L - METAL CD LIST


Laaz Rockit - Left for dead 1.5/5 (as well they should be ‘Left for dead’, as this modern attempt is non-appreciated gack!) - MICHAEL
Laaz Rockit - Nothing'$ $acred 4.5/5 - MICHAEL
Laaz Rockit - Annihilation principle 3.5/5 - CRAIG
Laaz Rockit - Know your enemy 3/5 - CRAIG
Laaz Rockit - No stranger to danger 2/5 - CRAIG
Laaz Rockit - City's gonna burn 2/5 - CRAIG
LaBrie, James - Elements of persuasion 3/5 LaBrie, James Review - DAVID
Labyrinth - 6 days to nowhere 3.5/5 (Italian band’s most progressive CD to date; I wish they were still in the style of their earlier power metal CDs, but this is good stuff)
Labyrinth - Freeman 3.5/5 (poorly produced 5th CD saved by excellent songwriting and the familiar sound we heard with their previous ‘s/t’ CD)
Labyrinth - Freeman 2.5/5 Labyrinth Review - DAVID
Labyrinth - s/t 4.5/5 (fantastic 4th CD that's a bit more progressive, but really surpised me with its memorable songs)
Labyrinth - Sons of thunder 3.5/5
Labyrinth - Return to heaven denied 5/5
Labyrinth - No limits 4/5

Lacuna Coil - Shallow life 2.5/5 (popular gothic metal band continues in their commercial direction and although I like a handful of the songs, it’s overall just mediocre)
Lacuna Coil - Karmacode 3/5 (successful gothic metal band returns with a solid CD that should satisfy fans of their previous CDs)
Lacuna Coil - Comalies 3.5/5
Lacuna Coil - Unleashed memories 3.5/5
Lacuna Coil - In a reverie 3/5
Lady Winter - The rain can’t be forever 3/5 Lady Winter Review
Landevir - Inmortal 4/5 Landevir Review - KIT
Landevir - Suenos celtas 4/5 - KIT
Landevir - Legendas medievales 3.5/5 - KIT
Landguard - Eden of a parallel dimension 3/5 Landguard Review
Lands of Past - Call of the depths 3.5/5 (slow but beautiful atmospheric/gothic metal debut; features the female vocalist of Penumbra and the male vocalist of Qantice)
Lanfear - X to the power of ten 3.5/5 (surprisingly the band changes after their previous masterpiece, heading in a progressive direction and switching to a soft vocalist)
Lanfear - X to the power of ten 4/5 Lanfear Review - CRAIG
Lanfear - Another golden rage 5/5 Lanfear Review
Lanfear - Another golden rage 4.5/5 Lanfear Review - CRAIG
Lanfear - Another golden rage 4/5 Lanfear Review - DAVID
Lanfear - The art effect 4/5
Lanfear - Zero poems 2/5
Lanfear - Towers (of February) 3/5
Last Chapter - Paths to always 3/5 - KIT
Last Chapter - The living waters 3/5 - KIT
Last Empire - s/t 3.5/5 Last Empire Review - CRAIG
Last Tribe - The uncrowned 4/5 (very enjoyable 3rd CD of melodic metal from a band that Masterplan, Voice and At Vance fans have probably unfortunately missed)
Last Tribe - Witch dance 4/5
Last Tribe - The ritual 3.5/5
Lazarus - Open up my mind 3/5 - MICHAEL
Lazarus A.D. - The onslaught 3/5 (decent "new thrash" debut comparable to Testament, Warbringer and The Absence, with some groove) - MICHAEL
Leash Law - Dogface 3/5 (Florida power metal supergroup debut featuring W. Black, R. Christy and R. Renstrom) - KIT
Leather - Shock waves 3/5 (debut that's just like classic 80s Chastain with Michael Harris on guitar) - JOHN
Leatherwolf - World asylum 4/5 Leatherwolf Review - KIT
Leatherwolf - World asylum 3.5/5 (a noble return with Wade Black on vocals, but was later re-mixed with original vocalist Michael Oliveri) - MICHAEL
Leatherwolf - Street ready 3/5 - MICHAEL
Leatherwolf - s/t 4/5 - MICHAEL
Leatherwolf - s/t (debut) 3/5 - MICHAEL
Leaves’ Eyes - Njord 3/5 (3rd CD of female fronted symphonic metal; I initially liked this a lot because of Liv’s wonderful vocals, but it’s lacking heavy/catchy songs)
Leaves’ Eyes - Legend land (EP) 3/5 Leaves’ Eyes Review - MICHAEL
Leaves’ Eyes - Vinland saga 3/5 (2nd CD with captivating female vocals, but doesn’t match the greatness of their debut or the Midnattsol debut)
Leaves' Eyes - Lovelorn 4/5 (wonderful debut combining the gothic metal of Elis, melodic metal of Edenbridge, and symphonic metal of Angtoria)
Lechery - Violator 3/5 Lechery Review - CRAIG B
Lefay - SOS 3/5 - KIT
Lefay - The seventh seal 3.5/5 - KIT
Lefay - Symphony of the damned 3.5/5 - KIT
Legend Maker - Lies bleeding the blind 2.5/5 (good 2nd CD of power metal from Columbia, but their debut was something special)
Legend Maker - The path to glory 4/5
Legenda Aurea - Ellipsis 4/5 (outstanding 2nd CD of female fronted symphonic power metal; features a fantastic new vocalist, lots of crunch and a tremendous production)
Legenda Aurea - Sedna 3.5/5 Legenda Aurea Review
Legion (Rus) - Myths of antiquity (hopefully coming soon)
Legion (Rus) - Elements of fire 2.5/5 (respectable 2nd-tier melodic power from Russia that needs more power in the guitars) - KIT
Legion (Rus) - Pendulum of times (hopefully coming soon)
Legion (Rus) - At the window (hopefully coming soon)
Legion (Rus) - Prorochestvo (hopefully coming soon)
Legion (Rus) - Day mne imya (hopefully coming soon)
Legion (Rus) - Knights of cross (hopefully coming soon)
Legion (U.S.) - Shadow of the king 3.5/5 (classy indy release a la Martin-era Sabbath, Dio, or a less flashy Axel Rudi Pell) - KIT
Legion of Hetheria (The) - Choices 2.5/5 Legion of Hetheria Review
Legion of Hetheria (The) - The gate 2/5
Lethal (Swe) - Annihilation agenda 3/5 (intense debut of old-school thrash in the German vein; not at all like the American Lethal) - MICHAEL
Lethal (U.S.) - Poison seed 2.5/5 (much maligned but merely adequate melodic metal) - CRAIG
Lethal (U.S.) - Programmed 5/5 (penultimate metal glory in the vein of early Queensryche) - CRAIG
Letter X - Reflections 2/5 - JOHN
Letter X - Born into darkness (hopefully coming soon)
Letter X - Time of the gathering 2.5/5 - KIT
Leverage - Blind fire 4/5 (melodic metal band’s 2nd CD that’s more consistent and overall a bit better than their debut; fans of this band should check out The Codex)
Leverage - Blind fire 4/5 Leverage Review - SEAN
Leverage - Tides 4/5 Leverage Review
Liar Symphony - Choose your side 3.5/5 (very solid 4th CD with a new vocalist and musically is in more of a song-oriented and mid-paced direction)
Liar Symphony - Spirit machine 3.5/5 Liar Symphony Review
Liar Symphony - The symphony goes on 3/5
Liar Symphony - Affair of honour 3.5/5
Lich King - Toxic zombie onslaught 3.5/5 Lich King Review - MICHAEL
Lich King - Necromantic maelstrom 3/5 (debut of high speed insanity like Exodus, Coven and Vio-lence) - MICHAEL
Lick the Blade - Graveyard of empires 3.5/5 Lick the Blade Review - MICHAEL
Liege Lord - Master control 4/5 - KIT
Liege Lord - Burn to my touch 3.5/5 - KIT
Liege Lord - Freedom's rise 3/5 - KIT

Ligeia - Gloria 4/5 (excellent and pure female fronted heavy/melodic metal stand-out that's straightforward and "gloria"-sly so...) - CRAIG
Ligeia - Made of stone (hopefully coming soon)
Light Bringer - Tales of almanac 3.5/5 (fast-paced female fronted Japanese power metal debut for fans of Alhambra, Area51, Fairy Mirror, Dragon Guardian and Inspire)
Lightforce - Mystical thieves 4/5 - MICHAEL
Lightforce - Battlezone 3/5 - MICHAEL
Lion’s Breed - Damn the night 3/5 - MICHAEL
Lion's Share - Dark hours 4.5/5 Lion’s Share Review - KIT
Lion’s Share - Emotional coma 4/5 Lion’s Share Review - KIT
Lion's Share - Entrance 3.5/5 - KIT
Lion's Share - Fall from grace 2/5 - KIT
Lion's Share - Two 2.5/5 - KIT
Lion's Share - s/t 3/5 - KIT
Liquid Sky - Identity 4/5 (outstanding female fronted symphonic/gothic metal debut with lots of crunch and numerous catchy songs; perhaps comparable to Atargatis)
Listeria - Full of fire 3/5 (solid, classic metal debut with good performances but average songwriting and melodies) - DAVID
Litany - Aphesis: The sapience of dying 3.5/5 Litany Review - KIT
Living Death - Killing in action 3.5/5 - MICHAEL
Living Death - Worlds neuroses 3/5 - MICHAEL
Living Death - Protected from reality 3/5 - MICHAEL
Living Death - Metal revolution 3/5 - MICHAEL
Living Death - Vengeance of hell 3.5/5 - MICHAEL
Logar’s Diary - Book ll: Parlainth/The forgotten city 3.5/5 (catchy folk/power metal band finally returns after a long gap from their debut)
Logar’s Diary - Book ll: Parlainth/The forgotten city 3.5/5 Logar’s Diary Review - JOHN
Logar's Diary - Book l: Iostros 3.5/5
Lonewolf - Made in hell 4/5 (rough'n'ready true metal from France crossing Running Wild and Sencirow; their 3rd CD and easily their best to date) - KIT
Lonewolf - Unholy paradise 3.5/5 Lonewolf Review - KIT
Lonewolf - March into the arena 1.5/5 - KIT
Longings Past - An angel’s tale (hopefully coming soon)
Longings Past - Meadows of Maseilya 3/5 - KIT
Lord - Ascendence 4.5/5 Lord Review - CRAIG
Lord - Ascendance 4.5/5 - KIT
Lord - A personal journey 3/5 Lord Review - KIT
Lord Bane - Age of elegance 3/5 (a cult 90s debut renowned for its similarity to Crimson Glory) - JOHN
Lordi - Deadache 3.5/5 (more slaying like 'The monsterician dream' and less commercial than ‘The arockalypse’, but still fun and fascinating) - MICHAEL
Lordi - The arockalypse 4.5/5 - MICHAEL
Lordi - The monsterican dream 3.5/5 - MICHAEL
Lordi - Get heavy 3.5/5 - MICHAEL
Lordian Guard - Sinners in the hands of an angry god 3/5
Lordian Guard - s/t 3.5/5
Lorien - From the forest to the havens 4/5 Lorien Review
Lorien - Secrets of the elder 4/5
Lorihen - Bajo la cruz (hopefully coming soon)
Lorihen - Paradigma 4/5 (compelling Spanish-language melodic power metal from Argentina recalling Renacer, Saratoga, Azeroth, etc.) - KIT
Lorihen - Antes de tiempo (hopefully coming soon)
Lorihen - Utopia (hopefully coming soon)
Los Asesinos del Pentagrama - Duenos del universo 3/5 (enthusiastic but primitive old-school kult true metal debut from Panama) - KIT
Los Pirates - Heavy piracy 4/5 Los Pirates Review - KIT
Lost Fate - Where dreams... have no end 3/5 (good debut that has me thinking of Inner Wish with some influences from Mesmerize and Fates Prophecy)
Lost Forever - The end of beginning 2.5/5 (nice power metal debut with a slight progressive feel that creates a fairly original sound)
Lost Horizon - A flame to the ground beneath 5/5 (unbelievable 2nd CD with amazing guitar work that has blown me away!)
Lost Horizon - Awakening the world 4/5

Lost Legion - Glory or death 3/5 (decent-to-good debut from U.K. true metal hopefuls a la Manowar; let down by a muddy production and iffy vocals) - KIT
Lothloryen - Some way back no more (hopefully coming soon)
Lothloryen - Of bards and madmen 3/5 Lothloryen Review - CRAIG B
Loudness - The everlasting 3.5/5 Loudness Review - MICHAEL
Loudness - Metal mad 3/5 - MICHAEL (not quite as good as their recent reunion CDs like 'Racing' or 'Breaking the taboo', but still well written and played)
Loudness - Breaking the taboo 3.5/5 - MICHAEL
Loudness - Racing 3.5/5 - MICHAEL
Loudness - Terror hakuri 3/5 - MICHAEL
Loudness - Biosphere 3.5/5 - MICHAEL
Loudness - Pandemonium 3/5 - MICHAEL
Loudness - Spiritual canoe 3/5 - MICHAEL
Loudness - Engine 2.5/5 - MICHAEL
Loudness - Dragon 2.5/5 - MICHAEL
Loudness - Ghetto machine 3/5 - MICHAEL
Loudness - Heavy metal hippies 2.5/5 - MICHAEL
Loudness - s/t 3/5 - MICHAEL
Loudness - On the prowl 3/5 - MICHAEL
Loudness - Soldier of fortune 3.5/5 - MICHAEL
Loudness - Hurricane eyes 4/5 - MICHAEL
Loudness - Lightning strikes 3.5/5 - MICHAEL
Loudness - Thunder in the east 5/5 - MICHAEL
Loudness - Disillusion 4/5 - MICHAEL
Loudness - Law of devil's land 4.5/5 - MICHAEL
Loudness - Devil soldier 4/5 - MICHAEL
Loudness - The birthday eve 3.5/5 - MICHAEL
Lullacry - Vol. 4 3/5 Lullacry Review - JOHN
Lullacry - Crucify my heart 3.5/5 - JOHN
Lullacry - Be my god 3.5/5 - JOHN
Lullacry - Sweet desire (hopefully coming soon)
Luna Aeterna - Mystery 3/5 Luna Aeterna Review
Luna Mortis - The absence 2.5/5 (modern metal debut with growled/clear vocals from a chick who excels at neither; for Killswitch Engage/Arch Enemy fans, maybe) - KIT
Luna Obscura - Feltia 4.5/5 Luna Obscura Review
Lunarium - Journeys, fables and lore 4/5 Lunarium Review - CRAIG B
Lunatica - New shores 3/5 (4th CD of female fronted symphonic metal that has a commercial vibe and even some progressive elements, but I enjoy many of the songs)
Lunatica - The edge of infinity 3.5/5 Lunatica Review
Lunatica - Fables & dreams 3/5 (very nice 2nd CD somewhere in the middle of Elis, Edenbridge, Nightwish and Visions of Atlantis)
Lunatica - Atlantis 2/5
Lust - We'll never die 2.5/5 - KIT
Lust (The) - Membrane 3.5/5 (3rd CD of gothic metal with darkwave elements and “beauty and the beast” vocals; similar to Catafalque, Godyva, Satyrian and maybe Elis)
Lust (The) - My dear emptiness 3.5/5
Lust (The) - Tangled 3/5
Luzbel - El tiempo de la bestia 2.5/5 (decent-to-good 2000 release from veteran Mexican traditional metal act; production is virtually unlistenable though) - KIT
Luzbel - Evangelico nocturno (hopefully coming soon)
Luzbel - El comienzo (hopefully coming soon)
Luzbel - La rebelion de los desgraciados (hopefully coming soon)
Luzbel - Otra vez (hopefully coming soon)
Luzbel - s/t (hopefully coming soon)
Luzbel - Pasaporte al infierno (hopefully coming soon)
Lyzanxia - UNSU 3/5 - MICHAEL
Lyzanxia - Mindcrimes (hopefully coming soon)
Lyzanxia - Eden (hopefully coming soon)
Lyzanxia - Lullaby (hopefully coming soon)



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