Ancient King Records

14/01/2026

🎟️ Tickets / PRE-FESTIVAL 🎟️
🔗 https://acu.nl/events/20260305/echoes-from-the-dungeon-fest-kick-off
📜 THURSDAY 5th / March 2026
🏰 71 Voorstraat 3512 BX in Utrecht 🇳🇱

🎟️ Tickets / FESTIVAL 🎟️
🔗 https://ekko.stager.co/shop/echoesfromthedungeonfest
📜 FRIDAY 6th - SATURDAY 7th / March 2026
🏰 3 Bemuurde Weerd Wz 3513 BH in Utrecht 🇳🇱

⚔️ Follow the event of Echoes from the Dungeon II
🔗 https://fb.me/e/3vAoY5nq6

🕯️ Support the Merch
🔗 https://echoesfromthedungeonfest.bandcamp.com/merch

We will be there at the second edition of Echoes from the Dungeon Fest with a label booth where you can find all our relics through Ancient King Records, but also to see play live Actias Luna, Sylfvr, with many great musicians and friends to support.

Looking forward to all being together in the dungeon, meeting new wanderers and admirers of the genre, I can't wait to see all these artists surprise us on stage! ✨

🎹 Support all the artists at the pre-festival:
Fragmented Memories
Wych Elm
Hermit Knight
Flickers from the Fen
Listening session of the new album of Ulk

🎹 Support all the artists at the festival:
Actias Luna
Earthen Shield
Elyvilon
Forge Of Nova
L A N D S R A A D
Lord Bakartia
Malfet
Örnatorpet
Segadeath
Squire
Sylfvr
Talvi
Umbría
Труп Колдуна / Warlock Co**se

🔮 Support all the exhibitors and promoters:
Ancient King Records
Barrow Hoard Records
Dale Of Shadows
Forsaken Relics
Gondolin Records
Moonlit Castle Records
Mushroom Keep Records
Phantom Lure
WereGnome Records
Joan Llopis Doménech
and more...

GUIDE FAQ: https://papaupaulpresents.com/a-guide-to-all-things

01/01/2026

First release to start the year ❄️ I've been wanting to share this one for a while and here it is!

This release carries the breath of cold lands where even winter itself seems to dream. In those distant reaches where dawn shimmers faintly over frost-bitten horizons, the world lies half-asleep, its nature calm and still.

Each track was shaped from icy memories, from my wanderings through ancient forests lost in the French mountains, following an unmarked path hidden beneath snow that concealed the trails. In these depths, winter does more than settle, it slips between the trees and along the waterways.

Every whisper of this realm seems carved from silence itself, everywhere lingers the echo of that breath, like a hidden flame beneath the frost, guiding our spirit through an endless expanse of crystal, shadow and ancient cold.

Born under the enchanting inspirations of Carwylm and Moloch.

Full album on Bancamp
▶ https://ancientkingrec.bandcamp.com/album/icespell

Full album on YouTube
▶ https://youtu.be/rjU4dSkEyGw

20/12/2025

NEW MUSIC 💀 YOUTUBE PREMIERE
▶ https://youtu.be/GQEqqhuCdVw
PLEASE ✨ Like / Comment / Share

Dungeon Synth / Dark Medieval Ambient from France.Cassettes coming soon in 2026, stay tuned.00:00 Les Commandements - Part I07:02 Le Passage du Trépas dans l...

14/12/2025

Knights, unfortunately, for several weeks I have tried different solutions to ship parcels to the United States, but recent shipping restrictions now prevent us from sending packages to this region in safe and reliable conditions.

All initial shipments to the United States were returned and reshipping costs have since become excessively high (often double or even triple for some parcels), while remaining highly unreliable. For this reason, all affected orders will be refunded.

I am truly sorry for this inconvenience and sincerely hope to be able to offer a safer solution in the future, once I have found financially viable ways to ship parcels to the United States.

06/12/2025

Get ready for winter! ❄️

All the pre-ordered beanies finally arrived yesterday and were all shipped this morning. A huge thank you to everyone who placed an order and for your patience! I'm so proud of how these AKR beanies look.

I made a few extra for those who missed the pre-orders. There's even a bright orange one with the logo embroidered in black, perfect for Halloween lovers! 🎃

~ Black hat, white embroidery
~ Beige hat, light brown embroidery
~ Green bottle hat, pale yellow embroidery
~ Chocolate hat, pale yellow embroidery
~ Orange hat, black embroidery

Available on Bandcamp ⚔️
https://ancientkingrec.bandcamp.com/merch/akr-embroidered-beanie-hat-different-colors

Hand-embroidered by EnviedeBroderie 🪡🇫🇷

26/11/2025

🍂 NEW MUSIC ON YOUTUBE 🍂
▶ https://youtu.be/xoaUZ_298bI

New demo from Ondes by the Ghost. From a dream, I still don't know if it as bad or soothing, or both in the same time. Sitting cross-legged, facing the lake, the mountains in front of us, we won't say anything to each other, but we have everything to say to each other...

NEW MUSIC ON BANDCAMP
▶ https://ondesfr.bandcamp.com/album/sadness-demo

23/11/2025

Strictly limited Weress t-shirt still available. Screen-printed on black cotton shirt, pointillism design by Noirs Dessins, it carries the logo and emblem of the universe of dreams I have been building through this project. 🌙

https://weressmusic.bandcamp.com/merch/pre-order-weress-t-shirt-black-pointillism

https://ancientkingrec.bandcamp.com/merch/pre-order-weress-t-shirt-black-pointillism

Orders are open until January 1st, the final quantity will depend on the number of t-shirts reserved, shipping is planned to begin at the end of January. Thanks for your support. ✨

21/11/2025

⛓️ NEW MUSIC ON YOUTUBE ⛓️
▶ https://youtu.be/UpCsQoF7y2w

De Tristesse, the new offering from Hermith, marks a somber and spellbinding chapter in the project's path. Conceived in collaboration with three witches, each invoked and present on a dedicated track, the album unfolds an atmosphere of profound emotional weight, blending sorrow, despair and depression in a rare and potent alchemy.

Majestic and melancholic, this Dungeon Synth release explores the realms of memory of the dead and the fragile veil between the living and the departed. Through dense layers, heart-rending melodies and ancient chords unearthed with fervor, Hermith lifts the nightfall mist, illuminating the ruins of a forgotten past like a ritual woven between darkness and remembrance...

A worthy successor to the project's previous dark opus with Une Prison, De Tristesse continues with raw sincerity and rare originality the traditional approach of the genre, while elevating it into a more intimate, spectral and mystical space. A bleak, beautiful and deeply human journey, in which each track becomes an incantation shared between Hermith and these three occult voices, united in a single funereal chorus.

Will soon arrive on cassette through Ancient King Records for European distribution from France.

20/11/2025

🍂 NEW MUSIC ON YOUTUBE 🍂
▶ https://youtu.be/sOU8DP2ecHY

The debut album The Sun Set Behind Mount Blue Job by Hoarfrost will soon arrive on cassette through Ancient King Records for European distribution from France, in collaboration with my friend Realm and Ritual who is handling the American distribution from Boston.

I'm also taking this opportunity to highlight the upcoming concert that Realm and Ritual and Somergloom Festival present DUNGEON SYNTH AT THE CINEMA, a night of Dungeon Synth and Fantasy Ambient performances in a historic movie theater in Massachusetts. Witness feats of analog sorcery accompanied by big screen visuals. Don't miss this event knights!

Featuring live performances from great musicians:
- Hoarfrost
- Unsheathed Glory
- Headmaster

📜 SATURDAY, December 6th 🍂
⌛ 08:30 PM Doors / 09:00 PM Show 🕯️
🏰 The 4th Wall at Capitol Theater (Arlington, MA) 🇺🇸
🎟️ Entrance $10
▶ https://capitoltheatreusa.com/movie/somergloom-presents-headmaster-unsheathed-glory-hoarfrost

13/11/2025

FREE CODES:
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02/11/2025

🪲 FREE BANDCAMP CODES UPDATE 🪲
Available on these videos on YouTube in the description!

Full Music: https://youtu.be/TAP-UkWioEA
Full Performance: https://youtu.be/Pg68b-pKlZQ

Dungeon Synth / Egyptian Fantasy Synth / Oriental Ambient from France.Full live performance filmed on YouTube:▶ (in coming...)00:00 Journey to Egypt (Introdu...

30/10/2025

✦ PRE-ORDER Weress Black T-Shirt ✦

Screen-printed in France, black t-shirt 100% cotton textile.
Design by Noirs Dessins, the logo and emblem in pointillism.

WERESS: https://weressmusic.bandcamp.com/merch/pre-order-weress-t-shirt-black-pointillism

AKR: https://ancientkingrec.bandcamp.com/merch/pre-order-weress-t-shirt-black-pointillism

Pre-sales will be enabled starting TODAY to January 1st. The limitation will be determined based on the number of pieces placed on them. It's estimated that we will begin shipping all orders by the end of January.