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CD/DVD Releases: Lars Eric Mattsson ''Obsession'' New Ltd Edition Remaster Coming 25 Apr

Posted on Sunday, April 08 @ 19:00:00 UTC by nightowl

Lion Music is pleased to present a newly remastered limited edition digi-pack version of the Lars Eric Mattsson release Obsession.

Originally released in 1998, Obsession was at the time the fourth solo album from Lars Eric Mattsson seven years after his previous album Electric Voodoo, and just like on Lars' previous 1995's Astral Groove band project, he was joined by singer Bjorn Lodin (Baltimoore / Hard) with whom the pair would go on to record numerous albums together over the subsequent years.

Stylistically Obsession can be described as the classic hard rock/metal with some neo-classical flourishes in the guitar stylings combined with Lodin's gritty vocals.

Looking back at the album now in 2012, Lars comments, "After a few years that I don't consider to be the best part of my life I finally got that sparkle to try to do the absolutely best music I can, or rather music I would personally like to hear. I think I found myself in a very creative mood and I was able to come up with 12 really good songs that fused a lot of influences from the 70-ies and 80-ies but specially from the 70-ies. I think Obsession is my first good album since this was the first time I allowed myself to take the time I needed to complete everything. Still today I think most of these songs are really good."

Whilst the Mattsson name has been synonymous of late with more progressive metal orientated releases such as Mattsson - Tango (LMC282) or the upcoming release Book Of Reflections – III Relentless Fighter (LMC323), Obsession will give new fans of this guitarist highly distinctive style a solid taste of his earlier years musical stylings in this remastered limited edition digipack re-release.

Track Listing:

01. Caught In Your Web
02. Alive
03. Just A Leo
04. Messenger
05. Long Way Home
06. Time and Again
07. Sense And Obsession
08. Mother Forgive
09. As The Sun Meets The Sky
10. Eyes Of A Child
11. Lay it On The Line
12. And The Road Goes On

Musicians:

Lars Eric Mattsson – Guitars, Bass, Keyboards & Backing Vocals
Bjorn Lodin – Lead Vocals
Christer Jansson – Drums

Album Credits:

Music written by Lars Eric Mattsson in 2007.
Recorded and Mixed at Lion’s Cage Studio, Aland in 2008.
Remastered by Lars Eric Mattsson in 2012.

[Source: Lion Music]

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