Conjured to Baphometh is a Swedish old‑school dungeon synth project active in the mid‑1990s, created by a Scandinavian black‑metal musician who participated in several underground projects during that era.
The artist himself confirmed this history in a 2017 Dungeon Synth forum post, stating that the project was active “20 years ago” and heavily inspired by early Dark Age Productions acts such as Equitant, Cernunnos Woods, Akrabu, and Dalkhu Zilittu. Dungeon Synth
The project released two tapes, originally distributed only within the Scandinavian black‑metal tape‑trading network, and later reissued digitally on Bandcamp by the creator.
Conjured to Baphometh’s sound is defined by:
The atmosphere is mystical, infernal, and ritualistic, clearly aligned with the early American and Scandinavian DS underground.
The artist describes the project as “odd” due to his youth at the time, but deeply rooted in the Dark Age Productions aesthetic. Dungeon Synth
Genre: Old‑School Dungeon Synth
Country: Sweden
Verified via: YouTube archival upload (full tracklist) YouTube
This is the project’s definitive release, widely circulated in the modern DS archival community.
Mentioned by the artist in the Dungeon Synth forum post as one of the two tapes released in 1995 and 1997, now available on Bandcamp.
(Title not provided in search results, but the existence of the second tape is confirmed.) Dungeon Synth
The project is a solo act, created by an unnamed Scandinavian musician active in the 1990s black‑metal scene.
No pseudonym is provided in any verified source.
Conjured to Baphometh stands out for:
Recorded during the same era as early Mortiis, Cernunnos Woods, and the Dark Age Productions roster.
Created by an active participant in the 1990s Scandinavian scene.
More infernal and ritualistic than the medieval‑fantasy DS lineage.
Both tapes were reissued digitally decades later, preserving a rare artifact of the era.
Conjured to Baphometh is remembered for:
It remains a hidden gem of the early dungeon‑synth underground.