I heard this is going to be Wrest's final release as Leviathan, but I hope it isn't. You just need to get this. This is so fucking good, it's too hard to believe. One-man U.S. black metal outfit from San Fran, Leviathan, otherwise know as Wrest, has outdone himself.
This has been put on hold by the stupid arseholes at Moribound records in Oct. 2007 due to a legal dispute with the record label. Wrest brought the project back in January, 2008 to release the latest album. Wrest plays every instrument found in Leviathan’s music: guitar, drums (electronic + acoustic), bass, synths, ebow, and vocals.
This album has those everything that makes Leviathan great. The chillingly atmospheric parts; those black 'n thrashy parts; those creepy frog from hell croaks, moans and screams that sometimes come close to sounding like 100,000 nails scraping against a chalkboard. This is quite similiar in style to Tentacles of Whorror, but not so trebly. These are relatively long-winded compositions, but even with the majority of the tracks running from eight to 13 minutes, there's so much layering and directional shifts going on that you won't be bored or disappointed. Wrest easily outdoes most of the other "renown" one-man US Black Metal acts out there. This is one of the best of the genre, and I think this'll be getting much play on the days and weeks to come. This needs to be fully digested.
Tracklist:
1. Vesture Dipped in the Blood of Morning 05:22
2. Merging With Sword, Onto Them 10:58
3. Made as the Stale Wine of Wrath 08:44
4. VI-XI-VI 07:09
5. Receive the World 07:48
6. Vulgar Asceticism 09:20
7. Noisome Ash Crown 12:55
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