Genre(s):
Black Metal/Ambient
Lyrical Theme(s):
Darkness, Suicide, Satanism, Occultism
Origin:
United States of America (San Francisco, California)
Formed In:
1998
Status:
Active
Current line-up:
Wrest (Jeff Whitehead) - All Instruments and Vocals (Twilight (US), [Lurker of Chalice)
Additional notes
Leviathan has released 12 demos before Verrдter, and 3 after. All early demos were originally released on cassette, but have later also been available on CD-r.
Exclusive compilation tracks:
*Destroyers From The Western Skies {2005}: "Hissing and Sullen" (5:01)
Leviathan also contributed to the Ildjarn Tribute "Gathered Under The Banner Of Strength And Anger" on Pestilence Records (now known as |Target:Earth| Productions) with the tracks "Dark December" (3:20) and "Nocturnal Gathering" (6:05).
Not to be confused with:
Leviathan (US) - Power/Progressive Metal from Littleton, Colorado, United States
Leviathan (TR) - Atmospheric Black/Doom Metal from Izmir, Turkey
Leviathan (AR) - Speed/Thrash Metal from Buenos Aires City, Argentina
Leviathan (SE) - Black Metal from Västerbotten, Sweden
Leviathan (US) - Heavy Metal from San Francisco, California, United States
Leviathan (US) - Death/Thrash Metal from Buffalo, New York, United States
Leviathan (DE) - Heavy/Power Metal from Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Leviathan (ES) - Heavy Metal from Pola de Lena, Asturias, Spain
Leviathan (VE) - Black Metal from Valencia, Venezuela
Leviathan (GR) - Heavy Metal from Lamia, Central Greece, Greece
Leviathan (US) - Heavy Metal from Bainbridge, Georgia, United States
Leviathan (US) - Thrash Metal from Peoria, Illinois, United States
Leviathan (ID) - Gothic Metal from Jakarta, Indonesia
Leviathan (DE) - Progressive Melodic Death Metal from Königswinter, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Exclusive compilation tracks:
*Destroyers From The Western Skies {2005}: "Hissing and Sullen" (5:01)
Leviathan also contributed to the Ildjarn Tribute "Gathered Under The Banner Of Strength And Anger" on Pestilence Records (now known as |Target:Earth| Productions) with the tracks "Dark December" (3:20) and "Nocturnal Gathering" (6:05).
Not to be confused with:
Leviathan (US) - Power/Progressive Metal from Littleton, Colorado, United States
Leviathan (TR) - Atmospheric Black/Doom Metal from Izmir, Turkey
Leviathan (AR) - Speed/Thrash Metal from Buenos Aires City, Argentina
Leviathan (SE) - Black Metal from Västerbotten, Sweden
Leviathan (US) - Heavy Metal from San Francisco, California, United States
Leviathan (US) - Death/Thrash Metal from Buffalo, New York, United States
Leviathan (DE) - Heavy/Power Metal from Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Leviathan (ES) - Heavy Metal from Pola de Lena, Asturias, Spain
Leviathan (VE) - Black Metal from Valencia, Venezuela
Leviathan (GR) - Heavy Metal from Lamia, Central Greece, Greece
Leviathan (US) - Heavy Metal from Bainbridge, Georgia, United States
Leviathan (US) - Thrash Metal from Peoria, Illinois, United States
Leviathan (ID) - Gothic Metal from Jakarta, Indonesia
Leviathan (DE) - Progressive Melodic Death Metal from Königswinter, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Discography:
Leviathan - THREE (Demo 3) [demo] - 1998
Leviathan - Time End [demo] - 1998
Leviathan - MisanthropicNecroBlasphemy [demo] - 2000
Leviathan - Seven & Slaveship [demo] - 2000
Leviathan - Shadows of No Light [demo] - 2000
Leviathan - Video Brolo (Demo 8) [demo] - 2000
Leviathan - Howl Mockery at the Cross [demo] - 2001
Leviathan - Intolerance (XI) [demo] - 2001
Leviathan - Nine (Inclement Derision) [demo] - 2001
Leviathan - Sacrifice Love at the Altar of War [demo] - 2001
Leviathan - Ten [demo] - 2001
Leviathan - The 10th Sub Level Of Suicide [demo] - 2002
Leviathan - White Devil, Black Metal [demo] - 2002
Leviathan - XV [demo] - 2002
Leviathan - Verrater [best of/compilation] - 2002
Leviathan & Iuvenes - Live In Eternal Sin/The Speed Of Darkness [split] - 2003
Leviathan - The Tenth Sub Level of Suicide [full-length] - 2003
Leviathan & Crebain - Crebain/Leviathan [split] - 2004
Leviathan - Tentacles of Whorror [full-length] - 2004
Leviathan & Funeral Winds & Ad Hominem & Eternity - Black Metal Against the World [split] - 2004
Leviathan & Xasthur - Xasthur/Leviathan [split] - 2004
Leviathan - Demos Two Thousand [best of/compilation] - 2005
Leviathan - A Silhouette In Splinters [best of/compilation] - 2005
Leviathan & Blackdeath - Portrait in Scars [split] - 2005
Leviathan - Howl Mockery At The Cross [best of/compilation] - 2005
Leviathan & Sapthuran - Leviathan/Sapthuran [split] - 2006
Leviathan - The Speed Of Darkness [ep] - 2006
Leviathan - The Blind Wound [ep] - 2006
Leviathan - Massive Conspiracy Against All Life [full-length] - 2008
Leviathan & Acherontas - Sic Luceat Lux [split] - 2009
Leviathan - True Traitor, True Whore [full-length] - 2011
Leviathan - Scar Sighted [full-length] - 2015
Leviathan - The First Sublevel Of Suicide [demo] - 2017
Leviathan - Withered Upon Her Kingdom Of Was [ep] - 2018
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