Autokrator is a French
blackened death metal
Blackened death metal (also known as black death metal) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that fuses elements of black metal and death metal.
The genre emerged in early 1990s when black metal bands began incorporating elements of death me ...
band, formed in 2014.
Biography
In 2015 Autokrator recorded its first album, called ''Autokrator'', first released digitally by the band itself, then on vinyl by Iron Bonehead Productions, on CD by Godz ov War Productions / Third Eye Temple and on tape by Inferna Profundus Records.
Each song of the album deals with a
Roman emperor, known for his cruelty.
The band recorded in 2016 its second album, called ''The Obedience to Authority'', released on CD by Krucyator Productions / Godz ov War Productions, on vinyl by Larval Productions and on tape by Signal Rex.
The album is based on
Stanley Milgram
Stanley Milgram (August 15, 1933 – December 20, 1984) was an American social psychologist, best known for his controversial experiments on obedience conducted in the 1960s during his professorship at Yale.Blass, T. (2004). ''The Man Who Shocke ...
's experience and book
Obedience to Authority: An Experimental View and
L. Ron Hubbard
Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986) was an American author, primarily of science fiction and fantasy stories, who is best known for having founded the Church of Scientology. In 1950, Hubbard authored '' Dianeti ...
's book
Brain-Washing inspired by
Lavrentiy Beria
Lavrentiy Pavlovich Beria (; rus, Лавре́нтий Па́влович Бе́рия, Lavréntiy Pávlovich Bériya, p=ˈbʲerʲiə; ka, ლავრენტი ბერია, tr, ; – 23 December 1953) was a Georgian Bolshevik ...
. The band shares a member with N.K.V.D.
In 2018 Autokrator released its third album called ''Hammer of the Heretics'', with Kevin Paradis on drums.
The album is out on A5 digipack on Krucyator Productions and on tape on Deaf Sparrow.
In 2021, Autokrator released their fourth album called ''Persecution'' on Krucyator Productions.
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Members
*Loïc Fontaine - bass, guitar, samples (2014-)
*David Bailey - vocals (2014-)
*Kevin Paradis - drums (2016-)
Past members
*Oleg I - drums (2014-2015)
*Markian Volkov - samples (2014-2015)
*Brandon L. Polaris - vocals (2014-2015)
*Septimiu Hărşan - drums (2015-2016)
Discography
* ''Autokrator'' (2015)
* ''The Obedience to Authority'' (2016)
* ''Hammer of the Heretics'' (2018)
* ''Persecution'' (2021)
External links
Facebook pageBandcamp
References
French death metal musical groups
Musical groups from Paris
Musical groups established in 2014
Heavy metal duos
French musical duos
2014 establishments in France
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