Transmissions from the Dark
@transmissionsftd.bsky.social
Black metal, dungeon synth appreciation channel/page/person (Duncan. Hi) covering all forms of blackened artistry and expression. Will post personal stuff too, bcz I can't be bothered to have too many accounts.
https://linktr.ee/transmissionsftd
https://linktr.ee/transmissionsftd
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YT channel devoted to all permutations of blackened esoteric artistry from the extensive underground of black metal, dungeon synth, and bm-adjacent musics.
#BlackMetal #DungeonSynth
#BlackMetal #DungeonSynth
It’s Blue Monday today, so let’s rip it up and do our best to ignore the impending doom, with a new album of psychic black n roll from cosmic New Yorkers, Funeral Dancer.
youtu.be/CpzjnBPdFPQ
youtu.be/CpzjnBPdFPQ
Funeral Dancer - Inner Gate (album, 2026) psychic black n roll
YouTube video by Transmissions from the Dark
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 3:13 PM
It’s Blue Monday today, so let’s rip it up and do our best to ignore the impending doom, with a new album of psychic black n roll from cosmic New Yorkers, Funeral Dancer.
youtu.be/CpzjnBPdFPQ
youtu.be/CpzjnBPdFPQ
bands, I implore you, please cease with these wetransfer links that expire after 3 days. 3 days is no time!
it sounds trivial, but I hate having to write back to ask for a link again, esp. when they didn't include it in the first 'would you be interested' email.
it sounds trivial, but I hate having to write back to ask for a link again, esp. when they didn't include it in the first 'would you be interested' email.
January 19, 2026 at 2:29 PM
bands, I implore you, please cease with these wetransfer links that expire after 3 days. 3 days is no time!
it sounds trivial, but I hate having to write back to ask for a link again, esp. when they didn't include it in the first 'would you be interested' email.
it sounds trivial, but I hate having to write back to ask for a link again, esp. when they didn't include it in the first 'would you be interested' email.
Start you day with Finnish medievalist, Squire and his new album - Dolorous Woods
youtu.be/sawBDACPLgg
youtu.be/sawBDACPLgg
Squire - Dolorous Woods (demo, 2026) medieval dungeon synth
YouTube video by Transmissions from the Dark
youtu.be
January 18, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Start you day with Finnish medievalist, Squire and his new album - Dolorous Woods
youtu.be/sawBDACPLgg
youtu.be/sawBDACPLgg
Today I bring you elegies of raw windswept desolation and bitterly depressive lamentations in this split between US band Shoregraves and Argentinian entity Moonveil.
youtu.be/up6aubVwX5g
youtu.be/up6aubVwX5g
Shoregraves / Moonveil - Moonshore Split (split, 2026) raw depressive black metal
YouTube video by Transmissions from the Dark
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Today I bring you elegies of raw windswept desolation and bitterly depressive lamentations in this split between US band Shoregraves and Argentinian entity Moonveil.
youtu.be/up6aubVwX5g
youtu.be/up6aubVwX5g
These took a while, but both are very satisfying.
IYKYK
IYKYK
January 13, 2026 at 11:01 PM
These took a while, but both are very satisfying.
IYKYK
IYKYK
New Forest Temple is, a. A nice surprise, and b. Total magic
That transition near the end of Feudal Ghosts Waltz, for starters
Perfectly intoxicating mix of grin and grimy dungeon synth, dewy forest ambience and hypnogogic vaporwave
foresttemplesynth.bandcamp.com/album/yolk-o...
That transition near the end of Feudal Ghosts Waltz, for starters
Perfectly intoxicating mix of grin and grimy dungeon synth, dewy forest ambience and hypnogogic vaporwave
foresttemplesynth.bandcamp.com/album/yolk-o...
Yolk Of Blue Memory, by Forest Temple
12 track album
foresttemplesynth.bandcamp.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:14 PM
New Forest Temple is, a. A nice surprise, and b. Total magic
That transition near the end of Feudal Ghosts Waltz, for starters
Perfectly intoxicating mix of grin and grimy dungeon synth, dewy forest ambience and hypnogogic vaporwave
foresttemplesynth.bandcamp.com/album/yolk-o...
That transition near the end of Feudal Ghosts Waltz, for starters
Perfectly intoxicating mix of grin and grimy dungeon synth, dewy forest ambience and hypnogogic vaporwave
foresttemplesynth.bandcamp.com/album/yolk-o...
on the channel today, the latest release from Mories' Hagetisse project of celestial symphonic black metal.
I think I've used the word 'celestial' several times already this year, and I've only posted 11 videos. Seems it's that kind of a start to the year.
youtu.be/r0qfNdOegdo
I think I've used the word 'celestial' several times already this year, and I've only posted 11 videos. Seems it's that kind of a start to the year.
youtu.be/r0qfNdOegdo
Hagetisse - To Wither Beneath Thy Radiance (album, 2026) black metal
YouTube video by Transmissions from the Dark
youtu.be
January 13, 2026 at 2:51 PM
on the channel today, the latest release from Mories' Hagetisse project of celestial symphonic black metal.
I think I've used the word 'celestial' several times already this year, and I've only posted 11 videos. Seems it's that kind of a start to the year.
youtu.be/r0qfNdOegdo
I think I've used the word 'celestial' several times already this year, and I've only posted 11 videos. Seems it's that kind of a start to the year.
youtu.be/r0qfNdOegdo
first DS Sunday of the year is up now, starting with the latest Wych Elm demo to mark its special cassette release through @realmandritual.bsky.social - two special Wych Elm tapes, in fact!
youtu.be/Nwpx0od9210
youtu.be/Nwpx0od9210
Wych Elm - Wych Elm III (ep, 2025) melancholic dungeon synth
YouTube video by Transmissions from the Dark
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 4:14 PM
first DS Sunday of the year is up now, starting with the latest Wych Elm demo to mark its special cassette release through @realmandritual.bsky.social - two special Wych Elm tapes, in fact!
youtu.be/Nwpx0od9210
youtu.be/Nwpx0od9210
it should surprise no one, but Lila's new Ardente EP is awesome.
perfect celestial atmospheric black metal in 'Ma Lame, Ma Volonté...'
lilastarless.bandcamp.com/album/aux-po...
perfect celestial atmospheric black metal in 'Ma Lame, Ma Volonté...'
lilastarless.bandcamp.com/album/aux-po...
Aux Portes de l'Horizon (EP), by Ardente
4 track album
lilastarless.bandcamp.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:05 AM
it should surprise no one, but Lila's new Ardente EP is awesome.
perfect celestial atmospheric black metal in 'Ma Lame, Ma Volonté...'
lilastarless.bandcamp.com/album/aux-po...
perfect celestial atmospheric black metal in 'Ma Lame, Ma Volonté...'
lilastarless.bandcamp.com/album/aux-po...
c.mon, do it!
I can see Ilfracombe from my house *just* over the Bristol channel, but it will take ~4 hours to drive there.
I can see Ilfracombe from my house *just* over the Bristol channel, but it will take ~4 hours to drive there.
The concept of a ferry linking south Wales with southwest England has been backed by almost everyone who responded to a public consultation
Overwhelming public support for ferry linking south Wales and England
Richard Youle, Local Democracy Reporter The concept of a ferry linking south Wales with southwest England has been backed by almost everyone who responded to a public consultation. Swansea Council com...
nation.cymru
January 9, 2026 at 10:51 AM
c.mon, do it!
I can see Ilfracombe from my house *just* over the Bristol channel, but it will take ~4 hours to drive there.
I can see Ilfracombe from my house *just* over the Bristol channel, but it will take ~4 hours to drive there.
New Snowspire! ❄️❄️❄️
Sinking into this now on my slowly winding path to sleep
snowspire.bandcamp.com/album/where-...
Sinking into this now on my slowly winding path to sleep
snowspire.bandcamp.com/album/where-...
Where the Sky Gleams with a Thousand Lights, I Know I Am Never Alone, by Snowspire
1 track album
snowspire.bandcamp.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:16 PM
New Snowspire! ❄️❄️❄️
Sinking into this now on my slowly winding path to sleep
snowspire.bandcamp.com/album/where-...
Sinking into this now on my slowly winding path to sleep
snowspire.bandcamp.com/album/where-...
Today I bring you 'If Blood Is to Spill... Make It an Ocean' – the first new Wraithlord album since Phantasmal Warfare in 2024, and as I will say with every release from this band, you need to be paying attention to them.
youtu.be/bormM5l_tVU
youtu.be/bormM5l_tVU
Wraithlord - If Blood is to Spill...Make it an Ocean (album, 2026) melodic black metal
YouTube video by Transmissions from the Dark
youtu.be
January 7, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Today I bring you 'If Blood Is to Spill... Make It an Ocean' – the first new Wraithlord album since Phantasmal Warfare in 2024, and as I will say with every release from this band, you need to be paying attention to them.
youtu.be/bormM5l_tVU
youtu.be/bormM5l_tVU
the facebook black metal groups are discussing the Lords of Chaos film again - and even though I don't think it is especially great, they always discuss it so badly and wrong that I can't help defend it.
January 7, 2026 at 7:16 PM
the facebook black metal groups are discussing the Lords of Chaos film again - and even though I don't think it is especially great, they always discuss it so badly and wrong that I can't help defend it.
I have recently been listening back through my boxes of minidiscs of gig recordings from 2000-2010. Some proper desk recordings, but most just clip mic or headphones in the input.
Some fantastic nostalgia bumps.
Some fantastic nostalgia bumps.
The argument that goes something like “Why are you even recording at a concert? You won’t even watch it later“ feels like projection to me. I get not wanting to see a sea of phones but that second bit always feels like a wild guess from someone old enough to know better
January 7, 2026 at 4:17 PM
I have recently been listening back through my boxes of minidiscs of gig recordings from 2000-2010. Some proper desk recordings, but most just clip mic or headphones in the input.
Some fantastic nostalgia bumps.
Some fantastic nostalgia bumps.
Why does almost every news headline or strapline use the word ‘surge’ now?
It’s the new ‘delve’
It’s the new ‘delve’
January 7, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Why does almost every news headline or strapline use the word ‘surge’ now?
It’s the new ‘delve’
It’s the new ‘delve’
Can tell i had a good amount of time off working, because by thumb is cramping up after 2 days back at it.
Someone weird sensation, but nice to know my body is actually capable of rejecting the grind.
Someone weird sensation, but nice to know my body is actually capable of rejecting the grind.
January 6, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Can tell i had a good amount of time off working, because by thumb is cramping up after 2 days back at it.
Someone weird sensation, but nice to know my body is actually capable of rejecting the grind.
Someone weird sensation, but nice to know my body is actually capable of rejecting the grind.
Didn’t realise The Abyss was here. Give them a follow if the sound of the cosmos collapsing to splintering blast beats is your thing.
2025 has been a decent year for us.... We'll be kicking off next year, 2026, with new Vertebrae Fetism Totem.... and Pillar Amongst Willows....
the CDs will be with us any day now, but we'll be making the announcements closer to the New year (please check our other pages for our thank you msg)
the CDs will be with us any day now, but we'll be making the announcements closer to the New year (please check our other pages for our thank you msg)
January 5, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Didn’t realise The Abyss was here. Give them a follow if the sound of the cosmos collapsing to splintering blast beats is your thing.
Changed my picture to the new logo.
January 5, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Changed my picture to the new logo.
New year, new logo!
I’ve been sat on this for too long waiting to use it, and today is the day!
Thanks to Thaumaturge Artworks for another masterpiece, seeing through my inept ideas into what I actually wanted; something gnarled, antiquated and rustic with an element of light.
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I’ve been sat on this for too long waiting to use it, and today is the day!
Thanks to Thaumaturge Artworks for another masterpiece, seeing through my inept ideas into what I actually wanted; something gnarled, antiquated and rustic with an element of light.
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January 2, 2026 at 7:31 PM
New year, new logo!
I’ve been sat on this for too long waiting to use it, and today is the day!
Thanks to Thaumaturge Artworks for another masterpiece, seeing through my inept ideas into what I actually wanted; something gnarled, antiquated and rustic with an element of light.
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I’ve been sat on this for too long waiting to use it, and today is the day!
Thanks to Thaumaturge Artworks for another masterpiece, seeing through my inept ideas into what I actually wanted; something gnarled, antiquated and rustic with an element of light.
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First video of the year is up now, with a new logo! Will make a separate post about that later, for now, please enjoy this fantastic split of folklore-themed atmospheric BM between Ascalapha and Ithildra.
Does what great splits should, and ties the theme across both sides.
youtu.be/Lxtp_2Hv6tA
Does what great splits should, and ties the theme across both sides.
youtu.be/Lxtp_2Hv6tA
Ascalapha / Ithilrå - Shadow Under a Raven's Wing (split, 2025) raw atmospheric black metal
YouTube video by Transmissions from the Dark
youtu.be
January 2, 2026 at 4:12 PM
First video of the year is up now, with a new logo! Will make a separate post about that later, for now, please enjoy this fantastic split of folklore-themed atmospheric BM between Ascalapha and Ithildra.
Does what great splits should, and ties the theme across both sides.
youtu.be/Lxtp_2Hv6tA
Does what great splits should, and ties the theme across both sides.
youtu.be/Lxtp_2Hv6tA
My most listened albums - from Bandcamp and files on my computer, since nothing else scrobbles. I thought Spotify was as it’s in my
sources, but it isn’t working.
Anyway. Here’s most of my most played year in music.
sources, but it isn’t working.
Anyway. Here’s most of my most played year in music.
January 1, 2026 at 2:07 PM
My most listened albums - from Bandcamp and files on my computer, since nothing else scrobbles. I thought Spotify was as it’s in my
sources, but it isn’t working.
Anyway. Here’s most of my most played year in music.
sources, but it isn’t working.
Anyway. Here’s most of my most played year in music.
And some coal
December 31, 2025 at 3:22 PM
And some coal
My wife got me lots of interesting coffees for Christmas. Trying out the Kopi Luwak.
These Coffee Bean Shop bags with the tasting note chart are nice too.
These Coffee Bean Shop bags with the tasting note chart are nice too.
December 31, 2025 at 3:13 PM
My wife got me lots of interesting coffees for Christmas. Trying out the Kopi Luwak.
These Coffee Bean Shop bags with the tasting note chart are nice too.
These Coffee Bean Shop bags with the tasting note chart are nice too.
New Olhava coming, 27th February. Marvellous news.
One track up now. 20 minutes of post-black majesty
olhava.bandcamp.com/album/memorial
One track up now. 20 minutes of post-black majesty
olhava.bandcamp.com/album/memorial
Memorial, by Olhava
8 track album
olhava.bandcamp.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:14 PM
New Olhava coming, 27th February. Marvellous news.
One track up now. 20 minutes of post-black majesty
olhava.bandcamp.com/album/memorial
One track up now. 20 minutes of post-black majesty
olhava.bandcamp.com/album/memorial