ASGRAUW – NADIRFLUX

Nadirflux: A collapse from above. The track imagines the end of a simulated world, when the controllers pull the plug and the experiment ceases. Particles fall, systems fail, and the comforting scaffolding of reality dissolves. What will happen if the simulation melts down around you?

Asgrauw – Solips
Release Date: November, 12th, 2026
Genre: Black Metal
Formats: Vinyl/CD/MC/Merch
For Fans Of: Sargeist, Horna, Tsjuder & Drudkh.

Preorder links:
LP: https://www.zwaertgevegt.nl/product/asgrauw-solips-12-black-vinyl/
Color-LP: https://www.zwaertgevegt.nl/product/asgrauw-solips-12-red-blue-swirl/
CD: https://zerodimensionalrecords.bigcartel.com/product/hmpcd
MC: https://www.zwaertgevegt.nl/product/asgrauw-solips/
US-MC: https://www.jemslabel.com/asgrauw-solips-cassette-preorder
Merch: https://voidwanderer.com/product/asgrauw-solips-merch-preorder
Digital: https://asgrauw.bandcamp.com/

Live Tickets: https://shop.ikbenaanwezig.nl/tickets/event/asgrauw-album-release-show

There Is No Truth But Your Own.

Since 2010, Asgrauw has been carving their name into the blackened heart of the Dutch underground. No trends. No compromises. Just a homage to the second wave’s frostbitten fury, twisted through their own merciless vision. And now, with Solips, they’ve sharpened the blade further.

Seven albums in, and Asgrauw still doesn’t give a damn about your expectations. Solips is a reckoning, a brutal, unflinching dive into the abyss of perception. You want answers? You’ll get questions. You want comfort? You’ll get the cold, unyielding truth: reality is yours alone to define. After Façade (2022) tore through the fragile boundary between life and death; where rituals, madness, and the desperate hunger for immortality pulsed beneath every riff. Oorsprong (2024) rewrote humanity’s origins through the myth of the Anunnaki, Asgrauw now turns their gaze inward. Perception. Observation. Time. Experience.

How do you know what you see is real? How do you know anyone else sees the same thing?

An attack on the illusion of shared reality. The riffs? 100% Asgrauw as you know them, a blade dragging across bone. The atmosphere? A suffocating fog of existential dread. The themes? A descent into the self as the only undeniable truth. And when the final note fades, the weight of it lingers.

Doubt everything. Question everything. Solips is here.

TRACKLIST
1. Confabulatie
2. Verblind
3. Chronisch
4. Nachtstorm
5. Schaduwganger
6. Manipulatie
7. Anatta
8. Nadirflux

On November 12, internationally, Void Wanderer Productions, Zwaertgevegt, Hidden Marly Production & Jems Label are proud to present Asgrauw’s striking new album Solips

Asgrauw (Dutch for “ash gray”) formed in 2010 in Groesbeek, Netherlands, and has become a notable name in Dutch black metal. The trio, consisting of Batr (drums), Kaos (bass and vocals) and Vaal (guitar and vocals). Balances harsh and shouting vocal styles to create a dynamic, atmospheric sound that works powerfully both on record and live.

Musically rooted in the second-wave black metal tradition, Asgrauw explores thematic depth with lyrics about mythology and apocalyptic themes, the origins of humanity and cosmic narratives. Their sixth studio album, Oorsprong, was released on 31 October 2024 and earned praise for mature songwriting, vocal interplay and standout drumming.

The band releases music through labels such as Zwaertgevegt (NL), Hidden Marly (JP) & Death Prayer Records (UK) and partners like Void Wanderer Productions (NL) for select editions. Asgrauw is recognized for intense performances and a steady discography since 2010.

The band is now ready to unleash their new work, “Solips” upon this imaginary world.

We have some (or will get) in distro.

Lineup:
Kaos – Bass, Vocals & Words
Vaal – Guitars & Vocals
Batr – Drums & Synths

Recorded, mixed & mastered – Batr
Artwork – Ronarg 
Photography – Batr
Lyrics – Kaos & Vaal
Horns on Confabulatie – Izzy

On the 14th of November will Asgrauw organize a release preformance together with Kludde (B) and The Chösen, at Maddogs. Get yout tickets here: