Welcome to a brand new Metal Planet Music series where we highlight some of the incredible artists around the globe who are making music you must hear.

It’s a pleasure to catch up with the Beast from the North East, sensational drummer, KYLE HUGHES, ahead of his show, tonight’s at the Islington Assembly Hall, it’s June 26th, and he’s currently on tour with American guitar maestro Richie Kotzen and bassist Dylan Wilson.

Chaos Doctrine has been shaking the foundations of thrash, death, and industrial metal since their formation over a decade ago.

Once in a while a star is born, what is rarer is that not only does that star burn intensely bright but transcends boundaries with the metaphorical key grasped firmly readied to unlock a prosperous future.

Stood amidst the Bloodstock crowd, this summer, during the announcement of the first wave of bands for next year's festival was electric to say the least.

“What we have witnessed this evening – whether it be wondrous costumes, super-polished choreography, or sheer aptitude in stage props – is the elevation of quality music to a Broadway or West End scale. Mountains are scaled and the flag of success is nailed to the peak.” Thus read my summary of Sabaton’s 2023 headline show at Cardiff’s sold-out 7,500 capacity Utilita Arena.

Heading to Bloodstock for the very first time with a Friday support set to headliners Opeth, American Stoner Rock legends, Clutch, descend upon the UK for an exclusive 2024 set armed with plenty ambient riffs and an amalgamation of rock, blues and alternative genres to take their UK fans into the cosmos.

Richard Henry has a chat with Richie about his career so far, his guitar playing and what he is up to next..

His website describes his musical output as “Soul drenched Southern rock and American” which is, indeed, accurate to a degree. Listen closer and you’ll take in vivid daubs of Stateside country juxtaposing with 12 bar shuffles akin to classic Status Quo.

This is the first of a brand-new video series where we catch up with musical legends and up and coming new artists, along with various other people from the industry who all contribute to making our worlds full of the sounds and images that have shaped our lives.

CAVALERA has become synonymous with extreme metal music, a name that to this day still holds the highest regard, a family legacy built upon decades of musical aggression. 

American rockers Preacher Stone have, make no bones about it, faced an unholy amount of adversity in the last few months. With their fifth album, aptly entitled, ‘V’ completed and awaiting release the news broke of the tragic passing of enigmatic keyboardist Johnny Webb.

Norfolk based, progressive band Solestial are in preparations for releasing their upcoming E.P EXORDIUM.

Following the hard rocking metalliferous trails blazed out of Bridgend by the likes of Bullet For My Valentine, Funeral For A Friend and, most latterly, Those Damn Crows the force of nature collectively known as Edit The Tide are keen to share their heavy melodies far and wide.

EDIT – unfortunately major audio Gremlins crept into the recording works, so the original interview has disappeared down a digital plughole.

Brighton breakout! It’s been an arduous and challenging five years since Stone Angels began laying the foundations for their forthcoming sophomore release ‘Up In Smoke’.