Be warned: 'The Reddening' is not a book to read alone. The sense of impending doom is there from the get-go. But it is genuinely hard to put down. Just keep the lights on.

Here are the ten albums that I have loved the most in the last twelve months. Well, apart from Abomnium’s A Hollow Path, that is. But nominating my own album just might be a little bit too cheeky… 😉 10. Cannibal Corpse – Red Before Black You know what you …

In a year that truly called for metal (lots and lots of metal), these are the 10 best metal albums of 2016 that have been keeping my jukebox busy.

In 'Some Will Not Sleep' nothing is sacred, nothing is safe, and goodness me, if you like horror fiction you’re going to absolutely love every damn minute.

Here's Sapient, frontman of blackened death metal band Abomnium with his list of the 10 best extreme metal albums of 2015.

'Hell's Ditch' is a rollercoaster ride that clatters along at a wonderful pace and is a fantastic start to what promises to be an engaging and horrific series. Bring on the next book!

The end of the world as a whole is reflected brilliantly in the end of the world for just one man in Adam Nevill's dark and brutal 'Lost Girl.'

Lamb of God's 'VII: Sturm und Drang' grabs you by the scruff of the neck and drags you through blistering songs that rage at the injustices of the world.

'Moonlover' positively soars with massive crossover appeal, skipping merrily between the bleakest black metal and the jangliest of goth rock.

'Confessions of a Heretic' reveals a man as vulnerable and limited as the rest of us yet who has created some of the very finest of modern metal music.