Leviathan (band)
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| Leviathan | |
|---|---|
| Origin | San Francisco, California, United States of America |
| Genres | Black metal Dark ambient |
| Years active | 1998 - |
| Labels | Moribund Cult Profound Lore Records |
| Associated acts | Lurker of Chalice Twilight |
| Website | Official label site |
| Members | |
| Wrest (Jef Whitehead) | |
Leviathan is an American black metal band formed in 1998 by Wrest (Jef 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."[1]
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 25, 2008 in North America.
Jef Whitehead was charged with criminal sexual assault and aggravated domestic battery on 9 January 2011. [2] Wrest completed tracking for a new album, which was projected for a fall 2011 release through Profound Lore Records.[3]
Contents |
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums and extended plays
- 2003 - The Tenth Sub Level of Suicide
- 2004 - Tentacles of Whorror
- 2006 - The Speed of Darkness
- 2006 - The Blind Wound
- 2008 - Massive Conspiracy Against All Life
- 2011 - True Traitor True Whore
[edit] Split releases
- 2003 - Live In Eternal Sin / The Speed of Darkness (split with Iuvenes) (released independently as The Speed of Darkness)
- 2004 - Leviathan & Crebain (split with Crebain)
- 2004 - Black Metal Against the World (split with Ad Hominem, Funeral Winds and Eternity)
- 2004 - Leviathan & Xasthur (split with Xasthur)
- 2005 - Portrait in Scars (split with Blackdeath)
- 2006 - Leviathan & Sapthuran (split with Sapthuran) (released independently as The Blind Wound)
- 2009 - Sic Luceat Lux (split with Acherontas)
[edit] Demos
- 1998 - Time End
- 1998 - Three
- 2000 - MisanthropicNecroBlasphemy
- 2000 - Five
- 2000 - Shadows of No Light
- 2000 - Slaveship (Seven)
- 2000 - Video Brolo (Eight)
- 2001 - Inclement Derision (Nine)
- 2001 - Ten
- 2001 - Intolerance (Eleven)
- 2001 - Howl Mockery at the Cross
- 2001 - Sacrifice Love at the Altar of War
- 2002 - White Devil, Black Metal
- 2002 - XV
- 2002 - The 10th Sub Level of Suicide
[edit] Compilation albums
- 2002 - Verräter (two discs)
- 2005 - Demos Two Thousand
- 2005 - A Silhouette in Splinters
- 2005 - Howl Mockery at the Cross
[edit] Other appearances
- "Hissing and Sullen" on Destroyers From The Western Skies: As Night Devours The Sun (2005)
- Within the Church of Thee Overlords (2007)
[edit] Lineup
[edit] Current members
- Wrest (Jef Whitehead) – all instruments, vocals (Twilight, Lurker of Chalice, Nachtmystium, GiftHorse[4], Steeltoes [5], GASM)
[edit] References
- ^ Wrest Interview
- ^ Kim Janssen. "Cops: Tattoo artist charged with sex assault". Chicago Sun-Times. http://www.suntimes.com/news/crime/3229375-418/according-whitehead-police-tattoo-report.html. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ [1]
- ^ GiftHorse @ saucefaucet.com
- ^ Steeltoes
