RATT...(have) been warring with one another over the Ratt name since 2000 when (singer) Stephen Pearcy first left the band. Recently (drummer) Bobby Blotzer has...stepped out with his own version of RATT and is using the name for himself...

(T)he company which owns the RATT brand was originally formed by Blotzer, (guitarist Warren) DeMartini and Pearcy. Pearcy lost his share of the name in court after splitting with the group in 2000. He returned to the band in 2006 but exited again last year. Blotzer has since expressed his desire to keep RATT alive with a new singer, but explained that DeMartini did not want to tour as RATT without Pearcy...

Blotzer announced...that he was taking control of the RATT name and was planning to hit the road with a new version of the group, which played shows earlier in the year under the name BOBBY BLOTZER’S RATT EXPERIENCE...

DeMartini (said in a) statement...“Now he is soliciting his tribute band as RATT which he is completely unauthorized to do. I am totally against it, and steps are being taken to prevent any further misuse of the name as well as representation about future RATT performances...”