---
title: "Leslie West"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/leslie-west"
genre: "Heavy Metal"
country: "United States"
disbanded: 2020
---

# Leslie West

**Leslie West** is a heavy metal band, from United States, active until 2020.

Leslie Abel West was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was the co-founder, guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the rock band Mountain. West was named the 245th greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone in 2023.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_West

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Leslie West |
| Genre | Heavy Metal |
| Parent genre | Heavy Metal |
| Origin | New York, United States |
| Disbanded | 2020 |
| Releases in catalog | 14 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal)

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1969 | [Mountain](https://themetalnet.com/album/2dde0772-84bf-3dd4-b012-b1e5f9a64bb2) | Album |
| 1975 | [The Great Fatsby](https://themetalnet.com/album/6aa3ce42-3214-4cd7-8d24-4fce2d83ddf4) | Album |
| 1988 | [Theme](https://themetalnet.com/album/0bd99da2-80f4-38a9-bbf6-d77b7f26a39a) | Album |
| 1989 | [Alligator](https://themetalnet.com/album/3da50188-40b8-3308-90ad-8ad1b0d10b75) | Album |
| 1993 | [Dodgin' the Dirt](https://themetalnet.com/album/5d440cc1-62a9-375f-b0b6-a1a724dfdf94) | Album |
| 1999 | [As PHAT As It Gets](https://themetalnet.com/album/8bff8729-1029-33a6-b68a-9046ab54102f) | Album |
| 2003 | [Blues to Die For](https://themetalnet.com/album/f9a721b8-99b9-31f2-94d5-d99566323ce4) | Album |
| 2004 | [Guitarded](https://themetalnet.com/album/40de2e18-00c8-33de-9034-2e5c00bcf072) | Album |
| 2005 | [Got Blooze](https://themetalnet.com/album/4cd30315-d2ac-3dd2-9e8e-7d9742a73e49) | Album |
| 2006 | [Blue Me](https://themetalnet.com/album/728784c9-12ba-4e0c-82f6-fcca0629040b) | Album |
| 2011 | [Unusual Suspects](https://themetalnet.com/album/ca6ead32-f698-4da1-8875-5d4764c6e766) | Album |
| 2013 | [Still Climbing](https://themetalnet.com/album/0dbf1469-e76f-4f72-a226-881c37266ffe) | Album |
| 2015 | [Soundcheck](https://themetalnet.com/album/07649b6c-22f8-45d1-b77b-e020470b85e6) | Album |
| 2022 | [Legacy: A Tribute to Leslie West](https://themetalnet.com/album/f59e5fa1-643d-456b-a5ce-5b14c16dfc9d) | Album |

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- [Ted Nugent](https://themetalnet.com/band/ted-nugent) (listened together)
- [Van Halen](https://themetalnet.com/band/van-halen) (listened together)
- [Rainbow](https://themetalnet.com/band/rainbow) (listened together)
- [Guns N’ Roses](https://themetalnet.com/band/guns-n-roses) (listened together)
- [Uriah Heep](https://themetalnet.com/band/uriah-heep) (listened together)
- [Dio](https://themetalnet.com/band/dio) (listened together)
- [UFO](https://themetalnet.com/band/ufo) (listened together)
- [Blue Öyster Cult](https://themetalnet.com/band/blue-oyster-cult) (listened together)
- [Scorpions](https://themetalnet.com/band/scorpions) (listened together)
- [KISS](https://themetalnet.com/band/kiss) (listened together)
- [Frank Marino](https://themetalnet.com/band/frank-marino) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0ks4E3VJXDIRABtxz2IiBE
- x: https://twitter.com/lwestmountain
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/309592
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/776043

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/leslie-west](https://themetalnet.com/band/leslie-west). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt