Ratt

Article summary

Ratt (stylized as RATT) was an American glam metal band that had significant commercial success in the 1980s, with their albums having been certified as gold, platinum and multi-platinum by the RIAA. The group is perhaps best known for hit singles such as "Round and Round" and "Lay It Down", tracks that ranked on Billboard's top 40 at No. 12 and No. 40, respectively, as well as other songs such as "Wanted Man", "You're in Love" and "Dance". Along with bands such as friendly rivals Mötley Crüe, Ratt has been recognized as instrumental in the formation of the early 1980s Los Angeles glam metal scene, also known as "hair metal" or "pop metal". The band toured and recorded sporadically from the 1990s to 2021, with many extended breaks and line-up changes. They released their final studio album, Infestation, in April 2010. In 2020, Jeff Mezydlo of Yardbarker included them in his list of "the 20 greatest hair metal bands of all time".

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1. date of death: 2002-06-06 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 2002 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 1983 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 1984 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 1985 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 1988 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 1990 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. release date: 1999 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. release date: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. release date: 2021 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of death is "2002-06-06". What evidence would count against this claim?
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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378789395