Chad, thoughts on the Lost Horizon.
I got a mp3 copy of that Zierler but haven't listened to it yet.
It wasn't horrible
. I'd give it a solid 7.5. Pretty standard power metal with a fantasy theme. You should check the profile of the album - the artists even have these ridiculous made up names:
Bass - Cosmic Antagonist (Martin Furängen)
Guitar - Transcendental Protagonist (Wojtek Lisicki)
Drums - Preternatural Transmogrifier (Christian Nyqvist)
Vocals - Ethereal Magnanimus (Daniel Heiman)