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Dutch black metal triumvirate Asgrauw has announced its fourth full-length album, Façade, to be out on 7 October via Death Prayer Records. The band has also shared the first track from it - "Versplinterd Hout" awaits you below.
Façade explores the area between life and death. The unknown and inexplicable, sometimes things are not what they seem. From suspended animation caused by disease to the despair of being buried alive. The struggle between wishing and fearing death. From losing your individuality to sacrificing your soul. All themes balance the thin line between the two worlds. Is there any difference at all? Or do we attach too much value to our corpus?
The hard-working black metal band Asgrauw was founded in 2010. Its first album Schijngestalten (2014), displays straight-forward traditional black metal or the so-called Scandinavian hordes from the golden age of black metal. Since its second album Krater (2016), the Dutch band began to lean more toward an atmospheric and sentimental vibe, while the punk attitude has never disappeared from their sound.
Asgrauw relies on a dark and bleak atmosphere with piercing guitars and haunting synths, strengthened with powerful and energetic punky riffs and heavy drums. The use of two vocalists gives it a lot of variety in the vocal department. The band's third album Gronspech (2018), was performed in the local dialect of Groesbeek, The Netherlands, while the 2020's album IJsval was filled with apocalyptic scenes. Now, the question is whether this was fictional or true?
The new album Façade is the fifth album that Asgrauw recorded in more than a decade. Due to the pandemic, the band took their time to record the best full-length possible. Frustration has been turned into an album that sounds faster, dirtier and more furious than previous albums. But the melancholic signature sound is present without negating the aggression. Link
Façade tracklist:
1. Versplinterd hout
2. Geketend
3. Zielloos
4. Offerande
5. Tussen willen en kunnen
6. Hernemen
7. As van de doden
8. Levenswaan
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