Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Heavy metal, hard rock, neo-classical metal, blues rock
David T. Chastain born in Atlanta, Georgia 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.
Solo:
Instrumental Variations (1987)
Within the Heat (1989)
Elegant Seduction (1991)
Live Wild and Truly Diminished (1992) Live, with Michael Harris
Next Planet Please (1994)
Acoustic Visions (1998)
Guitar Master (2001)
Rock Solid Guitar (2001)
Prisoner of Time (2005)
Countdown to Infinity (2007)
Heavy Excursions (2009)
Civilized Warfare (2011)
Chastain:
Demo 1984 (1984)
Mystery of Illusion (1985) 2008 Rem.
Ruler of the Wasteland (1986) 2008 Rem.
The 7th of Never (1987) 2004 Rem.
The Voice of the Cult (1988) 2004 Rem.
For Those Who Dare (1990)
Sick Society (1995)
In Dementia (1997)
In an Outrage (2004)
Surrender to No One (2013)
We Bleed Metal (2015)
CJSS (Chastain / Jinkens / Skimmerhorn / Sharp):
Praise the Loud (1986)
World Gone Mad (1986)
Kings of the World (2000)
Embryonic Animation (2001) Demo
Sands of Time (2001) Comp.
The 7 Hills Demo (2012)
