Freak Kitchen
Encyclopedia
Freak Kitchen is a heavy metal
/hard rock
band from Gothenburg
, Sweden
, formed in 1992. Because of the high technical level of their compositions people sometimes refer to their style as progressive metal
or progressive rock
.
to pop
. The band described their third album as "A corny little heavy-pop-rock-Latin-world-jazz-avant-garde-metal-blues-record straight from hell!".
The newest album "Land of the Freaks", which was released in late October 2009, features a lot of Indian inspiration and the band is also joined by the two Indian musicians V. Selvaganesh
& Neyveli S Radhakrishna on several tracks.
The lyrics
of Freak Kitchen often contain heavy criticism against capitalist society
, conformity, racism
and the attitude of huge record companies.
Frontman Mattias Eklundh is widely known as a guitarist of high technical ability, and live shows often contain parts where Eklundh plays the guitar using several foreign objects such as a vibrating dildo
.
Eklundh has also released three solo albums, Sensually Primitive
(1996) (under the pseudonym Mr Libido), Freak Guitar (1999) and Freak Guitar - The Road Less Traveled (2004).
They also co-headlined Fuel Great Indian Rock 2008 alongside Sahg and Satyricon
.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
/hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band from Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, formed in 1992. Because of the high technical level of their compositions people sometimes refer to their style as progressive metal
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
or progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
.
History
Freak Kitchen's style of music is influenced by many genres besides the traditional heavy metal, ranging from jazzJazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
to pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
. The band described their third album as "A corny little heavy-pop-rock-Latin-world-jazz-avant-garde-metal-blues-record straight from hell!".
The newest album "Land of the Freaks", which was released in late October 2009, features a lot of Indian inspiration and the band is also joined by the two Indian musicians V. Selvaganesh
V. Selvaganesh
V. Selvaganesh is an Indian percussionist working in the Carnatic tradition, and is one of the leading kanjira player of his generation. He is also known as "Chella S. Ganesh."-Early life:...
& Neyveli S Radhakrishna on several tracks.
The lyrics
Lyrics
Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...
of Freak Kitchen often contain heavy criticism against capitalist society
Capitalism
Capitalism is an economic system that became dominant in the Western world following the demise of feudalism. There is no consensus on the precise definition nor on how the term should be used as a historical category...
, conformity, racism
Racism
Racism is the belief that inherent different traits in human racial groups justify discrimination. In the modern English language, the term "racism" is used predominantly as a pejorative epithet. It is applied especially to the practice or advocacy of racial discrimination of a pernicious nature...
and the attitude of huge record companies.
Frontman Mattias Eklundh is widely known as a guitarist of high technical ability, and live shows often contain parts where Eklundh plays the guitar using several foreign objects such as a vibrating dildo
Dildo
A dildo is a sex toy, often explicitly phallic in appearance, intended for bodily penetration during masturbation or sex with partners.- Description and uses :...
.
Eklundh has also released three solo albums, Sensually Primitive
Sensually Primitive
Sensually Primitive is a full length studio album released under the pseudonym Mr Libido by Mattias Eklundh of the progressive metal band Freak Kitchen...
(1996) (under the pseudonym Mr Libido), Freak Guitar (1999) and Freak Guitar - The Road Less Traveled (2004).
They also co-headlined Fuel Great Indian Rock 2008 alongside Sahg and Satyricon
Satyricon (band)
Satyricon is a Norwegian black metal band, and the first one in the genre to join a multi-national record label .-Biography:Satyricon was formed in 1990 by Czral and Wargod. Ulver and Satyr soon joined them...
.
Current members
- Mattias "IA" EklundhMattias EklundhMattias "IA" Eklundhtou de meme' is a guitarist and vocalist, known for his work with the bands Freak Kitchen, Frozen Eyes, Fate, The Jonas Hellborg Trio, and Art Metal; he has also released several noted solo albums...
- Vocals and GuitarGuitaristA guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
(1992- ) - Christer Örtefors - BassBassistA bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
and Vocals (2000- ) - Björn Fryklund - DrumsDrummerA drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
(2000- )
Previous members
- Christian Grönlund - BassBassistA bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
and Vocals (1992–2000) - Joakim Sjöberg - DrumsDrummerA drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
and Vocals (1992–2000)
Albums
- AppetizerAppetizer (album)Appetizer is the first full length studio album by heavy metal, hard rock and progressive metal band Freak Kitchen. It was released in 1994 just two years after the band was formed in 1992.-Track listing:#"Blind" – 3:40#"Appetizer" – 4:56...
(Thunderstruck Productions, 1994) - Spanking HourSpanking HourSpanking Hour is the second full length studio album by heavy metal, hard rock and progressive metal band Freak Kitchen. It was released in 1996.-Track listing:#"Walls of Stupidity" - 4:32#"Haw, Haw, Haw" - 4:36#"Jerk" - 4:13#"Taste my Fist" - 3:39...
(Thunderstruck Productions, 1996) - Freak KitchenFreak Kitchen (album)Freak Kitchen is the third full length studio album CD by heavy metal, hard rock, progressive metal band Freak Kitchen. It was recorded between March and July 1998 at Studio Freak in Gothenburg, Sweden...
(Thunderstruck Productions, 1998) - Dead Soul MenDead Soul Men (album)Dead Soul Men is the fourth full length studio album CD by the metal band Freak Kitchen.This album features Christian's vocals on I Refuse and Joakim's vocals on Slap Me In The Face . This was Christian's and Joakim's last album with the band; they left shortly after the recordings...
(Thunderstruck Productions, 2000) - Move (Thunderstruck Productions, 2002)
- Organic (Thunderstruck Productions, 2005)
- Land of the FreaksLand of the FreaksLand of the Freaks is the seventh full-length studio album by heavy metal, hard rock and progressive metal band Freak Kitchen. It was released on 21 October 2009 in Scandinavia, on the 19th in the UK and on the 23rd of November in France....
(Thunderstruck Productions, 2009)