A Grove of Ashes and Aspens

  • Musical Retrospective: Falconer and their Debut Album

    Now Playing: Upon the Grave of Guilt by Falconer I feel like it comes as no surprise at this point that I like Falconer. I’m a folk metal and power metal guy, I sing baritone, what better combination than Falconer for my particular musical tastes. For those unfamiliar, Falconer was a Swedish folk/power metal band…

  • New Sabaton Album: Thoughts and Feelings

    Now Playing: Templars by Sabaton So it’s been a minute since we talked about Sabaton around here. Not because I dislike them or anything, I just had my attention on other topics. (And I’ve been a bit busy, but school will do that to a bitch.) Now, they dropped a new album in 2025, and…

  • 2025 in Music: The Year of Folk Metal

    Now Playing: Nu Delhi by Bloodywood So as folk metal fans, we got a little bit spoiled this year. A new Bloodywood album, a new Elvenking album and cover (not really a folk metal cover, since it’s a cover of Children of Bodom, but still), a new Tungsten single (they count as folk metal enough…

  • Hard Rock and Jokers: New Hell in the Club Album

    Now Playing: The Devil Won’t Forgive Me by Hell in the Club And just like that, we have another new album that dropped from an Italian metal band. Don’t you worry, we’ll talk about it. But first, “who the hell (heh) are these people?” you may be asking yourself. Fear not, for I am here…