Leviathan (musical project)

Leviathan
Origin San Francisco, California, United States of America
Genres Ambient black metal, dark ambient
Years active 1998-present
Labels Moribund Cult
Profound Lore Records
Associated acts Lurker of Chalice
Twilight
Website Official label site
Members Wrest (Jef Whitehead)

Leviathan is an American ambient black metal solo project that started in 1998 by Jef Whitehead, using the pseudonym Wrest. In Leviathan, Wrest records and plays all instruments including vocals entirely on his own. 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. 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]

In late 2008, Wrest was arrested for drug possession in Thailand; the charges were later dropped. Whitehead was again arrested on January 9, 2011 on charges of sexual assault and domestic violence. Wrest has confirmed in an interview [2] that the events surrounding his arrest and the accuser have inspired the music and theme of True Traitor, True Whore. Faced with six charges stemming from the incident, Wrest maintained his innocence and took the case to trial. In May 2012, Wrest was found not guilty of all charges except for one count of aggravated domestic battery. [3]

Leviathan's latest album, Scar Sighted was released on 3 March, 2015 on Profound Lore Records.[4]

Discography

Studio albums and extended plays

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)
  • 2018 - In the Valley of Death, Where Black Metal Is King (split with Nachtmystium, digital release)
  • 2018 - Crawl / Leviathan (split with Crawl)

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 (2 CDs)
  • 2005 - Demos Two Thousand
  • 2005 - Howl Mockery at the Cross
  • 2016 - Leviathan (5 CD boxed set)
  • 2017 - The First Sublevel Of Suicide
  • 2018 - Unfailing Fall Into Naught

Other appearances

  • 2005 - "Hissing and Sullen" on Destroyers From The Western Skies: As Night Devours The Sun
  • 2007 - "My War" on Within the Church of Thee Overlords
  • 2015 - "My War" Flexi-disc single

Lineup

  • Wrest (Jef Whitehead) – all instruments, vocals (Twilight, Lurker of Chalice, Nachtmystium, GiftHorse,[5] Steeltoes,[6] GASM)

References

  1. ↑ Janne: I don't consider myself a poet, by any means.
  2. ↑ 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/
  3. ↑ Leviathan’s Jef Whitehead Sentenced To Two Years Probation, http://www.stereogum.com/1072852/leviathans-jef-whitehead-sentenced-to-two-years-probation/news/
  4. ↑ Profound Lore (@profound_lore) twitlonger.com. 17 June 2011. Retrieved on 12 July 2012.
  5. ↑ GiftHorse @ saucefaucet.com
  6. ↑ Steeltoes
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