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THE REVIEW
This album is like its cover (to be observed in the smallest details): one of the most ingenious products churned out by the underground US Black Metal scene.
Wrest (the only member of the band) with the album in question gives a worthy successor to the much-acclaimed “The Tenth Sub Level of Suicide.”
The first track “What Fresh Hell” I believe can be a reliable summary of what you will hear later: a deliberately uncoordinated arpeggio without a reference tempo (never heard anything more miserable), followed by a classic slightly chaotic Black outburst interspersed with an ultra-compressed Thrash-Death riff, yet always brimming with paranoia and despair. In the last part, the album drops a bit in quality, due to the ample presence of atmospheric parts, but they are too repetitive and predictable.
Leviathan is not merely a depressive cross between Darkthrone and Burzum, it is something more, as confirmed by the albums released so far.
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Leviathan's Tentacles of Whorror is hailed as a standout album in the US underground black metal scene. Wrest delivers a worthy follow-up to his acclaimed previous work, blending chaotic riffs with paranoia and despair. While some repetitive atmospheric sections slightly lower the album's impact, its overall ingenuity and intensity remain impressive. The album pushes beyond typical depressive black metal influences, offering a unique and complex listening experience.Tracklist
Leviathan
Leviathan is the US one-man black metal project of Jef Whitehead (Wrest), active since 1998. Renowned for depressive, ambient-laced black metal, Leviathan’s key releases include The Tenth Sublevel Of Suicide, Tentacles of Whorror, and Massive Conspiracy Against All Life.06 Reviews
