California-based rockers RATT have impacted the US and Canadian charts with Infestation, the band's first studio album in 11 years.

The album debuts at at #55 on the Top 200 National Chart in Canada, and at #5 on the Hard Music Chart. In the US, the album sold approximately 14,000 copies to debut at #30 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Infestation was produced by Elvis Baskette (CHEVELLE, ALTER BRIDGE) in the helmer’s Virginia studio, marking the first time the band has recorded outside of Los Angeles. The regular version tracklisting for the album is as follows:

'Eat Me Up Alive'

'Best Of Me'

'A Little Too Much'

'Look Out Below'

'Last Call'

'Lost Weekend'

'As Good As It Gets'

'Garden Of Eden'

'Take A Big Bite'

'Take Me Home'

'Don’t Let Go'

'Scattered'

Ratt are offering a special edition of Infestation, only available on iTunes, which features four new songs not available on the regular retail release including: 'Scatter' (the Japanese bonus track as well), 'You Think You're Tough' (live from the Rockline Studio), 'Tell The World' (live from the Rockline Studio) and 'Way Cool Jr.' (live from the Rockline Studio).

Head to to purchase the special edition.

BraveWords.com's glowing review of Infestation can be found here .

Ratt have announced that pre-sale and VIP ticket packages are now available for all of the band's May record release party and performance dates. Go to this location for ticket links.

The band's schedule is as follows:

May

6 - Ram's Head Live - Baltimore, MD
8 - The Theatre of Arts - Philadelphia, PA
10 - Fillmore New York @ Irving Plaza - New York, NY

12 House of Blues-Cleveland - Cleveland, Ohio

13 - Cubby Bear - Chicago, IL
14 - Medina Entertainment Center - Medina, MN
15 - 7 Flags Events Center - Des Moines, IA
16 - The Cotillion - Wichita, KS
18 - The Depot - Salt Lake City, UT
19 - Ogden Theatre - Denver, CO
20 - Idaho Falls Civic Auditorium - Idaho Falls, ID
23 - Pima County Fair-KLPX Radio Music - Tucson, AZ

June

5 - Wendover Road Ride - Wendover, NV

July

10 - Bridgestone Arena - Nashville, TN **
15 - 37 Main - Buford, GA
16 - Bayfront Park Amphitheatre - Miami, FL **
17 - Ford Amphitheatre - Tampa, FL **
23 - Nokia Live Theatre - Grand Prairie, TX **
25 - Zoo Amphitheatre - Oklahoma City, OK

August

20 - Northwoods Rock Rally - Glen Flora, WI

September

4 - Speaking Rock Even Center - El Paso, TX

** with SCORPIONS

Ratt 2010 features singer Stephen Pearcy, guitarist Warren DeMartini, drummer Bobby Blotzer, bassist Robbie Crane and new guitarist Carlos Cavazo (ex-QUIET RIOT), engineered Hollywood’s much-heralded Sunset Strip sound in the 1980s.