The Heavy Consequence staff selects the best metal and hard rock albums from an eclectic year of heavy music.

Our staff selects their absolute favorite records from a wild and unpredictable year of music.

In a genre where there are thousands of frightful tracks to choose from, these are 13 of the scariest.

A list of the top metal albums of the year thus far.

We partnered with Vivid Seats to bring you the ultimate festival compendium.

They are, to name a few: mothers, murderers, Russian spies, a cowboy, a clergyman, a dirty computer and a Paper Boi.

It’s already been a wild and unpredictable year of game-changing surprises.

From Breaking Bad to Twin Peaks, the living room has long been a source of terror.

Or: 10 reasons why you could beat the heat and stay inside this summer.

There’s a wealth of quality cinema out there if you’re willing to look for it.

These are the songs that we’ll be carrying with us throughout the year and beyond.

The year’s only halfway done, and we’ve already been spoiled rotten.