They produced and released their official debut called "Heartquake", which for many is the first Neo Prog Italian release, in 1500 copies, 300 of which in red vinyl limited edition. Just before recording their first album, Rocco Paterna leaves the band, replaced by Giorgio Carana (recently deceased in 2016). In 1987 LEVIATHAN recruits Sandro Wlderk (bass) and Rocco Paterna (guitar) and their definitive lineup was complete, with Wlderk credited for all the compositions and Brunori for all the lyrics and the conceptual art direction. But the point was made and they caught the attention of the critics due to their particular sound. This demo has two long tracks, but sadly and because it was a tape and the distribution was limited, there are almost no copies of it today.
Immediately the band started to work at their first demo "The 7% Solution EP" which saw the light in the same year. LEVIATHAN was formed in 1985 by three very young Italian musicians, Alex Brunori (vocals and lyrics), Franco Pezzella (keyboards) and Andrea Moneta, drums. So when I knew I had to write again the LEVIATHAN bio, I placed special interest in them, to see how they blended their traditional and peculiar melodic sense with the strength and modernity of Neo Prog.
It's very common to find Italian Symphonic bands, but no so much when we are talking about Italian Neo Prog bands.
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