards Suffers Heart Attack with 99% Blockage in a Main Artery

Metal Sludge — Rock guitarist Erik Ferentinos has suffered a heart attack and has been hospitalized. Ferentinos plays guitar for Stephen Pearcy in the Ratt singer’s solo band. According to Ferentinos himself, via a social media post today (July 16th) he suffered the heart attack after last night’s Rat Bastards show at “Picktown Palooza” in Pickerington Ohio. Ferentinos wrote: “I want to let my friends and family know that I suffered a heart attack last[…]

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THE DIRT … John Corabi tells the Waste Some Time with Jason Green podcast Who was the Bigger Pain in the Ass, Mötley Crüe or Ratt

Metal Sludge — In a brand new episode of the Waste Some Time with Jason Green podcast, the guest is John Corabi. Corabi as many know, has been around almost as long as dirt, and he has the stories to prove it. The singer, guitarist and song-writer is making the rounds to promote his new book Horseshoes and Hand Grenades: Tales from the Other Mötley Crüe Frontman and Journeys through a Life In and Out[…]

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RUMOR SAYS … Stephen Pearcy band hit hard with Covid again, Johnny Monaco to sub at M3 Rock Festival

UPDATED: (11:45am – PST) One online fan with the handle neverdunnrocking writes on IG: “Was at the show last night in Draper, UT. Scot Coogan and Chris Hagar were not on stage. Still a great show nonetheless! ?? “ Metal Sludge — In a hot new tip sourced to Metal Sludge, the word is that Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy has added guitarist Johnny Monaco to his solo Rat Pack line-up for the weekend. Pearcy is[…]

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REMEMBER WHEN … Jizzy Pearl chats with Robbie Crane about Sunset Strip, Ratt, Warrant and the Vince Neil Band on his JPearlTV Youtube channel

Metal Sludge — In a new JIZZO CHATS episode on JPearlTv, lead singer Jizzy Pearl talks with former band-mate and long-time Ratt bassist Robbie Crane. Crane who like Pearl grew up in Southern California talk about an array of subjects including their history on the Sunset Strip. The guys talk in depth about how their time in Ratt started and ended, and what happened along the way as they were both substitutes in the group.[…]

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(NOT) BACK FOR MORE … Stephen Pearcy says: “RATT will never play again!”

Metal Sludge — The voice of Ratt has just dropped a bomb on the band’s fans…. Stephen Pearcy says: “Ratt will never play again. You might never see Ratt again, that would be it.” Pearcy is the founder, frontman and chief song-writer of Ratt, and has given an exclusive in-person interview with Jason Green of the Waste Some Time with Jason Green podcast. Pearcy who turns 66 this year talks about the band’s history, current[…]

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ROCK THIS … RockTember announces Sept. 9th & 10th 2022 with Tom Keifer, Jackyl, Winger, Stephen Pearcy of Ratt, Quiet Riot, Ron Keel Band & Lillian Axe

Metal Sludge — RockTember have announced their annual fall festival to take place the weekend of September 9th and 10th 2022. The annual event is held at Grand Casino in Hinckley Minnesota which is about an hour and change north of Minneapolis. The 2-day event will feature more than a dozen hard rock bands that helped shape the landscape of music from the 80’s and 90’s. Friday night will be headlined by Jackyl, with direct[…]

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BACK FOR FIRSTS … Stephen Pearcy talks to Metal Edge about some of his ‘Infamous Firsts’

Metal Sludge — Thanks to our long time friends over at Metal Edge and their newly launched website and related brand, there looks to be more coverage of all things that rock! We’ll be sure to keep you informed when Metal Edge shares something that our Metal Sludge faithful will surely find worth a read. With that said, we’ll keep this short, and share a few excerpts from a brand new interview with Ratt founder,[…]

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SHOCKING … Producer Beau Hill on working with the band RATT: “Bobby Blotzer was my least favorite guy”

Metal Sludge — In a newly uploaded excerpt from Full In Bloom Music, the interview is with Producer Beau Hill. Hill speaks at length about working with Ratt and the recording process. Hill explains in detail how he recorded lead singer Stephen Pearcy, noting they would triple track takes and then he would edit and cut into those takes taking the best parts and make a vocal comp. Pearcy would then listen back, and add[…]

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PISSING CONTEST … John Corabi reflects on his time playing guitar in RATT: “RATT was just constantly bickering and fighting within…”

Blabbermouth — In a recent interview with Rock Show Critique, former MÖTLEY CRÜE singer John Corabi spoke about his nearly decade-long stint (2001-2008) as the rhythm guitarist in RATT. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET) “For the eight years that I was in the band, even when Jizzy [Pearl] was there [singing for the group], RATT was just constantly bickering and fighting within… Now, in the beginning, it was just Warren [DeMartini, guitar] and Bobby[…]

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YOU’RE IN TROUBLE … Ratt singer Stephen Pearcy is confirmed to have contracted Covid-19, postponing shows

Updated: Two additional sources have privately communicated to Metal Sludge late this evening that it is true, Stephen Pearcy does have Covid. We are also being told that Pearcy is feeling little to no effects from the virus and it seems he is asymptomatic. We will keep all posted as more information becomes available regarding the Ratt singer’s health and the subsequent live shows that appear to be affected this coming week. Get well soon[…]

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