Amidst legal battles galore and what seems like never-ending debates over the “real” band lineup, Ratt has been making headlines left and right lately. But this hasn’t stopped original Ratt frontman and founding member Stephen Pearcy from going full-force Frontiers to release his own solo album on the well-known rock label. This is the fourth solo album from Stephen Pearcy, but the first one that he’s made with Frontiers Music Srl. Smash is the title of the release, and the record was mixed and mastered by the bassist in Pearcy’s solo lineup, Matt Thorne as well as Pearcy himself. One track, however, got a special treatment for mixing and mastering – the song “I Can’t Take It” was handled by the same Producer who did the first four albums released by Ratt – the legendary Beau Hill.

Here’s what Stephen Pearcy had to say about the album: “It took long enough to finish the new record Smash and it is well worth the patience taken, giving every song as much attention as the next. Erik Ferentinos (lead guitars & co-writer), Greg D’ Angelo (drums) and Matt Thorne (bass, keyboards) and myself didn’t settle on any first, second or third takes. We let some songs grow if needed, then go back and complete it. We’re very happy with the outcome, that we were able to experiment and grow with the new songs.”

Smash Track Listing:

Feb. 11 – Welch, MN – Treasure Island Resort Casino*
Feb. 12 – St. Charles, IL – Arcada Theatre
March 23 – Kent, OH – Kent Stage
March 24 – Cincinnati, OH – OHIO M.V.P’S
March 25 – Toledo, OH – Rock The Arena
April 8 – Santa Rosa, CA – House of Rock
April 14 – Houston, TX – Proof Bar
April 29 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion (M3 Rock Festival) *
May 21 – Sturbridge, MA – Music-Con
June 2 – Denver, CO – Hermans Hideaway
June 9 – Los Angeles, CA – The Whisky
July 1 – Tremont, IL – Diesel Dicks
July 15 – Cadott, WI – Rock Fest XVII *

* marks shows with Ratt, all the rest are solo

Smash is out today, and can be found at any of the following links:

Amazon
iTunes
Google Play

More on Stephen Pearcy can be found at his official website.

Super group KXM has a second album set for release – consisting of drummer Ray Luzier of KoRn, guitarist George Lynch of Lynch Mob and vocalist dUg Pinnick of King’s X, the band has come together once again, this time to record Scatterbrain. KXM’s 2014 self-titled debut was a successful release that made it onto the Billboard Top 200 charts at #31, and the musically diverse Scatterbrain is the follow-up to that record. With 13 brand-new tracks and the return of engineer Chris “The Wizard” Collier (Flotsam & Jetsam, Prong, Last In Line), the sophomore record of KXM has a release date of March 17th, 2017. 

The recording of Scatterbrain was one closer to a jam session than what might be considered the typical writing and recording processes of an album, according to the band members. Vocalist dUg Pinnick says, “We wrote all the songs right on the spot and immediately recorded them, everyone doing his part and no one telling the other one what or how to play, just like the previous album!”, and drummer Ray Luzier adds, “We wanted to use the same formula as the 1st KXM record…book studio time, come in fresh every day with a new idea, run with it and not over think anything” .

Guitarist George Lynch comments, “Basically it was “Record-topia”, we showed up in the studio, camped out with a bunch of gear and let the tape roll! Just like the first album, no pre-production, no rehearsal, no pre-written songs, every song was written as a product of an in-studio jam session!”

KXM’s album Scatterbrain is available for pre-order now, with several options for merch bundles and even a chance to win a special giveaway. All the information on the pre-order and on KXM can be found here, at the Rat Pak Records website. 

The Aftershow has arrived, and they’ve brought along some “No Rules, Bare Bones Rock-n-Roll”. Founded by the Powerhouse Sister team of Roxy Petrucci (Vixen, Madam X) on drums and Maxine Petrucci (Madam X) on guitar, and featuring guests Mark Slaughter (Slaughter) on vocals and Michael Pisculli on bass, this new collaboration is debuting with a track paying tribute to the late Lemmy Kilmister, the iconic frontman of Motörhead. “Kilmister” has been released today, December 28th, which is also the one-year anniversary of Lemmy’s passing. 

This track, released through Afterlife Music Publishing, is just the start for The Aftershow, as future releases are to be announced, with more line-ups and collaborations possible as well. A teaser of “Kilmister” was released last week, and a clip will be aired on Eddie Trunk’s Trunk Nation show on SiriusXM’s Volume channel during a Lemmy tribute show today. “Kilmister” is now available for download on all digital outlets, including iTunes here.