There’s a real energy, chunky groove a great melody to ‘Erased’ the first song from 10 Rogue on this their debut album ‘Serpentine’. A multinational band 10 ROGUE, was founded in Johannesburg S Africa, but are now based in Belgium, and have been a going concern since 2014. It’s those three years of playing that seems to have paid off with ‘Serpentine’ coming across as a pretty classy affair with the drive and melodic sense of hard rock and a few aggressive touches of Metal to beef it all up.
One of the best aspects of this one though is the directness of the songs and their simplicity – it makes a lot of immediate connections when you strip away all the fancy stuff and get to the bones. So if you like your Rock radio-friendly with a modern sheen and nice touches of Hard Rock and AOR here and there then these guys are worth a listen.
Aside from the fine opener our picks of the bunch include the alt Metal stylings of ‘Disappear You’ and closer ‘When Ya Down’; but there’s also the rather Sleazy pair ‘Amphetamine’ and ‘You’re Killing Me’ which give a touch of the 80’s and the hook-laden ‘Get Myself Free’ and ‘Someday’ to balance it all out.
You’ll like this.