on the project. These included: Patrick Ronda (Jean Michel Jarre) Rob Johnson (Magnitude 9), Erik Norlander (Lana Lane, Rocket Scientists) Pär Lindh (Pär Lindh Project) Esa Pietilä, and more... The new 70+ minute long opus consists of 14 new compositions jam-packed with Intense musical ideas influenced by classical music, classic hard rock, heavy metal, progressive rock/metal with many virtuoso performances from Lars and his guests. The album has soft melodic ballads and odd-meter riffing. In 2000 Lars put together a progressive band called 'Condition Red', the debut album features keyboard maestro Derek Sherinian (ex- Alice Cooper/Dream Theater) and Lars’ friend Alex Masi (on additional guitars). Lars's next project was to record a new Mattsson album, this time with ex-Balance of Power singer Lance King, and the result, 'Power Games' was released in 2003 and received fantastic reviews all over the world. In 2003 Condition Red reformed to record and release their second album of progressive rock titled “II”, not too long after this Lars's band from the 1990s made a short comeback in 2004 with a new album “On the Edge”, however, Lars major work in 2004 was the new supergroup 'Book Of Reflections' which include singer Andy Engberg (ex-Lion's Share/Section A, etc...), Vitalij Kuprij, etc...but Lars biggest challenge this far was the progressive metal concept album/metal opera 'War' which was released in 2005 and which features: Mark Boals (Yngwie Malmsteen), Vitalij Kuprij, Lance King, Rene Janssen(Ayreon), Benny Jansson (Tears of Anger/Beyond Twilight), etc... The same year also saw the first instrumental release in 10 years in the guise of the eclectic "Earthbound". Mattsson found a new vein of creativity and by 2006 had completed "Book Of Reflections II : Unfold The Future" with vocals by Martin LeMar (Tomorrow's Eve) and Björn Jansson (Ride The Sky / Tears Of Anger), with additional guitar from Anand Mahangoe (Sphere Of Souls) and keyboards from Mistheria (solo, Bruce Dickinson, Angel Of Eden). 2008 saw Mattsson gearing up for the accessible symphonic and prog metal of 'Dream Child'. Joining Lars was a new vocalist, the female Adrienn Antal whose voice saw Mattsson step out on a new path with its potent new sound for 2008. 2009 saw the re-release of a newly recorded and remastered version of No Surrender + Live which came with five bonus live tracks from the Mattsson archives. The album was warmly greeted by the press worldwide. The rest of