Sneak Freak Kitchen concert in Germany in May!

The band will do a sneak concert in Schorndorf, Germany (Schorndorfer Gitarrentage) the 23rd of May!

Triple Concerto in June!

The 14th of June, Västerås, Sweden (Lögarängen) IA will work hard (understatement) to nail all the right notes to Ludwig van Beethoven's Triple Concerto together with Jonas Hellborg (playing the cello part on bass), Patrik Jablonski (piano) and the Västerås Symphonietta. IA will make a brave attempt to play the violin part on electric guitar...

IA live in Milano!

8th of June IA will perform on Guitar Day 4 in Milano, Italy together with Paul Gilbert and a whole bunch of other guitar players.

Land of the Freaks VI & VII!

New blogs from the Metal meets Brass concert, the Mats/Morgan All Star Team at the Melloboat, the Frankfurt Musik Messe and a short Freak Guitar Clinic trip to Split, Croatia. Read Land of the Freaks VI and Land of the Freaks VII.

Silent Guitar, Art Metal Trio and more!

IA will perform a Yamaha Silent Guitar clinic as well as play with Art Metal Trio (Jonas Hellborg and Anders Johansson) as well as an acoustic trio with Andreas Öberg and Jonas Hellborg at this year's Fuzz Guitar Show second weekend of May in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Metal met Brass!


March 1st, Linköping, Sweden.

A monumental thank you to everyone attending our Metal meets Brass concert!

Sold Out!

This year's Freak Guitar Camp is very, very full but if you are interested we can always put you on the waiting list. Please write to freakguitarcamp@freakkitchen.com.

Blog update!

New blog update from NAMM Show and Greece. Check out Land of the Freaks V!

Blog update!

New blog update with photos from the drum recording of the new album. Check out Land of the Freaks IIII!

Blog update!

New blog update with photos from recent Metal meets Brass concert rehearsal. Check out Land of the Freaks III!

The band's got a profile!

Facebook user? Make sure you sign up for the brand new Freak Kitchen profile created by our beloved HTML-Dude!

Blog update!

New blog update: Land of the Freaks II!

New album in the works!

We are working on a new album, entitled Land of the Freaks! Read the recent blog Land of the Freaks (with tales from the US, UK and Italy as well).

Thanks a bunch!


We had a splendid time in Atlanta! Thank you, amazing Kitchen Freaks! We'll be back!

Autumn Leaves - new blog, Abstract Logix interview + Favored Nations blog!

New blog here on freakkitchen.com! Read Autumn Leaves.

Brand new interview with Eklundh on Freak Kitchen, the Art Metal release, e t c, at Abstract Logix.

Read IA's guest writing on Favored Nations MySpace blog.

IA's got a son!

Read the Diaper Diaries about IA's first-born son, Gabriel Johannes Eklundh, the Art Metal album and more.

September release!

The long-awaited Art Metal album, featuring Jonas Hellborg, Selvaganesh, the Johansson brothers and IA, was released September 18th through Bardo Records.

Combining Selvaganesh's South Indian rhythm structures with Hellborg's frantic, groovy bass, IA's beefy riffs and vivid leads, Jens Johansson's virtuoso fingers and Anders Johansson's heavy beats this is something you have never heard before. Plain and simple: it's Art Metal. Don't miss.

Tracklist:

1. Muthucutpor (Hellborg/Selvaganesh/Eklundh)
2. Manirambha (Hellborg/Selvaganesh/Eklundh)
3. Nataraja (Hellborg/Selvaganesh)
4. Solitude (Hellborg/Selvaganesh)
5. The Three Princes of Serendip (Hellborg/Selvaganesh)
6. Round Metal Hat (Hellborg/Selvaganesh/Eklundh)
7. Vyakhyan - kar (Hellborg)
8. Art Metal (Hellborg/Selvaganesh/Eklundh)

Freak Guitar - Growing Your Own Moustache Vol. 1!

From the Freak Guitar Camp archives comes a double download tuition album called Freak Guitar - Growing Your Own Moustache Vol. 1. Having received tons of e-mails and questions over the years from dedicated guitar players wondering where to get backing tracks to practice to IA decided to dig deep in the vaults and pick the best, nastiest, most challenging camp tunes for a beefy collection of wild songs that will keep your fingers busy for a long time to come. There is one version of every track with guitar, as IA plays it (CD 1), and one without for you to jam to; "grow your own moustache" so to speak (CD 2). Along each song comes a PDF-file to print. The music is written down in both traditional notation and tablature. There is also a CD-cover available for print and an A4 back and front and back page that you can use for the notation.

You get to learn odd time signatures, monstrous tuplets, loads of tapping, picking, string skipping, harmonics, wild riffs, reduction, finger picking, arpeggios, exotic modes and then some. Not for the squeamish. Freak Guitar - Growing Your Own Moustache Vol. 1 is available from the Online Store now! Download if you dare…

Tracklist:

1. Disco Diabolique
2. The Masala Conspiracy
3. Freak Guitar Camp 2005 Anthem
4. From the Desk of Dr. Benson Ukulele
5. What Kind of Whammy Pedal Do You Use?
6. Fifth Arpeggio Pseudo Punk
7. Circle of Wankers
8. For Those About to Camp
9. Ugly Side of You
10. Jacobi's Floor
11. Whole Lotta Whole Tone
12. Fat Chance
13. Freak Guitar Camp 2004 Anthem
14. Hateful Little Beatle
15. Bjorn Borg Deodorant
16. Church Mode Mood
17. Zoo Me
18. Wake Up and Smell the Species
19. Gringo Starr
20. Chromium Cheese
21. Freak Guitar Camp 2003 Anthem
22. Eureka! I am Happy

Bjorn & Chris are out there!

If you're on MySpace, make sure to pay a visit to Chris and Bjorn's new pages! The band FINALLY got an official one as well: myspace.com/freakkitchenmusic

IA talks on InstruMentalCase.com!

New interview on InstruMentalCase.com with IA.

Growth of the Freak Family!

The Freak Blog has just been updated with splendid news: Growth of the Freak Family! as well as IA's report from this year's Frankfurt Messe entitled Musik Messe Madness

IA Voted Best New Talent!

IA was voted Best New Talent in US Guitar Player's May issue! Needless to say, this is a big honour and Eklundh is truly, truly grateful about it! Giant, Viking hugs to everyone who voted! You're the best! Thank you!

I Want You!

Listen to a cover of KISS I Want You, performed by Swedish band Electric Earth, and a solo by IA here.

Favored Nations Fest!

Brand new interview with IA at US Rock Squad's Favored Nations Fest.

Sold Out!

The Freak Guitar Camp 2007 is completely sold out! Registration for next year begins in February!

Chris Blogs!

In addition to the recent Cooking chapters, we are happy to have Chris writing his first entry. Read about his Russian martial art experience:
Cheboksary Fight Night

It took a good while but now, finally, the Cooking blog is (beyond) updated. Stretching from July to December, these are the beefy chapters:

Nasty Pointy Fingers - Freak Kitchen live in Blanes
The Road Rats in Germany and France
The Atlanta Viking Invasion
Swedish Sweat on the Canary Islands
United Kingdom of Lichtenstein
Freak Kitchen goes to Russia
Oslo & German Clinic Tour
Magic in Gothenburg

Tons of photos included too. (You may have to do a bit of scrolling to get to the various chapters).

Happy reading, friends!

Top Favored Nations Releases

Thanks to YOU, dear Freak Fans around the globe, IA's Favored Nations release, The Road Less Traveled is voted top five for the second month in a row (entered on #2 and is currently on #3). Keep on voting! (Click here to vote). You rule!

IA's got a real one!

Finally, there is an official Freak Guitar myspace-page out there. It looks kind of cheesy at the moment but there will be music and videos and whatnot up soon.

New stock now!

XL and XXL Mandarin T-shirt sizes are now available through the Online Store + the classic, black, Cow T-Shirt in XXL AND the Long Sleeve T-shirt as well. The items previously out of stock are also available again (Lady-fit, e t c).

Open NOW!

Yes, it is finally true! The Freak Kitchen Online Store is now open for business! You can sink your teeth into brand new freaky T-shirts, girlie shirts, kid shirts, hoods, backpacks, caps, belt buckles, necklaces and CDs including the Jonas Hellborg catalogue and other freak related releases like the re-release of Mr Libido, Petrus and Johan Randén along with the freak albums.

We are truly happy to present the official Freak Kitchen Forum (click on the link above to visit) thanks to Alex Wood and our own HTML Dude. The band will participate as much as they can.

Visit the new site of the Jonas Hellborg Art Metal Trio (feat. IA) at www.hellborggroup.com.

The Art Metal Trio are working on a ground-breaking album together with stunning guest musicians which will be out soon. Don't miss!

Check out the tune Escape from New Morning, Paris, France. (Thanks to FX for shooting the gig).

Check out the tune Leal Souvenir from the Jazz Utsav, Mumbai, India on video with IA and Hellborg here.

The Cooking blog is updated with tales (and tons of photos) from the roads of India and Sweden! Read the brand new chapters:

Viking Weekend
Cooking in India
Live in Delhi
What else?
Hotter Than Hell in Mumbai
Nut Freezing Time

Also check out the new, stimulating chapters from IA's recent travels to Los Angeles and Mexico City:

City of Tiny Lights
Anaheim Feet Pain
Burrito Boy in Mexico City
Ca Ca Con Leche

Happy reading!

Check out the debut album of our far beyond gifted friend Petrus. Petrus is truly a unique artist with a highly personal touch and integrity. The song writing is top-notch and the man possesses divine vocals cords.
The album is called Come What Might and is produced and recorded by IA in the Apple Horn Abusement facilities. Freak Brother Björn is playing the drums (IA plays a few notes here and there as well) and the record is mixed by the groovy Roberto Laghi. The album is released by Playground Music in Scandinavia the 27th of March. For a sneak preview, visit Petrus' site at www.petrusmusic.com. Place your order at www.cdon.com.

Check it out! :)
There is now a religion dedicated to Mattias called "Mattiasology"!!! From the creator of the "Adventures of Mattias IA Eklundh" comes THE GRAND CHURCH OF FREAKINESS!

Check out Mystik Sara's lovely drawings of IA and The Adventures of Mattias Ia Eklundh here

New Freak Kitchen album out now!
Organic, the new album, is out in the open, spreading throughout the planet. Swedes (dist. Bonnier Amigo), the Danish (dist. Universal), the Finnish (dist. Bonnier Amigo), Norwegians (dist. Bonnier Amigo), the French (dist. Replica Records), the English (dist. Proper Music), the Japanese (dist. JVC/Victor Entertainment) and the Spanish (dist. Avispa) can now sink their teeth into the album.

On Organic, we're joined by the amazing Bumblefoot on vocals and guitar on the track "Speak When Spoken To". We have also shot a video for the track which will be feautured on a special, first printing bonus DVD. The DVD also includes three exclusive live clips from Paris ("Hateful Little People", "Taste my Chopstick") and Montpellier ("Blind") + the "Nobody's Laughing" and "Print This!"-videos.

The cover painting is made by fabulous French expressionist Thierry Cardinet.

Swedes can place their order at www.ginza.se. The rest of Scandinavia can order from www.cdon.com. Excellent site Guitar Nine ships worldwide, buy at www.guitar9.com.

UK's Total Guitar wrote: "Any good? Imagine Steve Vai, Jimi Hendrix, Devin Townsend and Frank Zappa feeding each other acid in a sauna. Throw in a few Wylde-style pinch harmonics, a heart attack, an Italian dictator, wall to wall distortion and a barklingly catchy, rap-metal influenced first single, and you're close to acheiving Freak Kitchen's avant-garde brand of spazz jazz metal. If the Alice in Chains-meets-Offspring simplicity of the songs doesn't win you over then Eklundh's rococo guitar style will have you reaching for the rewind button".

Guitarist wrote: "Eklundh and pals on the brink of genuine greatness"! ****

IA's second solo effort released by Favored Nations!
Steve Vai and Favored Nations recently released IA's critically acclaimed solo album Freak Guitar - The Road Less Traveled in the US, Canada, Greece, Italy, Germany, Portugal, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium and Holland..

Get the CD here.

Visit IA's Freak Guitar site: www.freakguitar.com for more updates, reviews, e t c.

Sensually Primitive re-release under way!
The one, missing album in your freak collection, IA's first solo release (without a single note of guitar!) Mr Libido, Sensually Primitive, that hasn't been available for years is now finally seeing the light of day again in a brand new pressing! The CD, an outrageous techno parody with ultra-catchy tunes is now avaiable through the online store. Sensually Primitive includes the following tracks:

1. The Serious Musician
2. How are we feeling today?
3. Big Ugly Secret
4. Daddy´s box of no-no´s
5. Your left arm
6. Train leaves at 04:00
7. Techno Moron
8. Not that kind of bird
9. Herbert the Pervert
10. Dead on Arrival
11. Sit on my face
12. I thought it was a horse
13. Hard to the core
14. Sensually primitive
15. Bite of King