Leviathan (band)

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Name = Leviathan


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Origin = San Francisco, California, United States of America
Genre = Black metal
Black ambient
Years_active = 1998 - 2007
Label = Moribund Cult
Associated_acts = Lurker of Chalice
Twilight
URL = [http://moribundcult.com/ Official label site]
Current_members = Wrest (Jef Whitehead)
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Leviathan is an experimental/ambient black metal band formed in 1998 by main man Wrest (Jeff Whitehead). In Leviathan, Wrest records and plays all instruments including vocals entirely on his own. Additionally, Wrest has collaborated with the band Sunn O))), and is an active member of the U.S. black metal supergroup Twilight. He has stated in interviews that he has been playing drums longer than any other instrument and that the drums are his instrument of choice. Wrest also plays and records everything in his other project Lurker of Chalice. Regarding his writing, Wrest says that "...lyrics are important and also very hard for me... at times, the way things come out in words sounds like nonsense. I don't consider myself a poet by any means." [http://www.metal-only.com/index/Interviews/see/leviathan.htm#E Wrest Interview] ]

Leviathan's future is unknown at this point. Despite having early problems with the release of the newest album "Massive Conspiracy Against All Life", it was released March 24, 2008 in Europe and March 25th, 2008 in North America.

Discography

Studio albums and extended plays

* "The Tenth Sub Level of Suicide" - (2003)
* "Tentacles of Whorror" - (2004)
* "The Speed of Darkness" - (2006)
* "The Blind Wound" - (2006)
* "Massive Conspiracy Against All Life" - (2008)

Split releases

* "Live In Eternal Sin / The Speed of Darkness" (split with Iuvenes - (2003) (released independently as "The Speed of Darkness")
* "Crebain / Leviathan" (split with Crebain) - (2004)
* "Leviathan / Xasthur" (split with Xasthur) - (2004)
* "Portrait in Scars" (split with Blackdeath) - (2005)
* "Leviathan / Sapthuran" (split with Sapthuran) - (2006) (released independently as "The Blind Wound")
* "Nachtmystium / Leviathan" (split with Nachtmystium) - (postponed)

Demos

* "THREE (Demo 3)" - (1998)
* "Time End" - (1998)
* "MisanthropicNecroBlasphemy" - (2000)
* "Seven & Slaveship" - (2000)
* "Shadows of No Light" - (2000)
* "Video Brolo (Demo 8)" - (2000)
* "Howl Mockery at the Cross" - (2001)
* "Intolerance (XI)" - (2001)
* "Nine (Inclement Derision)" - (2001)
* "Sacrifice Love at the Altar of War" - (2001)
* "Ten" - (2001)
* "The 10th Sub Level Of Suicide" - (2002)
* "White Devil, Black Metal" - (2002)
* "XV" - (2002)

Compilation albums

* "Verräter" (Two Disc) - (2002)
* "Demos Two Thousand" - (2005)
* "A Silhouette in Splinters" - (2005)
* "Howl Mockery At The Cross" - (2005)

Other appearances

* "In Adverse Talons" on "Black Metal Against the World" - (2004)
* "Hissing and Sullen" on "" - (2005)
* "Within the Church of Thee Overlords" - (2007)

Lineup

Current members

* Wrest (Jef Whitehead) – all instruments, voices, sounds

Wrest is the pseudonym adopted by Jef Whitehead, mastermind behind one man bands Leviathan and Lurker of Chalice. He is also a member of the USBM collective Twilight performing various roles including drumming, as well as a renowned tattoo artist in San Francisco.

References

External links

* [http://www.tumult.net/catalog/leviathan.html Original Label Site]
* [http://moribundcult.com/ Official Label Site]
* [http://www.metalcrypt.com/pages/interviewsframe.php?intid=136 Interview With Wrest]
* [http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=9562 Leviathan on Encyclopaedia Metallum]