Massive Conspiracy Against All Life

Massive Conspiracy Against All Life is the fourth full-length album by San Francisco-based one-man black metal band Leviathan.

Massive Conspiracy Against All Life
Studio album by
Leviathan
Released24 March 2008
GenreBlack metal, dark ambient
Length62:16
LabelMoribund Cult
Leviathan chronology
The Blind Wound
(2006)		 Massive Conspiracy Against All Life
(2008)		 True Traitor, True Whore
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media(8/10)[1]

There was much controversy over the release of this album, which was originally slated for a summer release in 2007. Supposedly Wrest tried to release the album under the Lurker of Chalice moniker via Blake Judd's Battle Kommand Records, and it was originally going to be titled Perverse Calculus. But Moribund's lawyer's issued a cease and desist order. This also affected and delayed the Nachtmystium / Leviathan split album which was to be released on Southern Lord Records in 2007.

The vinyl version of Massive Conspiracy Against All Life was released on May 20, 2008 via Moribund Records. The LP was limited to 500 copies on black vinyl and 500 copies on red vinyl.

This was the first Leviathan LP to feature acoustic drums as opposed to the electronic drums Wrest used on most of the band's prior releases.

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Vesture Dipped in the Blood of Morning"5:22
2."Merging With Sword, Onto Them"10:58
3."Made as the Stale Wine of Wrath"8:44
4."VI-XI-VI"7:09
5."Receive the World"7:48
6."Vulgar Asceticism"9:20
7."Noisome Ash Crown"12:55
Total length:62:16

For unknown reasons, the pre-release album leak featured different track titles, despite containing exactly the same songs. (The CD-Text information of the released CD still refers to these alternate titles, and Wrest's Lurker of Chalice moniker instead of Leviathan.) The pre-release track listing was:

No.TitleLength
1."Sacred Scars"5:22
2."Seamless Garment as the Morning"10:58
3."Last Breath of Expiation"8:44
4."6116"7:09
5."Phosphoros"7:48
6."Flagellum Raised to the Sky"9:20
7."Sanies Obnuntio"12:55
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References
  1. Lee, Cosmo. Massive Conspiracy Against All Life / Lurker of Chalice review pitchforkmedia.com. 2008-06-02. Retrieved on 2011-08-19
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