Freak Kitchen is a heavy metal/hard rock band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 1992. The high technical level of their compositions usually makes people refer to their style as somewhat of a progressive metal or progressive rock band. Image File history File links Freak_kitchen_red. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... Progressive metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music which blends the powerful, guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex compositional structures, odd time signatures, and intricate instrumental playing of progressive rock. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Mattias IA Eklundh is the lead guitar player of Swedish power trio Freak Kitchen. ... Heavy metal redirects here. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... For other uses, see Gothenburg (disambiguation). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Progressive metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music which blends the powerful, guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex compositional structures, odd time signatures, and intricate instrumental playing of progressive rock. ... For the Swedish political music movement, see progg. ...

Freak Kitchen's style of music is influenced by many genres besides the traditional heavy metal, ranging from jazz to pop. The band described their third album as "A corny little heavy-pop-rock-latin-world-jazz-avant-garde-metal-blues-record". For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Pop music (disambiguation). ...

Lyrics 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 (1997) (under the pseudonym Mr. Libido), Freak Guitar (1999) and Freak Guitar - The Road Less Traveled (2004). The band announced a new album "Land of the Freaks", which will be released in 2008. A 7-inch silicone dildo A dildo (or dildoe, a rare alternate spelling) is a sex toy, often explicitly phallic in appearance, intended for bodily interaction during masturbation or sexual intercourse. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... This article is about the year. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Members

Current members

• Mattias "IA" Eklundh - Vocals and Guitar (1992- )
• Christer Örtefors - Bass and Vocals (2000- )
• Björn Fryklund - Drums (2000- )

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Previous members

• Christian Grönlund - Bass and Vocals (1992-2000)
• Joakim Sjöberg - Drums and Vocals (1992-2000)

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Discography

Albums

• Appetizer (Thunderstruck Productions, 1994)
• Spanking Hour (Thunderstruck Productions, 1996)
• Freak Kitchen (Thunderstruck Productions, 1998)
• Dead Soul Men (Thunderstruck Productions, 2000)
• Move (Thunderstruck Productions, 2002)
• Organic (Thunderstruck Productions, 2005)

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EPs

• Junk Tooth (1997)

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External links

• Official Homepage
• The Appetizer Page - Fan Site - Online Since 1997
• Thunderstruck Productions