A metal band are taking the charts by storm with their latest single hitting the number one spot.
Blyth Road is a band made up of quartet Russell Wiggins, Richard Bagnulo, Bruce Dodin, and Harry Diffey.
They all met while studying at Global Academy in London in 2018 - and three years on, they are achieving record successes.
Their latest track Exorsa went straight to number one in the iTunes rock chart and placed in the top ten for all genres.
Russell, who lives in South Oxhey, says his time with Blyth Road has been a "wild journey" and he is excited about what the future may hold.
Russell is no stranger to the limelight. In 2015, he produced a video highlighting the torment of bullying as part of National Anti-Bullying Week.
The musician, who has Asperger's Syndrome, had been forced to leave three schools because of bullying but his poignant video certainly struck a chord, with more than 200,000 people watching it.
One comment left on the video told Russell that "things get better" adding "do not choose to give up".
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Around six years on, Russell's outlook on life is certainly a lot brighter and he is now tasting continued success with his band colleagues.
Earlier this year, the band's track Blood In My Alcohol jumped to the top of the iTunes alternative chart and the top of the main iTunes chart, with Phantom, going to number one in the metal chart too.
The group, who are all in their early 20s, have been supported by radio DJ Chris Moyles and his Radio X station, where band member and drummer Harry has worked for around two years.
Speaking about his experience with Blyth Road, which is named after the street Global Academy lies in, Russell said: "I never expected to be in a band and I had never picked up a base guitar in my life.
"For me, it has been a wild journey and it has been a huge learning curve but it has been great. We have so much material and there are very exciting prospects."
Harry added: "Never in a million years did we think we'd get a number one let alone three number one singles on iTunes. We have exceeded expectations."
Blyth Road, who write and create their own music and produce their own videos, perform at gigs and in underground venues but performing at major festivals is one of their goals.
A festival lined up in Nottingham later this year is set to be their first ever major live performance.
Russell added: "We want to take the world, we are aiming high. Playing a show at Download festival is a big dream for all of us."
Listen to Exorsa here.
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