David T. Chastain (born in Atlanta, Georgia on August 31, 1963) is an American guitarist and owner of Leviathan Records and Diginet Music.
Chastain is a metal guitarist who emerged in the mid-'80s along with a wave of other neo-classical guitarists. He has released about 50 recordings under multiple names, including David T. Chastain, CJSS, Georgia Blues Dawgs, The Cincinnati Improvisational Group, SPIKE, Zanister, Ruud Cooty and Southern Gentlemen (blues-rock) as well as a number of heavy metal releases under the band name Chastain, accompanied by female vocalist Leather Leone .
In more recent years, David has worked as a record producer at his own company, Leviathan Records. His label specializes in discovering and promoting new talents, specializing in guitarists and bands. He also runs Diginet Music, a company specializing in rare, unreleased or out-of-print music.
Instrumental Variations - 1987 Leviathan RecordsWithin the Heat - 1989 Leviathan RecordsElegant Seduction - 1991 Leviathan RecordsMovements Thru Time - 1992 Leviathan Records, Compilation album Next Planet Please - 1994 Leviathan RecordsAcoustic Visions - 1998 Leviathan RecordsRock Solid Guitar - 2001 Leviathan RecordsPrisoner of Time - 2005 Diginet MusicCountdown to Infinity - 2007 Leviathan RecordsHeavy Excursions - 2009 Leviathan Records, Compilation album Civilized Warfare - 2011 Leviathan RecordsThe Price of Pleasure - 1983 Starbound RecordsWorld Gone Mad - 1985 Leviathan RecordsPraise the Loud - 1986 Leviathan RecordsKings of the World - 2000 Pavement MusicMystery of Illusion - 1985 Shrapnel RecordsRuler of the Wasteland - 1986 Shrapnel RecordsThe 7th of Never - 1987 Leviathan RecordsThe Voice of the Cult - 1988 Leviathan RecordsFor Those Who Dare - 1990 Leviathan RecordsSick Society - 1995 Leviathan RecordsIn Dementia - 1997 Leviathan RecordsIn an Outrage - 2004 Leviathan RecordsThe Reign of Leather - 2010 Leviathan RecordsSurrender To No One - 2013 Leviathan RecordsWe Bleed Metal - 2015 Leviathan RecordsWe Bleed Metal 17 - 2017 Leviathan RecordsSymphonica Millennia - 1999 Shark Records (David T. Chastain - Guitars, Keyboards, Production)Fear No Man - 2001 Leviathan Records (David T. Chastain - Guitars, Production)Exotic Dancer Blues - 2000 Leviathan Records (David T. Chastain - Guitars, Vocals, Production)Double Your Pleasure - 2003 Leviathan Records (David T. Chastain - Guitar, Vocals, Production)Third Time Is the Charm - 2006 Leviathan Records (David T. Chastain - Guitar, Production)Valley of Fire - 2008 Leviathan Records (David T. Chastain - Guitar, Production)Instrumentalized - 2009 Leviathan Records (David T. Chastain - Guitar, Production)Shockwaves - Leather - 1990 Roadrunner Records (Music, Lyrics, Production)Live! Wild and Truly Diminished!! - 1992 Leviathan Records (David Chastain and Michael Harris)Aftermath - Ruud Cooty - 2002 Lucretia Records (David T. Chastain - Guitars, Arrangements, Production, Mixing)Burning Earth - Firewind - 2003 Leviathan Records (David T. Chastain - Production, Vocal Engineering, Additional Background Vocals)Hurricane X - Michael Harris - 2003 Leviathan Records (David T. Chastain - Bass, Executive Production)Armed and Ready - Joe Stump - 2003 Leviathan Records (David T. Chastain - Bass, Executive Production)Destination - Corbin King - 2004 Leviathan Records (David T. Chastain - Bass, Executive Production)Shredology/Midwest Shredfest - Joe Stump - 2005 Leviathan Records (David T. Chastain - Arrangements, Bass)"For Those Who Dare" - Chastain - 1990 "Bullet From A Gun" - Chastain - 2004 "Rise Up" - Chastain - 2013 "Evil Awaits Us" - Chastain - 2014 "I Am Sin" - Chastain - 2014 "All Hail The King" - 2015 "I live for today" - 2015