The Ratbites From Hell were a West Country rock band active between 1972–1975, many of whose members subsequently played in key bands of the later 70's, as punk and new wave revived the London and New York music scenes.The basic Ratbites line-up was Huw Gower and John Perry on guitar/vocals, Roy Sundholm on bass/vocals, Nick Howell and/or Alan Platt on drums, 'Big' Pete Thorpe on vocals and Pete Biles on congas,