Leviathan (album)

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Leviathan
Studio album by Mastodon
Released	August 31, 2004
Recorded	2004 at Robert Lang Studios Studio Litho EK Studios in Seattle
Genre	Heavy metal Progressive metal
Length	46:58
Label	Relapse Records
Producer	Matt Bayles Mastodon
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Blender link Kerrang! Metal Hammer Pitchfork Media 8.5/10 link
Mastodon chronology
Remission (2002) Leviathan (2004) Call of the Mastodon (2006)

Leviathan is a concept album by progressive metal band Mastodon, released in 2004 by Relapse Records. The album is based on the Herman Melville novel Moby-Dick. Its songs "Iron Tusk", "Blood and Thunder" and "Seabeast" were released as singles. Three magazines awarded it Album of the Year in 2004: Revolver, Kerrang!, and Terrorizer.

Leviathan was also released with an Audio DVD in a limited edition set with a black and gold slipcase.

The album brought Mastodon great critical acclaim and, thanks to the ensuing tour, a considerably larger fan base. Leviathan has sold 103,000 copies as of September, 2006.^{[citation needed]}

Guitarist Bill Kelliher considers this album to represent the water element.^[1]

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 DVD 2 Videography 3 Trivia 4 Credits 4.1 Band 4.2 Guest musicians 4.3 Other credits 5 Notes

[edit] Track listing

1. "Blood and Thunder" (Feat. Neil Fallon) – 3:49
2. "I Am Ahab" – 2:45
3. "Seabeast" – 4:15
4. "Ísland" – 3:27
5. "Iron Tusk" – 3:03
6. "Megalodon" – 4:22
7. "Naked Burn" – 3:43
8. "Aqua Dementia" (Feat. Scott Kelly) – 4:12
9. "Hearts Alive" – 13:39
10. "Joseph Merrick" – 3:33

[edit] DVD

1. "Naked Burn" (in 5.1 Surround Sound)
2. "Aqua Dementia" (in 5.1 Surround Sound)
3. "Hearts Alive" (in 5.1 Surround Sound)
4. "Where Strides the Behemoth" (Live)
5. "Battle at Sea" (Live)
6. "Thank You for This / We Built This Come Death" (Live)
7. "Crusher Destroyer" (Live)

[edit] Videography

The "Tour Edition" CD-ROM was released in 2005 which in addition to the main album contained the videos for "Iron Tusk" and "Blood and Thunder". The Tour Edition is presented in a slipcase which showcases the complete cover artwork, rather than the detail of the whale featured on the standard edition. A video for "Seabeast" was completed in 2006. ^[2]

[edit] Trivia

• The song "Blood and Thunder" was featured in Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Saints Row, Konami's Guitar Freaks and Drummania, and Microsoft's Project Gotham Racing 3.^{[citation needed]}
• The song "Iron Tusk" was featured in the compilation album Revolver Presents: The Future is Metal and in Tony Hawk's American Wasteland.^{[citation needed]}
• The songs "I Am Ahab" and "Joseph Merrick" were written in the studio while the band was recording the album.^{[citation needed]}
• The White Tower seen in the artwork on the inside cover of the booklet is a revamped version of Martin Heemskerck's 16th century interpretation of the Pharohs of Alexandria.
• The wave seen in the full picture of the artwork is a reflection of Hakusai's The Great Wave off Kanagawa.

[edit] Credits

[edit] Band

• Brann Dailor - Drums
• Bill Kelliher - Guitar, Vocals
• Brent Hinds - Guitar, Vocals
• Troy Sanders - Bass, Vocals

[edit] Guest musicians

• Scott Kelly (Neurosis) - Guest Vocals
• Neil Fallon (Clutch) - Guest Vocals
• Matt Bayles - Organs
• Phil Peterson - Cello

[edit] Other credits

• Matthew F. Jacobson - Executive Producer
• Alan Douches - Mastering
• Paul A. Romano - Artwork, Design

[edit] Notes

v • d • e Mastodon Brann Dailor · Brent Hinds · Bill Kelliher · Troy Sanders Eric Saner Studio albums Remission · Leviathan · Blood Mountain Extended plays Lifesblood Compilations Call of the Mastodon DVDs The Workhorse Chronicles Songs "The Wolf is Loose" · "Colony of Birchmen" · "Cut You up with a Linoleum Knife"