Gray Friar
@grayfriar.bsky.social
Fantasy synth artist.
Fascism, bigotry, and hate are not welcome here.
Say no to AI.
linktr.ee/grayfriar
Fascism, bigotry, and hate are not welcome here.
Say no to AI.
linktr.ee/grayfriar
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Grimdor is out here once again doing the most Grimdor thing—plagiarizing a Lord of the Rings wiki. I wonder if the music reflects the effort that went into the description.
November 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Grimdor is out here once again doing the most Grimdor thing—plagiarizing a Lord of the Rings wiki. I wonder if the music reflects the effort that went into the description.
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good morning to everyone who says no to nsbm
November 12, 2025 at 11:32 AM
good morning to everyone who says no to nsbm
Decided to release some music today, written in the first weeks of this year.
forgottenrelic.bandcamp.com/album/forgot...
forgottenrelic.bandcamp.com/album/forgot...
Forgotten Relic, by Forgotten Relic
4 track album
forgottenrelic.bandcamp.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Decided to release some music today, written in the first weeks of this year.
forgottenrelic.bandcamp.com/album/forgot...
forgottenrelic.bandcamp.com/album/forgot...
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Available on tape this Halloween (12PM est). Video premiere and full stream coming next week.
TDS047 | Dleifdem - Michigan Upper Peninsula Volume 2
A continued meditation on place through fuzzy synth driven melodies and field recordings from the lakes and wilds of Northern Michigan.
TDS047 | Dleifdem - Michigan Upper Peninsula Volume 2
A continued meditation on place through fuzzy synth driven melodies and field recordings from the lakes and wilds of Northern Michigan.
October 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Available on tape this Halloween (12PM est). Video premiere and full stream coming next week.
TDS047 | Dleifdem - Michigan Upper Peninsula Volume 2
A continued meditation on place through fuzzy synth driven melodies and field recordings from the lakes and wilds of Northern Michigan.
TDS047 | Dleifdem - Michigan Upper Peninsula Volume 2
A continued meditation on place through fuzzy synth driven melodies and field recordings from the lakes and wilds of Northern Michigan.
So happy to be a part of this fundraiser. It’s a great time to buy Magic Hilt digital albums and records!
BANDCAMP FRIDAY FUNDRAISER
This Friday, I will be donating all sales--digital and physical--to the National Immigration Law Center, an organization dedicated to advancing and defending the rights and opportunities of low-income immigrants and their loved ones.
This Friday, I will be donating all sales--digital and physical--to the National Immigration Law Center, an organization dedicated to advancing and defending the rights and opportunities of low-income immigrants and their loved ones.
October 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
So happy to be a part of this fundraiser. It’s a great time to buy Magic Hilt digital albums and records!
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Super excited to share my new Lucerne Hammer album today, Vermilion Pyre!
I owe a great deal of thanks to a lot of folks I've met here for their championing of this project. I'm really proud of how these songs came out and I sincerely hope you enjoy them.
I owe a great deal of thanks to a lot of folks I've met here for their championing of this project. I'm really proud of how these songs came out and I sincerely hope you enjoy them.
September 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Super excited to share my new Lucerne Hammer album today, Vermilion Pyre!
I owe a great deal of thanks to a lot of folks I've met here for their championing of this project. I'm really proud of how these songs came out and I sincerely hope you enjoy them.
I owe a great deal of thanks to a lot of folks I've met here for their championing of this project. I'm really proud of how these songs came out and I sincerely hope you enjoy them.
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SEPTEMBER RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT PT.1
RAR218 | Castlerock - The World in the Valley of the Wind
Tapes available Friday, September 26tth @ 12PM est.
Nearly one year after 2024’s “Order of the Paulownia Flowers”, fantasy ambient artist CASTLEROCK returns with “The World in the Valley of the Wind”.
RAR218 | Castlerock - The World in the Valley of the Wind
Tapes available Friday, September 26tth @ 12PM est.
Nearly one year after 2024’s “Order of the Paulownia Flowers”, fantasy ambient artist CASTLEROCK returns with “The World in the Valley of the Wind”.
September 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Really nicely done art from a friend!
Would definitely be incredible if I could get a license or two sold, September is sadly kicking me in the nards.
35% off everything with this link: ko-fi.com/sylfvr/link/...
Valid until the end of the week!
Any help is of course appreciated and even a share helps! Thank you
35% off everything with this link: ko-fi.com/sylfvr/link/...
Valid until the end of the week!
Any help is of course appreciated and even a share helps! Thank you
September 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Really nicely done art from a friend!
Also look at his following number. Simply cannot be a coincidence
September 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Also look at his following number. Simply cannot be a coincidence
Your support of the recent Antiquity Tapes drop raised $210, which I’ve sent to the Trevor Project. Any remaining tape sales from this drop will fund an additional donation
September 13, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Your support of the recent Antiquity Tapes drop raised $210, which I’ve sent to the Trevor Project. Any remaining tape sales from this drop will fund an additional donation
Saga tapes are out via Realm and Ritual! Really stoked on how these turned out. Looks like there are still some left!
August 2025 Drop is Live. Link in Bio.
RAR200 | Magic Hilt - Saga of the Glinting Steel (Extended)
RAR215 | Many Waters - Thou Shalt Not Kill
RAR216 | Mordran - Witchwood
RAR217 | Ruohtta - Ugric Satan
TDS043 | Mortlach - Another Death at the Castle
TDS044 | Ashen Codex - Mystic Wilderness
RAR200 | Magic Hilt - Saga of the Glinting Steel (Extended)
RAR215 | Many Waters - Thou Shalt Not Kill
RAR216 | Mordran - Witchwood
RAR217 | Ruohtta - Ugric Satan
TDS043 | Mortlach - Another Death at the Castle
TDS044 | Ashen Codex - Mystic Wilderness
August 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Saga tapes are out via Realm and Ritual! Really stoked on how these turned out. Looks like there are still some left!
Similarly, you can’t listen to NSBM and claim you have integrity.
you can’t take money from an nsbm label and call yourself an antifascist
August 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Similarly, you can’t listen to NSBM and claim you have integrity.
Reposted by Gray Friar
Available this Friday at 12PM EST.
RAR200 | Magic Hilt - Saga of the Glinting Steel (Extended)
Behold! After being released on vinyl and digital six months ago, "Saga of the Glinting Steel" is now available on tape for the first time.
@grayfriar.bsky.social
RAR200 | Magic Hilt - Saga of the Glinting Steel (Extended)
Behold! After being released on vinyl and digital six months ago, "Saga of the Glinting Steel" is now available on tape for the first time.
@grayfriar.bsky.social
August 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Available this Friday at 12PM EST.
RAR200 | Magic Hilt - Saga of the Glinting Steel (Extended)
Behold! After being released on vinyl and digital six months ago, "Saga of the Glinting Steel" is now available on tape for the first time.
@grayfriar.bsky.social
RAR200 | Magic Hilt - Saga of the Glinting Steel (Extended)
Behold! After being released on vinyl and digital six months ago, "Saga of the Glinting Steel" is now available on tape for the first time.
@grayfriar.bsky.social
Incredibly fortunate to have continued support from Realm and Ritual!
The tape edition includes five additional tracks written in the same time period as the initial eight-song LP.
Hand-numbered edition of 75 frosted tapes with black liners, A/B pad-print, and extended 5 panel J-card.
Hand-numbered edition of 75 frosted tapes with black liners, A/B pad-print, and extended 5 panel J-card.
August 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Incredibly fortunate to have continued support from Realm and Ritual!
Reposted by Gray Friar
Available on tape Friday, August 22nd @ 12PM EST.
RAR200 | Magic Hilt - Saga of the Glinting Steel (Extended)
Behold! After being released on vinyl and digital six months ago, "Saga of the Glinting Steel" is now available on tape for the first time.
@grayfriar.bsky.social
RAR200 | Magic Hilt - Saga of the Glinting Steel (Extended)
Behold! After being released on vinyl and digital six months ago, "Saga of the Glinting Steel" is now available on tape for the first time.
@grayfriar.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Available on tape Friday, August 22nd @ 12PM EST.
RAR200 | Magic Hilt - Saga of the Glinting Steel (Extended)
Behold! After being released on vinyl and digital six months ago, "Saga of the Glinting Steel" is now available on tape for the first time.
@grayfriar.bsky.social
RAR200 | Magic Hilt - Saga of the Glinting Steel (Extended)
Behold! After being released on vinyl and digital six months ago, "Saga of the Glinting Steel" is now available on tape for the first time.
@grayfriar.bsky.social
This is now a Taqueria El Buen Sabor fan account
August 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
This is now a Taqueria El Buen Sabor fan account
Greetings from San Francisco
August 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Greetings from San Francisco
Magic Hilt - Saga of the Glinting Steel on tape. The extended edition no one asked for, featuring five additional tracks, including my Old Tower diss track!
--RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT--
Tapes available Friday, August 22nd @ 12PM EST.
RAR200 | Magic Hilt - Saga of the Glinting Steel (Extended)
Extended version of the LP featuring five unreleased tracks of arcane enchantment.
@grayfriar.bsky.social
Tapes available Friday, August 22nd @ 12PM EST.
RAR200 | Magic Hilt - Saga of the Glinting Steel (Extended)
Extended version of the LP featuring five unreleased tracks of arcane enchantment.
@grayfriar.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Magic Hilt - Saga of the Glinting Steel on tape. The extended edition no one asked for, featuring five additional tracks, including my Old Tower diss track!
I appreciate your support on the recent Antiquity drop and Gray Friar Confessions artist copies! Just got back from dropping everything off at the post office
August 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I appreciate your support on the recent Antiquity drop and Gray Friar Confessions artist copies! Just got back from dropping everything off at the post office
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it’s “separate the art from the artist” until the artist is a marginalized individual
August 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
it’s “separate the art from the artist” until the artist is a marginalized individual
Released 3 years ago today, moonlit mourning's first album allowed me to explore writing minimalist piano music. Please feel free to redeem a code:
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August 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Released 3 years ago today, moonlit mourning's first album allowed me to explore writing minimalist piano music. Please feel free to redeem a code:
pea7-xjp7
67vp-h7ex
we5n-3r5n
xxfa-3xft
jqab-hve7
6rfm-e8r5
nxdf-urxf
meqv-elma
f8r7-uayb
5nxd-e72x
pea7-xjp7
67vp-h7ex
we5n-3r5n
xxfa-3xft
jqab-hve7
6rfm-e8r5
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meqv-elma
f8r7-uayb
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Antiquity’s new tapes are live!
Tomorrow's Antiquity Tapes drop:
AT004 | SPECTRAL SORROW - DEMO VI
AT005 | Sylvan Scrying - Exploration
AT006 | Vermin Halls - Vermin Halls
@stormsonggrimoires.bsky.social
@mossknightcometh.bsky.social
@vermin.love
AT004 | SPECTRAL SORROW - DEMO VI
AT005 | Sylvan Scrying - Exploration
AT006 | Vermin Halls - Vermin Halls
@stormsonggrimoires.bsky.social
@mossknightcometh.bsky.social
@vermin.love
August 2, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Antiquity’s new tapes are live!
Tomorrow's Antiquity Tapes drop:
AT004 | SPECTRAL SORROW - DEMO VI
AT005 | Sylvan Scrying - Exploration
AT006 | Vermin Halls - Vermin Halls
@stormsonggrimoires.bsky.social
@mossknightcometh.bsky.social
@vermin.love
AT004 | SPECTRAL SORROW - DEMO VI
AT005 | Sylvan Scrying - Exploration
AT006 | Vermin Halls - Vermin Halls
@stormsonggrimoires.bsky.social
@mossknightcometh.bsky.social
@vermin.love
August 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Tomorrow's Antiquity Tapes drop:
AT004 | SPECTRAL SORROW - DEMO VI
AT005 | Sylvan Scrying - Exploration
AT006 | Vermin Halls - Vermin Halls
@stormsonggrimoires.bsky.social
@mossknightcometh.bsky.social
@vermin.love
AT004 | SPECTRAL SORROW - DEMO VI
AT005 | Sylvan Scrying - Exploration
AT006 | Vermin Halls - Vermin Halls
@stormsonggrimoires.bsky.social
@mossknightcometh.bsky.social
@vermin.love