ratt's founder and lead vocalist stephen pearcy releases (2) c.d.'s in august thru his own label top fuel records and punk indie tyrants triple x records. the first a rerelease from his side project vicious delite with bonus tracks and the best of "before and laughter" 78-98. the best of features songs past present and new. versions of ratt originals before the band was recording their first record with different members like ozzy guitarist jake e. lee and more. now on tour with his new project nitronic thru the summer pearcy is playing the hits from ratt/arcade/vicious delite. about his band ratt his comment was, "the two remaining members can go on tour, but you can't fool all the people all the time. that is not ratt but a cover band and how good is a cheap cover. they should be thinking about legal costs instead of pocket change." go to pollstar.com or topfuelrecords.com for tour nitronic tour dates.