Leviathan is an American black metal solo project that started in 1998 by Jef Whitehead under the pseudonym Wrest.
Whitehead briefly ended Leviathan after its release, allegedly due to a legal struggle between himself and Moribund Records.
[4] Whitehead initially faced a 34-count indictment which carried a 60-year sentence, but the state dropped 28 of the counts before the trial.
[5] In 2012, he was ultimately found not guilty on all except one count of aggravated domestic battery, which court documents indicated referred to the strangulation.
"[5] In 2023, Whitehead claimed that the album "is not about my Jane Doe" but moreso the Whore of Babylon, Lilith and Eve.