It’s not until you actually start combing through the hundreds of records you’ve listened to over a decade that you realize how daunting the task really is.

This best of 2018 list for hard rock and metal is capped by one mammoth record that made the whole year worth it.

Shooter Jennings decided to title his return to country music after himself, but it could just as easily be called ‘Junior’ or ‘Bocephus.’

I still can’t figure out why this wasn’t a huge summer hit.

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