From blabbermouth.net: Swedish melodic rock legends TREAT will celebrate their 30th anniversary in 2013 by releasing a special 30th-anniversary-edition package containg a best of-album with two brand new songs and two previously unreleased tracks, and their latest album, "Coup De Grace", with an extra cut. TREAT is also planning a big tour, set to kick off with some major festival gigs in the summer and continue into the fall. Then it's over. For good. "We have a saying in Sweden: You should always leave the party when you have the most fun," says guitarist and songwriter Anders Wikström, who formed the band back in 1983 along with singer Robert Ernlund. TREAT, which released its classic debut album, "Scratch And Bite", back in 1985, has never been a more tight-knit rock 'n' roll unit than it is now, and the band is brimming with creativity and excitement. That's why the group is choosing to call it a day: they want to, as they put it, "end on a high note." "We're doin' it out of love and respect for our fans," Wikström says. "We quit before they ask us to get the hell out. We want TREAT's legacy to be pure rock 'n' roll happiness!" The decision to go their separate ways is described as "most amicable," and once the bandmembers made up their minds, they almost immediately started making plans for the farewell party this year. "We're going out with a bang and will give our fans a ride they didn't even knew they wanted," says Wikström. TREAT's upcoming gigs will mark the debut of the band's new bassist, Fredrik Thomander, a longtime friend who has been co-writing songs with the group, mixed "Coup De Grace" and has already done some shows as a member of TREAT. In addition to Wikström and Thomander, TREAT's current lineup features Robert Ernlund (lead vocals), Jamie Borger (drums) and Patrick Appelgren (keyboards and vocals). "We wanna party with our fans,", says Ernlund, and adds: "The treat's on us!"http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925792#msg-925792Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:46:23 +1000 Phorum 5.2.16 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,926003#msg-926003 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,926003#msg-926003 Terry K. NoticeboardWed, 09 Jan 2013 07:14:50 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925916#msg-925916 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925916#msg-925916 juliocruz NoticeboardTue, 08 Jan 2013 22:12:19 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925911#msg-925911 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925911#msg-925911
Sure the old ones sounds "dated" (because they are). But I still like them better than CdG (which IS a good album).]]> Daredevil NoticeboardTue, 08 Jan 2013 20:46:55 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925910#msg-925910 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925910#msg-925910 Laurent NoticeboardTue, 08 Jan 2013 20:27:18 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925894#msg-925894 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925894#msg-925894 Chazz NoticeboardTue, 08 Jan 2013 17:57:47 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925892#msg-925892 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925892#msg-925892 the ORIGINAL brent NoticeboardTue, 08 Jan 2013 17:36:28 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925888#msg-925888 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925888#msg-925888
I know I am missing out but I need to make choices. The cover was a good (bad?) reason to give it a miss.

As far as Sweden is concerned, although I always saw the quality in all these bands, I never really became a fan of any of them. My favourite was probably the guys who backed up Glenn Hughes in the early 90's ("From Now On", "Burning Japan Live"). I never really liked any of the Swedish singers. Furthermore, I always been drawn to the bluesier side of rock, which is something I never really found in Swedish bands.]]> Laurent NoticeboardTue, 08 Jan 2013 17:18:41 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925861#msg-925861 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925861#msg-925861 Terry K. NoticeboardTue, 08 Jan 2013 09:28:48 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925858#msg-925858 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925858#msg-925858
VERY unusual for a recent release LOL.]]> the ORIGINAL brent NoticeboardTue, 08 Jan 2013 08:48:02 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925853#msg-925853 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925853#msg-925853
Tracks & Rating
1. Sole Survivor - 100%
2. You're the One I Want - 120%
3. Take Me on Your Wings - 110%
4. Best of Me - 110%
5. Dancing on the Edge - 95%
6. Outlaw - 95%
7. World of Promises - 90%
8. One Way to Glory - 100%
9. Save Yourself - 95%
10. The Winner - 100%

but The Pleasure Principle, Organized Crime and Coup De Grace following close behind.]]> Harald NoticeboardTue, 08 Jan 2013 08:07:38 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925849#msg-925849 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925849#msg-925849 Terry K. NoticeboardTue, 08 Jan 2013 07:25:20 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925848#msg-925848 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925848#msg-925848 Terry K. NoticeboardTue, 08 Jan 2013 07:24:09 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925847#msg-925847 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925847#msg-925847 Terry K. NoticeboardTue, 08 Jan 2013 07:22:26 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925840#msg-925840 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925840#msg-925840-------------------------------------------------------
> 'Organized Crime' is easily the band's best
> album.
> Mike

100% agree!! But CdG is also a good one!]]> Cain_Abel NoticeboardTue, 08 Jan 2013 06:51:10 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925836#msg-925836 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925836#msg-925836Mike]]> MIKE NoticeboardTue, 08 Jan 2013 06:19:29 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925833#msg-925833 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925833#msg-925833
Kent Bates]]> Kent Bates NoticeboardTue, 08 Jan 2013 05:29:34 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925830#msg-925830 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925830#msg-925830 lowdz NoticeboardTue, 08 Jan 2013 05:19:04 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925825#msg-925825 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925825#msg-925825
Woody]]> Woody NoticeboardTue, 08 Jan 2013 04:33:58 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925808#msg-925808 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925808#msg-925808 stryper NoticeboardTue, 08 Jan 2013 02:28:41 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925806#msg-925806 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925806#msg-925806Good luck to them all though!
Jamie Borger will deffinitely always be a busy man I think...
Niv]]> nivjourney NoticeboardTue, 08 Jan 2013 01:50:19 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925805#msg-925805 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925805#msg-925805 Daredevil NoticeboardTue, 08 Jan 2013 01:47:49 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925802#msg-925802 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925802#msg-925802 trooper NoticeboardTue, 08 Jan 2013 01:31:22 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925801#msg-925801 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925801#msg-925801 soldierofthenight NoticeboardTue, 08 Jan 2013 00:52:40 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925798#msg-925798 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925798#msg-925798 blm NoticeboardTue, 08 Jan 2013 00:41:08 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925796#msg-925796 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925796#msg-925796
This said, I still highly regard "The Pleasure Principle" as one of the greatest melodic (hard) rock record ever made. I used to play it to death, and to this day it is still a favourite. The other albums were more hit and miss for me, but that one is just plain brilliant. I did not buy "Coup de Grace". And the horrible artwork doesn't encourage me to check it out.

Treat was the first Swedish band I really got into. And probably the only one as well! I even enjoyed the album they did with Mats Leven. Very good overall band indeed. And Jamie Borger is a great drummer.]]> Laurent NoticeboardTue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:55 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925794#msg-925794 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925794#msg-925794 Scott NoticeboardMon, 07 Jan 2013 23:20:52 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925792#msg-925792 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,925792,925792#msg-925792
Swedish melodic rock legends TREAT will celebrate their 30th anniversary in 2013 by releasing a special 30th-anniversary-edition package containg a best of-album with two brand new songs and two previously unreleased tracks, and their latest album, "Coup De Grace", with an extra cut. TREAT is also planning a big tour, set to kick off with some major festival gigs in the summer and continue into the fall. Then it's over. For good.

"We have a saying in Sweden: You should always leave the party when you have the most fun," says guitarist and songwriter Anders Wikström, who formed the band back in 1983 along with singer Robert Ernlund.

TREAT, which released its classic debut album, "Scratch And Bite", back in 1985, has never been a more tight-knit rock 'n' roll unit than it is now, and the band is brimming with creativity and excitement. That's why the group is choosing to call it a day: they want to, as they put it, "end on a high note."

"We're doin' it out of love and respect for our fans," Wikström says. "We quit before they ask us to get the hell out. We want TREAT's legacy to be pure rock 'n' roll happiness!"

The decision to go their separate ways is described as "most amicable," and once the bandmembers made up their minds, they almost immediately started making plans for the farewell party this year.

"We're going out with a bang and will give our fans a ride they didn't even knew they wanted," says Wikström.

TREAT's upcoming gigs will mark the debut of the band's new bassist, Fredrik Thomander, a longtime friend who has been co-writing songs with the group, mixed "Coup De Grace" and has already done some shows as a member of TREAT.

In addition to Wikström and Thomander, TREAT's current lineup features Robert Ernlund (lead vocals), Jamie Borger (drums) and Patrick Appelgren (keyboards and vocals).

"We wanna party with our fans,", says Ernlund, and adds: "The treat's on us!"]]> Marco NoticeboardMon, 07 Jan 2013 23:11:29 +1100