YOU WON’T GO BEFORE YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO is the best album of the year, if not the decade.

While so many metal and rock bands have switched to a poppier sound as their careers have gone on, “Knocked Loose” has only doubled down on throat-shredding screams, neck-destroying breakdowns, and ominous riffs that leave you haunted as well as headbanging.

Essential Albums of Summer 2024

Since I couldn’t give my usual album roundups over summer vacation, here are the albums released this summer that I think you need to hear.

Rocky Bucks now accepted in select College Town stores

Joy Mart, Taichi Bubble Tea, and Primohoagies each incorporate Rocky Bucks as part of their rewards program. Joy Mart also offers a 5% discount on all purchases with Rocky Bucks.