Rogue Male

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oming about in 1984, Rogue Male featured founding members Jim Lyttle (vocals/guitar), John Fraser Binnie (guitar), Kevin Collier (ex-Le Griffe; bass) and Steve Kingsley (drums) who signed to 'Music For Nations' in 1985 to debut with First Visit, an album that took inspiration from the troubles in Lyttle's home of Ireland. They boasted a mix of punk energy and rock grind and attempted to market themselves on 'Elektra' in the US but failed in that goal to make only minor success in the UK with the follow-up, Animal Man (1986), featuring Charlie Morgan now on drums; Danny Fury would replace him after the album but it was too late for even though they tried for the celebrity name drop approach with a cover of The Who's Real Me on the album they folded shortly later.

A 6 year llegal battle soon ensued whereby Jim Lyttle won the copyright to all Rogue Male material, including the name.

Both the original albums were re-released on the Polish label 'Metal Mind' in 2007.

Under the membership of Jim Lyttle (vocals/guitar), Bernie Tormé (guitar), John McCoy (bass) and Robin Guy (drums) the band reunited to release Nail It (2010).