TEN
- Theofani Georgitsi
- Jan 27, 2025
- 1 min read
Title: Here Be Monsters
Artist/Band: TEN
Country: UK
Release date: 18/02/2022
Company: Frontiers Music
Style: Melodic Hard Rock
UK hard rock stalwarts TEN used the downtime during the worldwide pandemic to work on not one, but two new albums. The first album just released, "Here Be Monsters". Following the success of the recent string of albums, from “Albion” to “Illuminati”, Hughes is joined once again by guitarists Dann Rosingana, Steve Grocott and John Halliwell along with bass player Steve McKenna, and keyboard maestro Darrel Treece-Birch. Drums on the album have been handled by Markus Kullman (Sinner, Glenn Hughes, Voodoo Circle). TEN continue to raise the musical bar higher for themselves, a goal they push on every release. Stunning guitar work, rich keyboards, excellent bass and drum interplay along with Hughes’ rich vocals are the order of the day here. Fans should note that there are no ties between this and the next album, ie. "Here Be Monsters" is not a "Part One" or anything of this nature. The band has simply crafted two high quality releases and decided to put them out separately, in a fashion not too dissimilar to what happened to the amazing first two records which were recorded one after the other in a very short period of time. I really love so much this velvet voice of Gary Hughes! So unique! Suggested for all melodic hard rockers! Enjoy it!!!
Songwriting: 8
Musicianship: 9
Production: 10
Album cover: 8
Total rating: 8,75
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Reviewed by: Theofani Georgitsi
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