A Grove of Ashes and Aspens

  • The Saga Continues: Hans & Valter’s Second Album

    Now Playing: The Mountain Rumbles by Hans & Valter So around this time last year, I talked about the debut album from Swedish symphonic power metal band Hans & Valter, and in a year, they’ve managed to come out with a second album. Hints at a third album have also been made on their Instagram,…

  • The Paradox of the Queer Man: Masculinity and Performative Queerness

    Now Playing: Through Wolf’s Eyes by Elvenking So I’m pretty openly queer. I make no secret of the fact that gender is weird, a fact that can make navigating the world really complicated. But the thing is, it also makes navigating queer spaces really complicated. Hear me out for a minute. Also, as a note…