Lars Eric Mattsson is a vibrant, potent guitar player from Aland Islands (Finland) who expresses his style as hard rock with influences from progressive, blues and classical, as can be heard on his latest release, "Electric Woodoo".  His guitars of choice include a Valley Arts custom and a 1961 Fender Stratocaster. Mattsson has played guitar since 1978, and frankly confirms his career goal, "Just to keep doing what I like and hopefully find a bigger audience. I am really happy with my new vocal release "Obsession" and I want to continue in the same direction as this."
When asked to reveal his ideal effect for the guitar, Mattsson countered with, "Wah wah," and then detailed his musicial goals, "I want my music to have heart, melody and power, a little bit of tension and release." He would like to someday study singing and arranging for a symphony orchestra, and is currently listening to Dream Theater ("Otherwise I think almost all new music is shit"). His utmost satisfaction? "For the first time in my life I am happy with the way my recordings end up ("Obsession"). I don't think I could have made it better with more studio time," he answers decidedly.
 Mattsson mentions ongoing and upcoming projects in his own words, "I will probably be writing and making demos for the next months, the plan is to make something pretty complex. It could be a 2-part CD, but I don't know. Hopefully I will begin recording again before the end of this year."
Mattsson's discography (available here at Guitar Nine Records) includes several solo albums ("Electric Woodoo", "Obsession", "Eternity", "Earthbound") and participation on a number of other recordings (Astral Groove "Astral Groove", Jason Becker Trib. "Warmth In The Wilderness", Jason Becker Trib. "Warmth In The Wilderness Vol. II", Book Of Reflections "Book Of Reflections", Book Of Reflections "Chapter II: Unfold The Future", Condition Red "Condition Red", Condition Red "Condition Red II", Trib. Deep Purple/Rainbow "Blackmore's Castle", Dream Ballads "Songs To Play In The Night", Music Of Hendrix "The Spirit Lives On Vol. 1", Music Of Hendrix "The Spirit Lives On Vol. 2", Hybrid Freak Division "Non Conformative", Bob Katsionis "Turn Of My Century", Lalu "Oniric Metal", Shawn Lane Remembered "Volume 1", Shawn Lane Remembered "Volume II", Seree Lee "Variation-Alpha", Locomotive Breath "Change Of Track", Lord Of Mushrooms "7 Deadly Songs", Mattsson "Another Dimension", Mattsson "Power Games", Mattsson "War", Gary Moore Tribute "Give Us Moore!", Mystery Hall "The Voyager Through The Void", Uli Jon Roth Tribute "Beyond Inspiration", Section A "The Seventh Sign", Star Queen "Faithbringer", Truth Of Fiction "Truth Of Fiction", Twinspirits "The Music That Will Heal The World", Elias Viljanen "Taking The Lead", Elias Viljanen "The Leadstar", Winterlong "Valley Of The Lost", Winterlong "The Second Coming").
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