Leviathan (musical project)
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Leviathan | |
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| Origin | San Francisco, California, United States of America |
| Genres | Ambient black metal, dark ambient |
| Years active | 1998-present |
| Labels | Moribund Cult Profound Lore Records |
| Members | Wrest (Jef Whitehead) |
| Website | Official label site |
Leviathan is an American black metal solo project that started 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 most of his lyrics are about suicide and that "[l]yrics 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 Massive Conspiracy Against All Life, it was released March 24, 2008 in Europe and March 25, 2008 in North America. In late 2008, Wrest was arrested for drug possession in Thailand, the charges were later dropped.
Wrest's latest album, True Traitor, True Whore was released in November, 2011 on Profound Lore Records.[2]
Jef Whitehead, aka Wrest, was again arrested on January 9, 2011 on charges of sexual assault and domestic violence. Wrest has confirmed in an interview [3] that the events surrounding his arrest and the accuser have inspired the music and theme of True Traitor, True Whore.
Discography
Studio albums and extended plays
- 2003 - The Tenth Sub Level of Suicide
- 2004 - Tentacles of Whorror
- 2005 - Howl Mockery at the Cross
- 2006 - The Speed of Darkness
- 2006 - The Blind Wound
- 2008 - Massive Conspiracy Against All Life
- 2011 - True Traitor, True Whore
- 2015 - Scar Sighted
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)
- 2014 - Leviathan / Krieg (split with Krieg)
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
Compilation albums
- 2002 - Verräter (two discs)
- 2005 - Demos Two Thousand
- 2005 - A Silhouette in Splinters
- 2005 - Howl Mockery at the Cross
Other appearances
- "Hissing and Sullen" on Destroyers From The Western Skies: As Night Devours The Sun (2005)
- Within the Church of Thee Overlords (2007)
Lineup
- Wrest (Jef Whitehead) – all instruments, vocals (Twilight, Lurker of Chalice, Nachtmystium, GiftHorse,[4] Steeltoes,[5] GASM)
References
- ^ Janne: I don't consider myself a poet, by any means.
- ^ Profound Lore (@profound_lore) twitlonger.com. 17 June 2011. Retrieved on 12 July 2012.
- ^ Stosuy, Brandon. Leviathan Breaks His Silence pitchforkmedia.com. 2011-9-2. Retrieved on 2013-01-27 http://pitchfork.com/features/show-no-mercy/8660-show-no-mercy/
- ^ GiftHorse @ saucefaucet.com
- ^ Steeltoes