Stephen Eric Pearcy
(born July 3, 1956)
is an American musician
who is the founder,
singer and songwriter
of the heavy metal band
Ratt.
He has also created
the bands
Firedome,
Crystal Pystal,
Arcade,
Vicious Delite
and
Vertex.
He has also recorded
seven albums
as a solo artist.
Career
In his early teens,
Pearcy aspired to be a
top fuel race car driver
and expressed no desire
to pursue a
career in music.
He started the bands
Firedome
and
Crystal Pystal.
Pearcy also wrote music
for a band that he named
Mickey Ratt
(formed in San Diego in 1977).
In 1981,
the band's name
was shortened to
Ratt,
and the original lineup
was solidified in 1983.
Playing clubs such as
The Troubadour,
The Roxy
and
The Whisky,
Ratt amassed a large
local following.
After releasing an
eponymous six-song EP
in 1983
that sold
200,000 copies,
Ratt released its
breakthrough album,
Out of the Cellar,
on Atlantic Records
in 1984.
The band opened
arena shows
and tours for
ZZ Top,
Ozzy Osbourne
and
Billy Squier.
"Out of the Cellar"
went five times
multi-platinum,
and the band headlined
its own arena tours
around the world
for the next ten years.
After releasing four
multi-platinum records
and three
gold albums with
Ratt,
Pearcy left the band
in 1992
Pearcy and former
Cinderella drummer
Fred Coury
formed the band
Arcade
in 1992.
Arcade released a
self-titled album
in 1993
and another album
the following year.
In 1996,
Pearcy dabbled in an
industrial metal band
called
Vertex
(with Megadeth's Al Pitrelli
and
drummer / electronic producer
Hiro Kuretani).
Pearcy reunited with
Ratt in 1996,
minus
Robbin Crosby
and
Juan Croucier,
only to leave the band
for a second time
in 2000
on the eve of a tour
due to differences
over the financial allocation
amongst band members.
Pearcy rejoined Ratt
in 2006
before leaving again
on April 24, 2014,
explaining he was
"officially done with having anything
to do with them due to
the constant turmoil,
unresolved business,
personal attacks/threats
in the public forum,
and most of all,
the disrespect to the fans".
On November 29, 2016,
Pearcy and other members
of Ratt
announced the upcoming
Back for More Tour.
A new Ratt lineup
including
Jordan Ziff
(lead guitars)
and drummer
Pete Holmes
(from the band Black and Blue)
performed a
handful of shows
in late 2018
and embarked on a
world tour starting in
May 2019.
In April 2020,
Pearcy appeared with Ratt
in a television commercial
for the insurance company Geico,
where new homeowners
lament that they
"have a Ratt problem."
Pearcy has recorded
four solo records
under his own indie label
Top Fuel Records.
The latest,
"View to a Thrill",
was released on
Frontiers Music/Top Fuel Records
in November 2018;
the music from the album
was written by
Pearcy and guitarist
Erik Ferentinos.
TRACKLIST
Overdrive
Kill Kitty
That Sick Thing
God Smack
Drive With Me
Spy Vs. Spy
Young And The Damned
Dream Machine
Gambler's And Thieves
Sinomatic
Round & Round (Xxx)
Insatiable
Railbreak
Mother Blues
Bitter With The Sweet
Dizzy
Goodbye To You
Dog Jam Song
Overdrive
Freak
In Like Pink
Too Much Is Never Enough
Don't Want To Talk About
Over & Over Again
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