Band Profile: Leviathan

L-R: Cunningham, Wroe, Roberts and Shutt

LEVIATHAN, NORTH EAST – Formed in late 2011, Leviathan are the North East’s newest offering on the alternative music scene. Blending hardcore with death metal elements, the colourful quartet are sure to get rooted into your eardrums very soon.
The band is made up of guitarist Ben Roberts, bassist Ben Shutt, drummer Brad Wroe and vocalist Danny Cunningham. All of the gents have played in bands before, coming together after Wroe and Roberts decided to go ahead with making music once again.

With half of the band spending their day jobs as tattooists, and three out of the four being partial to a spot of BMXing, it’s clear there are some extrovert personalities within the group. Rather than vying for attention though, the mix blends smoothly and the heaviness they’re producing is exciting, not to mention catchier than chlamydia in a brothel.

Song names like Mel Gibson is Satan and Shit Storm would suggest they’re not taking it all too seriously, but when there’s as much promise as there is with Leviathan it’d be silly to write them off purely for having a sense of humour. Honestly, it’s a welcome relief nowadays.
And their tongue-in-cheek views don’t end there. When asked about potential problems with their American death metal namesakes, Wroe cracks a cheeky smile before answering; “Well one of them’s a paedo isn’t he? So they don’t count because he’s a filthy cunt.”

Band Facebook: HERE