Ancient King Records

23/10/2025

Knights, here are some FREE CODES for the only one live performance of Skhemty 🪲 available in the video description:
▶ https://youtu.be/Pg68b-pKlZQ
Thanks for your support!

Dungeon Synth / Egyptian Fantasy Synth / Oriental Ambient from France.Full music on YouTube:▶ https://youtu.be/TAP-UkWioEA00:00 Journey to Egypt (Introductio...

21/10/2025

🇺🇸 IMPORTANT INFORMATION : SHIPPING TO USA 🇺🇸

Shipping as UPS parcels is possible again, but ONLY small packages. For now, all packages exceeding 3 cm in thickness can no longer be sent to the United States.

Shipping prices are too expensive lately, shipments may be delayed, or may get stuck at customs. These are situations that have arisen since the new taxes were imposed.

We really hope that a new, more secure and less expensive solution will be available very soon. I will be sure to keep you informed of any developments on this situation.

Merch from Ancient King Records

20/10/2025

Memory from the first concert of Balrog at the DARK DUNGEON FESTIVAL III in Belgium 🏰🇧🇪 surprise from the Skhemty's show.

Check on YouTube the full live performance:
▶ https://youtu.be/wYqHfUC1RIE
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Digital Download / Support on Bandcamp:
▶ https://balrogdungeon.bandcamp.com

Photography by Sergey Magistr.

20/10/2025

⚔️ BLACK FOG OVER BILBAO ⚔️

Come knights, we are going to experience a special and unique evening here with our synths! 🎹

📜 FRIDAY 24th October / 19:30 🍂
🏰 4 Blas de Otero Kalea 48014 Bilbao 🇪🇸
🎟️ Entrance 7€

This autumn in the Basque Country, we will be playing with Weress at this first event organized by Dungeonlord Records from Lord Bakartia.

- Gravelbed
- Silencio Permanente
- Sublime Solitude
- Weress

On the bill, four projects that will play, each in their own dark or dreamy universe, while taking you away from this soon-to-be-sleeping world...

We can't wait to be there together, to be among friends and travelers, to meet dreamers, and for sure to surprise you on stage! ✨

19/10/2025

Each digital album is priced at 999€ on the label's Bandcamp page. This allows you to listen to the albums there when browsing the site, but also encourages you to visit the artists' own Bandcamp pages and support their work directly.

There is always a direct link provided to each artist's Bandcamp page, so you can support them directly through their own platforms and access the digital downloads.

In some exceptional cases, there may be releases on Bandcamp where the digital download is only available through the AKR page. In these cases, the digital price will always be 1€ if you wish to download them.

I therefore invite you to revisit the albums you enjoy. If you wish to download the music in digital format, you can simply follow the links provided, with all payments going directly to the respective artists.

16/10/2025

𓂀 Live at Dark Dungeon Festival 𓂀

Digital Download / Support on Bandcamp:
https://skhemty.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-dark-dungeon-festival

Full live performance filmed on YouTube:
▶ https://youtu.be/Pg68b-pKlZQ

Full live music on YouTube:
▶ https://youtu.be/TAP-UkWioEA

The only one live performance of Skhemty at Dark Dungeon Festival inside the Castle Avouerie Anthisnes in Belgium, October 10th 2025.

Particularly glad to have presented the universe of Skhemty in live for this opportunity, all together during this concert, we were gathered to travel together through the warm lands of the world. I tried to give the best of myself through my music for this set, I will be eternally grateful to all those who were there and who supported me.

Eternally grateful to the organizers Estéban and Denis of the Dark Dungeon Festival. Dark Dungeon Festival is the first Dungeon Synth festival in Europe, held in a medieval castle.

A special thanks to my friends, Tristan Feilla from Elyvilon for playing a clarinet part in Skhemty's set, Henri Dumois from Descort and Svampprinsen for accompanying me on percussions during this first live performance of Balrog in the end of the show, to Frostfea for her invaluable help, to Rose Zaka for taking care to film the live on video and take care of the label's stand. Thanks to all my friends in the French Dungeon Synth scene and to my friends around the world.

Hails to the absolutely exceptional wizards and warriors who was on stage at the festival: Anglachel, Arcana Liturgia, A Spell Enraged, Cave Spellcaster, Dragon Mastery, Elyvilon, Fragmented Memories, Seregost, Silencio Permanente, The Wanderer, Valen, Wraith Knight.

Thank you all for being there everyone! 🪲

Performed by John Lordswood
Featuring with Elyvilon on stage
Featuring with Descort and Svampprinsen on stage
Music mastered at Forge Audio Media
Live performance filmed by Rose Zaka
Artwork Layout by John Lordswood
Photography by Faallaway
Logo by Wappenschmied

15/10/2025

👑 NEW CASSETTES AVAILABLE 👑

⚔️ Check Out the Armory ! ⚔️
https://ancientkingrec.bandcamp.com

AKR026 Wintercry - Swords and Magic
AKR027 Illuin - The Last Hope
AKR028 Malzarum - Knights of the Zweih​​​ä​​​nder Order
AKR029 Raathgard - Enchanted Whispers...
AKR030 Skhemty - Hidden Treasures of Egypt
AKR031 Skhemty - Goddess of the Nighttime Sky
AKR032 Arthuros, Foglord, Weress - Triune of Stars
AKR033 Svampprinsen - Mörkret viskar mitt namn

You have a few remaining copies of our previous releases on cassette, CD, and vinyl, as well as merch (T-shirts, patches, metal pins), and more...

As a reminder, pre-orders for the Embroidered Beanie Hat are still available, pre-sales will end on November 1st.

15/10/2025

SOLANUM - ..::Worlds::.. (2025)

Solanum is the solo project of B.S., founding member of Depressive Silence. Atmospheric and deeply evocative, it embraces a vision rooted in nature, dreams and outer space. With captivating synth layers and enchanting melodies, this new album unfolds a mystical and contemplative atmosphere, inviting the listener on a timeless inner journey... Highly recommended ✨

Cassettes made and signed by B.S. available tonight on the Distro Bandcamp page of Ancient King Records 👑

13/10/2025

NEW MUSIC 🪲 YOUTUBE PREMIERE
▶ https://youtu.be/TAP-UkWioEA
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The tracks of the only one live performance of Skhemty at the DARK DUNGEON FESTIVAL III inside the Castle Avouerie Anthisnes this weekend in Belgium!

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

07/10/2025

🌿 NEW MUSIC ON YOUTUBE 🗡️
▶ https://youtu.be/6F70knibIx8
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Cassette & CD available in 2026 on Ancient King Records 👑

The third Ysopet, a chapter more narrative and enchanting than ever.

References to French landscapes such as Saint-Astier, within the courtyard of the Château de Puyferrat, and new legends that will guide you to the Alps, the land of borders. Paris ablaze beneath the bells of Notre-Dame, the laughter of the Festival of Fools drowning out the tragedy. The Lady of the Branches in the heart of the night, whose whispers will lead you to the six sacred oaks of the Forest of Chaux.

The songs of the Altaria Rauzana with the vision of a lost kingdom, proclaiming the coming of the Oak King. The dungeon of the Amblève Tower, where Griffon finally breaks free, a moment steeped in a distinctly dark atmosphere. And at last, to the great fortified city of Carcassonne, where the Sword of Legends is finally revealed.

This album is an ode to the memory of forgotten places, to the myths passed down from stone to stone, from mouth to mouth, like a medieval chant reborn through the ages. 🍀

Dungeon Synth / Folk Medieval / Fantasy Synth / Ambient from France.Cassette & CD available in 2026 on Ancient King Records, stay tuned.00:00 Sous l'Arbre Do...

06/10/2025

🦉 NEW MUSIC ON YOUTUBE🦉
▶ https://youtu.be/EUgF3uxJidE
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Cassette available in October 15th on Ancient King Records 👑

Second album from our master owl, who once bewitched us with his debut Höstens Vattenfall, we leave the rustic lands of magical forests to plunge into darker realm. Rest alone here, hidden in the shadow of the night, breathe the scents of the wilderness, hear the whispers of nature...

Through this new work, Svampprinsen expands his atmospheric realm of rare richness, where flutes, strings and ancient percussion echo faintly through the woods. Exceptional collaborations with the two guardians, Örnatorpet and Sylfvr , bring majestic identities to the journey. Each track invites you to cross the gates of an ancestral night, guided by the glow of the stars, offering an experience so immersive that it deserves to be by your side, played many times on your own deck.

Dungeon Synth / Fantasy Synth / Dark Ambient from Sweden.Cassette available in October 15th on Ancient King Records:▶ https://ancientkingrec.bandcamp.com/alb...