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Freak Kitchen
Group · Sweden · formed 1992
Swedish rock band
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Also known as フリーク・キッチン
Timeline
19 events▣ Album 10+ Member joins 5− Member leaves 2◆ Formed 1★ Debut release 1
1990s
· Member joins
Christian Grönlund joins the band
electric bass guitar
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Joakim Sjöberg joins the band
drums (drum set)
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Mattias IA Eklundh joins the band
lead vocals
source: musicbrainz
· Debut release
Debut release: Appetizer
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
2000s
· Member leaves
Christian Grönlund leaves the band
electric bass guitar
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Joakim Sjöberg leaves the band
drums (drum set)
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Björn Fryklund joins the band
background vocals
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Christer Örtefors joins the band
background vocals
source: musicbrainz
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography163 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1363380213
Biography
Freak Kitchen is a Swedish rock band from Gothenburg, formed in 1992.
History
Freak Kitchen co-headlined Fuel Great Indian Rock 2008 alongside Sahg and Satyricon.
Their album, Cooking with Pagans
Cooking With PagansSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Professional Help3:492Freak of the Week4:193Sloppy4:384Goody Goody3:295(Saving Up for an) Anal Bleach4:206Private Property4:327Mathematics of Defeat4:568I Don't Want to Golf3:549Hide3:1810Come Back to Comeback3:0711Ranks of the Terrified3:3112Once Upon a Time in Scandinavistan3:41, was released in 2014, with the first single, "Professional Help" released in November.
Musical style
Freak Kitchen's style of music is influenced by many genres besides 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 straight from hell!".
The album Land of the Freaks
Land of the FreaksSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1God Save the Spleen4:302Hip Hip Hoorah4:403Teargas Jazz5:414Sick? Death by Hypochondria3:595OK3:466Honey, You're a Nazi4:217The Only Way3:208Murder Groupie4:449The Smell of Time3:2610One Last Dance4:0911Do Not Disturb3:0112Clean It Up3:45, which was released in late October 2009, is inspired by Indian music, with the band joined by the two Indian musicians V. Selvaganesh and Neyveli S Radhakrishna on several tracks.
The lyrics of Freak Kitchen often contain humor and criticism of capitalist society, conformity, racism and the attitude of major labels.
Members
Current
Mattias "IA" Eklundh – vocals, guitar (1992–present)
Christer Örtefors – bass, vocals (2000–present)
Björn Fryklund – drums (2000–present)
Previous
Christian Grönlund – bass, vocals (1992–2000)
Joakim Sjöberg – drums (1992–2000)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 13 | 84th |
| Studio albums | 10 | 91.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 19 | 93.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 30 | 66.1th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (13 release groups · 10 studio albums)
Albums · 10
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 50:03
1Blind3:412Appetizer4:573Lie Freedom4:364Hollow3:565See You in Pittsburgh4:406Paperdance2:287Raw4:198Some Kind of Love Song4:069Are You for Real?3:5910The Healthy Man4:0211What's the Problem?5:1512The New Part4:041996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 48:04
1Walls of Stupidity4:322Haw, Haw, Haw4:363Jerk4:134Taste My Fist3:405Burning Bridges4:146Inner Revolution3:407Lisa4:348Spanking Hour4:299Proud to Be Plastic4:3910Dystopia3:4711The Bitter Season5:401998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 55:34
1We've Heard It All Before3:562Vaseline Bizniz4:363Michael and the Syndrome3:564Entertain Me3:545My New Haircut3:256Broken Food4:227Bull5:068Mr. Kashchei and the 13 Prostitutes7:149Scattered4:3910Six Dildo Bob and the Bluegrass Samba From Hell2:1911Tiny Little Second3:2312Pathetic Aesthetic4:3913A Regular Guy4:052000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 48:21
1Silence!3:272Gun God4:343Ugly Side of Me4:274Everything Is Under Control4:525Get a Life3:246The Sinking Planet3:527Dead Soul Men4:118I Refuse4:209Black Spider Flag3:4810Supermodel Baby3:1411Slap Me in the Face3:3712Shithead4:352002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 46:35
1Propaganda Pie3:112Nobody's Laughing3:503Snap3:354Humiliation Song4:095Razor Flowers3:556Heroin Breakfast4:067Porno Daddy4:058Seven Days in June4:229Maggots of Corruption4:2610Hateful Little People3:3311Logo4:0212The Wrong Year3:212005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 45:47
1Speak When Spoken To3:042The Rights to You3:583Look Bored3:404Chest Pain Waltz4:185Mussolini Mind3:406Guilt Trip3:367Becky3:588Independent Way of Life3:599Heal Me4:0910Infidelity Ghost4:1911Sob Story3:5512Breathe3:112009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 49:22
1God Save the Spleen4:302Hip Hip Hoorah4:403Teargas Jazz5:414Sick? Death by Hypochondria3:595OK3:466Honey, You're a Nazi4:217The Only Way3:208Murder Groupie4:449The Smell of Time3:2610One Last Dance4:0911Do Not Disturb3:0112Clean It Up3:452014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 47:34
1Professional Help3:492Freak of the Week4:193Sloppy4:384Goody Goody3:295(Saving Up for an) Anal Bleach4:206Private Property4:327Mathematics of Defeat4:568I Don't Want to Golf3:549Hide3:1810Come Back to Comeback3:0711Ranks of the Terrified3:3112Once Upon a Time in Scandinavistan3:412018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 46:35
1Morons3:432Alone With My Phone3:573Så kan det gå när inte haspen är på3:594Troll4:175Confusion to the Enemy7:346Push Through3:487Only a Dream3:428Auto3:249By the Weeping Willow4:3510The Era of Anxiety4:0511We Will Not Stand Down3:312024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 43:11
1Everyone Gets Bloody3:142Medal4:363Slip3:174Small Acts of Rebellion4:185The Grief That Does Not Speak4:236Gravity Works3:087Psy Co Op3:568Down the Drain3:529The Expert4:0610Session Is Over3:4211Pissing Contest4:39
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Junk ToothSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 51:181Damage ('95)2:19 2Damage ('97)3:30 3Dig Me Out4:02 4Middle Class Panic4:21 5Come Before You Leave3:38 6Forgive Me, I Am Swedish4:48 7Now You Know3:53 8I'm Not Going4:32 9The Monster Hit4:04 10Probably Not4:08 11The Man Who Taught His Asshole To Play The Flute3:54 12The Special Profession3:41 13Happening Henry4:28 | 1997 |
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Lost in BordeauxSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 11:001Vaseline Bizniz / Vibro Masseur / Samba From Hell11:00 | Live | 2002 |
Other · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Compilation promoSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 20:531Gun god4:36 2Walls of stupidity4:30 3See you in Pittsburgh4:42 4My new haircut3:27 5Apparatus3:38 | Compilation | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Freak Kitchen head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 13 | 84th |
| Studio albums | 10 | 91.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 19 | 93.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 30 | 66.1th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Grönlund | 1992 | 2000 | electric bass guitar |
| Joakim Sjöberg | 1992 | 2000 | drums (drum set) |
| Mattias IA Eklundh | 1992 | present | lead vocals |
| Björn Fryklund | 2001 | present | background vocals |
| Christer Örtefors | 2001 | present | background vocals |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Freak_Kitchen.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a32065b5-ed37-4ba5-8209-6fab71f832dadiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a32065b5-ed37-4ba5-8209-6fab71f832dacore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1452121genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1452121seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freak_Kitchenbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freak_Kitchen
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Swedish musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Madscientistjaidev · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1452121 · MusicBrainz: a32065b5-ed37-4ba5-8209-6fab71f832da
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