Person · Male
David T. Chastain
- From
- Atlanta, United States
- Since
- 1963–present
- Releases
- 9
- heavy metal
- metal
- neoclassical metal
About
David Taylor Chastain (born August 31, 1953) is an American heavy metal guitarist and the owner of Leviathan Records and Diginet Music.
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Chastain emerged in the mid-1980s 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, Chastain 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.
Member of
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Spike guitar
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Chastain guitar
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CJSS guitar
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Ruud Cooty guitar
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Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 4c7ae6cc-0ec4-4321-8cc7-acca90bc93c4
- ISNI
- 0000000055131316
- ISNI
- 0000000407109439
- ISNI
- 0000000456617034
- IPI
- 00219352378
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 8 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.