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LEVIATHAN



Leviathan is :
Jeff Ward on Vocals
Ronnie Skeen on Guitars
John Lutzow on Guitars, Keyboards and Vocals
Derek "Deke" Blake on Bass and Vocals
Trevor Helfer on Drums and Percussion.

The tracks are :
Salvation (1:35)
Friends Imaginary (7:05)
Paying The Toll (5:07)
The Door (4:44)
J. Christopher's Haunting (1:41)
If These Walls Could Talk (7:28)
All Sins Returned (5:02)
Scar Barrow's Fare (1:25)
The Last King Of THe Highlands (5:09)
Born Unto (But Don't Belong To Me) (8:03)
Leftist Out (2:23)
Turning Up broken (11:12)
Failing Avalon (1:20)
Apologies Wanting To Make Good (1:43)
Legacy Departing (8:28)


The opening track 'Salvation' is a short instrumental with an Eastern Influence.

Next is 'Friends Imaginary', a superb track with some great vocals, great guitar, but for me it's the keyboard melody that makes the track. There's also a superb guitar solo and there are nice changes in direction and tempo.

Track three is 'Paying The Toll', which starts with a heavy guitar riff. Another great track with great vocals. There are some superb vocal harmonies and great guitar. Nice keyboards in the background and a great guitar solo.

Next is 'The Door', another great track. There's a nice combinarion between heavy and acoustic guitar. Superb bass lines, and great keyboards.

'J. Christopher's Haunting', is a short instrumental with some nice keyboards.

Track six is 'If These Walls Could Talk', an excellent track with some nice changes in direction and tempo. Great vocals, guitars and keyboards.

Next is 'All Sins Returned', a track that starts with a heavy guitar riff. Superb guitar, nice keyboards in the background, superb vocals and a graet guitar solo.

'Scar Barrow's Fare', is a short acoustic track.

Track Nine is 'The Last King Of The Highlands', an excellent track with lots of heavy guitar. Great keyboards and vocals. There is a very strong melody and there are some nice changes in directio, mood and tempo.

Next is 'Born Unto (But Don't Belong To Me)', is mainly an acoustic ballad. It does have a build up in the middle and towrds the end changes direction.

'Leftist Out', another short instrumental.

Track twelve is 'Turning Up Broken', an excellent track with lots of heavy guitar. There are some nice keyboards, great vocals and some nice changes in direction, mood and tempo. There's also some excellent spanish guitar and some Eastern sounding keyboards.

Next is 'Failing Avalon', short instrumental.

'Apologies Wanting To Make Good', a great track with some great vocals. Excellent keyboards.

The final track is 'Legacy Departing', starting with some dialogue followed by acoustic guitar. Nice keyboards and great melody.

Excellent album. The short instrumental's just break up the album nicely.
Released by Corrosive Records. P.O.Box 1215 Littleton, CO 80160, USA.
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