David T. Chastain

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.

From David Chastain on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Discography

Albums 7
Compilations 1
Other 1

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Identifiers

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.