Ten (also typeset as TEN) is a British melodic rock/hard rock band. The Robe was a huge step forward in the sound of Ten, leading strongly towards epic and majestic atmospheres and influences. Songs like the title track, "Arcadia" and "Ten Fathoms Deep" are considered to be amongst the best expressions of the British hard rock of the 90's. However, their major commercial success - especially in Europe - came with their following album: Spellbound, in 1999. The record had all the elements which decreed the vast success of Ten within the hard rock fans: melody and class, but also power and epic atmospheres, inherited by the tradition of the British bands of the 1970s such as Rainbow, Thin Lizzy and UFO. A few line-up changes (most notably Steve McKenna taking on bass duties and Don Airey and Paul Hodson later on keyboards) did not really change the musical styles and success of the band that also gathered a great exposure and acclaim with the fo...