LVL (musician)

LVL (stylized as "lvl") is both the solo music project and personal moniker for New York City musician Dan Levler. lvl was formerly called Level but changed the name to avoid confusion with a handful of other bands with the same name. lvl's musical output ranges from fast-paced industrial metal to mellow electronica. Levler is the younger brother of musician Klayton.

History

Early years

Dan Levler first appeared in the late 1980s as a member of Immortal, a New York thrash metal band fronted by Klayton. Immortal broke up and Klayton went on to found Circle of Dust, an industrial metal band that gained a strong cult following throughout the 1990s. In 1995 Levler performed as part of Argyle Park, another of Klayton's bands, for their first and only live show. Levler appeared on the last Circle of Dust album, Disengage, in 1998 with two remixes credited to his name.

Flaming Fish Music years, 1997-2004

In 1997 Levler signed to Flaming Fish Music and released his first song on a compilation, followed two years later by the debut full length album Devil's Advocate, which was composed of songs Levler had written from 1992 to 1996. The album has been described as mixing drum'n'bass, trance, and industrial metal. Only 1,000 copies of the album were pressed and it is now out of print. There were plans to send purchasers of Devil's Advocate a limited edition EP consisting of remixes and outtakes, but this fell through and only one remix of the song "She:Backslide", done by Klayton, ever surfaced.

LVL

LVL may refer to:

Lvl. 1

Lvl. 1 is the 2007 debut album by the band Last Chance to Reason. The album heavily references video games, especially Super Metroid. Song titles include "Escape From Brinstar", "Kraid Ain't Got Shit On Me", and "Destroy Mother Brain" (references to Nintendo's Super Metroid), and "Maddens for Noobz" (referencing the John Madden series of video games). The album cover features artwork based on Super Metroid, with a male character on the cover showing some appearance similarities to that of Samus. Producer Jamie King commented on how "the album sounds like the group is playing Metroid across each song." King likened the sound to "aliens taking over the world," and the band embraced the theme.

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