Aristocrazia Webzine: articles, interviews and metal and rock reviews
Reviews, interviews and reports from the underground. Black metal, death metal, doom metal and much more: since 2009 we’ve been discovering bands you have no clue about and meeting world-renowned artists.
Black Metal Reviews
An interview with Stephen Lockhart of Studio Emissary, Ascension Festival, Oration Records and Rebirth Of Nefast
If you’re a black metal fan, Stephen Lockhart’s name is one of those you hear more and more often these ...
MALOKARPATAN – Krupinské Ohne
"Krupinské Ohne" is the musical representation of 17th century Slovakia: obscure, superstitious and mysterious, constantly hanging between magic and religion ...
FLUISTERAARS – Bloem
"Bloem" marks the achievement of Fluisteraars' artistic maturity. Their various influences merge into a personal and unique style of music ...
Death Metal Reviews
Everything behind Rannoch’s “Reflections Upon Darkness”
A long chat with Ian Gillings, frontman and composer for the progressive death metal band Rannoch, discussing literature, poetry and the English landscape ...
BLACK CURSE – Endless Wound
Reaching their debut as a band — but not as single musicians — Black Curse have thrown at us "Endless Wound", an uproarius black-death album. ...
BEASTLURKER – Sanguine Elixir Of Psychotropic Divination
"Sanguine Elixir Of Psychotropic Divination" is a good starting point for the newborn black-death band from Chicago ...
Doom Metal Reviews
PARADISE LOST – Obsidian
Paradise Lost condensed thirty years of music in "Obsidian": let's rediscover gothic rock with the masters from Halifax ...
PARADISE LOST – An interview with Nick Holmes
Our chat with Paradise Lost's Nick Holmes about the new album "Obsidian", COVID-19, and death metal ...
MY DYING BRIDE – An interview with Andrew Craighan
We had a chat with My Dying Bride guitarist and co-founder Andrew Craighan about the doom metal gem "The Ghost Of Orion", out on Nuclear Blast ...
Post-Metal Reviews
RORCAL – Muladona
Swiss post-black metal band Rorcal adapted the novel "Muladona" by Eric Stener Carlson, and it's a bloodbath. The record is out via Hummus Records ...
PELICAN – Nighttime Stories
Six years later, Pelican are back with their hardcore flavored post-metal on Southern Lord with "Nighttime Stories", in memory of Jody Minnoch ...
RUSSIAN CIRCLES – Blood Year
US post-metal legends Russian Circles released "Blood Year" via Sargent House and left quite a deep mark on the scene ...