 This recording was released as their self-titled debut EP in August 2002.The band donated 20% of the money made from this record to benefit the West Memphis Three defence fund, and the liner notes indicate this.The choice of using "Leviathan" as a band name has caused an amount of debate, since that name had been used before, by many groups over the years, including a band from the UK, a band that opened for Three Dog Night in the 1960s in the US, was the name of Chris Barnes unsigned and unpublished solo demo in 1986-88, and is the name used by various groups today.