Leviathan (Auster novel) building accidentally went off. According to the forensic reports that have just been published, the man was killed instantly. His body burst into dozens of small pieces, and fragments of his corpse were found as far as fifty feet away from the site of the explosion. —"Leviathan" Through his own investigations, the narrator attempts to answer questions as to who the man was who blew himself up, why he was found with a homemade bomb, and what circumstances brought him to a violent end. "Leviathan" is borrowed from the biblical sea monster that Thomas Hobbes used as a metaphor for
Leviathan (punk band) as "Leviathan" once again. It was during this time that Leviathan was listed in the book, "The New Wave of North American Heavy Metal" by Gary Sharpe-Young, published in 2005 by Zonda Books. () According to their various social networking pages, Leviathan have attempted to get back together with new lineups at various times in 2007, 2009 and most recently in 2011, featuring original members Shane Tierney and Chris Gardiner, with Tommy Stubenvoll on guitar and a number of various drummers. The band last recorded an EP of five new songs, titled "Nasty" in 2011, which has been for sale