According to his MySpace page, "Stephen Pearcy and RATT are headed back in the studio to finish up their long awaited new release!

With the first leg of the 25th year tour completed with EXTREME, Ratt lead singer Stephen Pearcy will begin lead vocal tracks. Lead guitarist Warren De Martini will finish up lead guitars and the band with back up vocal tracks end of month.

The band will start the second leg (a few shows announced) of their tour when the new CD is finished. Title and release date TBA.

More news as we get it!!!"

As previously reported, the new Ratt release will be produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette, who's credits include PUDDLE OF MUD, CHEVELLE, SALIVA, LIMP BIZKIT, ALTER BRIDGE, THREE DAYS GRACE to name a few. The band will be recording in Mathews, Virginia for the next month or so, the first time outside of Los Angeles to record a Ratt record in 20-plus years.

The Turn It Up radio show spoke with members of Ratt during the band's recent tour stop in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire.

Guitarists Carlos Cavazo and Warren DeMartini, and bassist Robbie Crane, spoke about the influence that playing the entire EP and Out Of The Cellar albums on recent tours had on the songwriting for the new album, revealed new song titles and the album's release date, and talked about the recent tour with Extreme.

Q: Any hijinx planned for the end of the tour?

Carlos Cavazo - "Like buckets of blood dumping on you? No. That usually does happen at the end of tours."

Robbie Crane - "There is one thing that no one can talk about yet. We put a bunch of Nair in Nuno's conditioner."

DeMartini also revealed new song titles for the upcoming, unnamed album: 'High Voltage', 'Out Of My Head', 'Lost Dog'.

To listen to or download the interview and concert report, go here.

Turn It Up is a 2-hour radio show focusing on new and classic hard rock and heavy metal, and broadcasts on WSCA 106.1 FM from Portsmouth, NH every Saturday evening at 6 PM (EST).