The first evidence of Lars Eric Mattsson's talent is on the track 'Just A Leo', there's a lovely intro played on a sitar, great foot-tapping lyrics with a big chorus coupled with some excellent guitar work , makes this one of the stand out tracks on the album.

Next to get the foot rocking is the Rainbowish 'Long Way Home', a straight no nonsense fast based blues rocker of the highest quality.

'Sense and Obsession' is a fine power ballad, while 'Mother Forgive' sees Lars and the boys once again rockin' in a big way.

But to be fair 'Obsession', isn't just about Mr. Mattsson, this album works and works well because of the contribution made by fellow band members, Bjorn Lodin, Christer Jansson . The vocal style is ideally suited for this type of metal and lets face it where would any band be without a good quality drummer? That's right nowhere.

This style of metal has a certain timeless quality about it and personally I feel that this has a lot to do with the quality of musicianship which always seems to shine through. The only thing left for me to say is this. If you are like many of us you are on a tight budget and only get to sample half a dozen albums from artists outside the mainstream make sure 'Obsession' by Lars Eric Mattsson is one of them.