Category: Melodic Rock | AOR

Country:US
Released: 2011
Style:Pop Rock, Classic Rock

Country: Hungary
Genre: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Year of issue: 2015

Country: United States
Genre: Progressive Metal
Year:2021

Genre: Hard Rock \ AOR \ Heavy Metal
Country: England
Year of publication: 1996-2015

Fronted by the unique Gary Hughes, Britain ’90s leading melodic hard rock / AOR band TEN celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2015. As the first press of their albums was difficult to obtain due to the long-term discontinuation, Japanese label Avalon / Victor Entertainment created this ‘TEN Essential Remaster Series‘, a SHM-CD cardboard sleeve reissue of TEN’s best albums.

Genre: Melodic Rock
Country: Netherland
Year: 2003-2019

TEN’s third album ”The Robe” always has been celebrated for its mix of their first melodies with a more hard rocking style, an advance of what they would develop in full on the next CD. On the other hand, the albums has been criticized for its muddy production. This remaster has improved the sound quality incredibly.

On ”Spellbound”, their fourth full length album the band hardened their sound, much more hard rock oriented, however the soaring melodies and Hughes AOR vocals are still there. ”Spellbound” includes some of my favorite TEN songs, and it’s another album them to treasure.

GAMMA RAY’s new live release ‘Skeletons & Majesties Live’ was released on CD, Blu-ray and DVD on November 30, featuring footage of the April 29, 2011 show at Z7, Pratteln, Switzerland.

“X” is the full length debut of TEN, a fantastic slice of Nineties British AOR originally appeared in 1996, an oasis for the fans in a time when the genre resulted ‘cast out’ by the music industry.