Rogue

Rogue is a group from the United Kingdom, active from 1975 to 1979. The name is associated with several different acts, including artists and bands in electronic music, metal, rock, darkwave, and Japanese new music.

Overview of the different acts associated with the name

One Rogue is the alias of Joel Hunt from Birmingham, England, who begins releasing dubstep remixes and original tracks on YouTube in October 2011. That project is known for releases on Monstercat and for an EP called Dreams, which appears in 2012. Its sound is described as a blend of modern bass music, melodic passages, and cinematic orchestral breaks.

Another Rogue is a death metal band from Cary, Illinois, credited with high-quality recordings and live shows. That line-up includes Blake Moore on guitar, Ryan Alcina on vocals, Greg Kotscharjan on drums, and Gannon Christensen on bass. The band plays shows across the Chicago metro area and plans a national tour in summer 2011.

A separate Rogue is a rock and folk band based in Aarhus, Denmark. It is a five-piece group made up of musicians connected to the Jutland music scene. Since 2007, it works on songwriting, composition, and musical expression, drawing on 1990s alternative rock influences. The band appears live at venues and events including Fatter Eskild, Gyngen, Musikcaféen, Kulturnat 2009, Escobar, the Blandet Blandt Andet festival, the televised Club Electric show, Det Gule Pakhus, and Ridehuset. Singer Katrine Schink fronts the songs, which focus on love for difference, unpredictability, and fragile existence.

Other uses of the name

Rogue is also the lead vocals, violin, and programming of the darkwave band The Crüxshadows. The name additionally refers to a Japanese new music band from the 1980s featuring singer Atsushi Okuno.

In another use, Rogue is an American progressive metalcore and djent band from Lafayette, Louisiana. That group includes Jansen Nunez on vocals and Jeffrey Fisher on guitars, and it releases the EPs Anomaly and Aeon. A further Rogue is a Los Angeles club-scene band featuring guitarist Benny Rhynedance and vocalist Drew Hannah, and it is an early version of the band The Boyz, later Young Gunns and then Wildside.