Leviathan – Demos Two Thousand LP

• 1st pressing
• 180 gram heavy black vinyl
• 180 gram heavy smokevinyl
• 3mm jacket
• 11"x17" poster

Bestial Rape Records presents LEVIATHAN – Demos Two Thousand, a vinyl compilation of the legendary demos Shadow of No Light and MisanthropicNecroBlasphemy. Originally co-released on cassette by Oaken Throne and Blood Fire Death in 2005, this material is now available on vinyl for the first time. Includes the bonus track “Blood Red And True.” Pressed on black vinyl and clear/black smoke vinyl, each version limited to an undisclosed amount, housed in a sturdy 3mm jacket and accompanied by an 11" x 17" poster. Demos Two Thousand captures Leviathan at a formative moment, offering a strong selection of recordings from the year 2000 that stands on its own as a compelling listen. The tracks reveal multiple facets of Wrest’s sound: harsher, thrash-leaning passages sit alongside depressive and folk-tinged moments, trippy ambience, and brief nods to classic Celtic Frost–era darkness filtered through a distinctly Leviathan lens. It’s a broad snapshot of what defines the project. These recordings pull the listener deep into Leviathan’s isolated world, presenting a well-rounded view of the project’s core ideas. The sound quality ranges from rough to serviceable—clearly four-track demos—yet the rawness serves the material, documenting early concepts and creative directions later refined elsewhere. Wrest’s abundance of ideas and refusal to conform are evident throughout. Long operating outside the scene, Leviathan’s outsider approach is perhaps best represented here, created during a period of near total detachment from scene expectations. Rather than settling into genre stagnation, these demos showcase music made on Wrest’s own terms. From stark, almost post-punk-like drum patterns to bleak, hallucinatory atmosphere, Demos Two Thousand maintains a gripping mood that rarely loosens its hold, offering an essential document of Leviathan’s early evolution.