Perth, Australia’s Leviathan Of The Sea has released its new, freely available self-titled EP via http://leviathanofthesea.com. Led by Matthew Leonard Rowe (formerly of Anime Fire), LOTS is as much a solo musical endeavour as it is a provocative philosophical platform. Taking issue with the modern music industry, the lack of serious subject matter in heavy music (and the way it is typically produced) along with the rising attack on Science and Reason, LOTS is nothing short of a brutal ‘push back’ against complacency.
Combining the down tuned heaviness of Roots-era Sepultura and the emotive, technical proficiency of New American Gospel-era Lamb of God, LOTS self-titled 5 song EP is hard hitting and uncompromising. Produced by Tue Madsen (The Haunted, Sick of it All, August Burns Red), the EP is a return to form with regards to recording. There’s no sound replacement, no beat locking, no programming- nothing done to change the sounds that were created live off of the floor.
Featuring audio samples by Carl Sagan and Christopher Hitchens, the EP is a thought provoking polemic. Commenting on the EP’s content, Matthew Leonard Rowe adds, “The motivations for the record are what is most important to me. Authors such as Christopher Hitchens, Carl Sagan, Michio Kaku and Noam Chomsky have had a profound affect on my life and manner of thinking. I sincerely believe that these voices of reason need to be heard, and their advice heeded if we wish to consider ourselves members of a tenable species and reach our potential as the poorly evolved mammalian primates that we are.”
Choosing to issue the EP for free (as both a stream and as a download), Rowe wishes to put LOTS in front of as many listeners as possible – to popularise the music and its messages adding, “LOTS is a small part of a push back against the forces that wish to stultify education, institute a bronze age version of morality, practice abject unjustified authority and install theocracy. Those who consider the enlightenment, Science and Reason as the pinnacles of human achievement, will hopefully find solace in an idea such as LOTS.”
Since Leviathan of the Sea is a solo project, there are no future plans to tour. However, Rowe will be releasing new music for free every 18 months.
The Leviathan of the Sea EP as well as downloadable lyrics, album art, wallpapers and promotional imagery are available at http://leviathanofthesea.com
