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was formed by founding member vocalist Stephen Pearcy. Pearcy moved the band to Los Angeles and shortened their name, rounding out the lineup with , Warren DeMartini on lead guitar, Robbin Crosby on rhythm guitar, Juan Croucier on bass guitar, and Bobby Blotzer on drums. With the self-titled Ratt EP, the band began to draw public attention from outside of Southern California, and ultimately signed with Atlantic Records. The label released Out of the Cellar in March 1984, and it scored heavy radio and MTV rotation, making for the blockbuster anthem "Round and Round"(which peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100), as well as the hits "Wanted Man", "Back for More", "Lack of Communication", and "I'm Insane". Out of the Cellar became a huge commercial success, going platinum many times over in the United States as well as making Ratt true rock idols in the Far East. Their follow-up album, 1985's Invasion of Privacy, also contained some monster hits, including "You're in Love" and "Lay it Down." The band toured extensively in the United States and Japan sharing stage with the likes of Bon Jovi, Ozzy Osbourne and Iron Maiden, putting them at the pinnacle of the metal genre.



Ratt's next release was Dancing Undercover in September 1986. While it was not a critical favorite, Ratt fans ate it up, keeping the band's string of consecutive Platinum albums alive. The group's follow-up, Reach for the Sky was released in November 1988. Although the album went platinum and reached number 17 on Billboard's album charts, it was widely dismissed by critics. Ratt changed producers for their fifth album, Detonator, which got mixed results from the critics, but contained such fan favorites as "Shame Shame Shame" and "Lovin' You's A Dirty Job." At the end of 1991, Ratt released the final single of their career, "Nobody Rides for Free" which appeared on the Point Break soundtrack album. With glam metal falling out of favor, the band split up in 1992, only to reconvene unsuccessfully a few years later. Though their moment had passed, it had been a musically blessed one.