The fourth offering by the Swedish metal trio Freak Kitchen finally captured the band's best attributes combined with stellar production.
Their debt to King's X is obvious, but their vast array of influences coupled with the maniacal guitar playing and inspired singing of Mattias IA Eklundh make Freak Kitchen one of a kind.
Their pop-flavored music is grounded by a strong respect for melody, but their creative and experimental writing and playing take the music to uncharted territory for this type of melodic metal.
The crunchy guitar sound is the dominating force but, unlike many metal bands, their sound is seldom tiresome due to the constant introduction of new and surprising musical ideas, often delivered with a sense of humor.
There are no standout tracks to single out, as all are quite strong, but "Silence!" in particular captures the spirit of this session.
An absolute gem that was lost in a sea of mediocre metal.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silence! | Freak Kitchen | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | Gun God | Freak Kitchen | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 3 | Ugly Side of Me | Freak Kitchen | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 4 | Everything Is Under Control | Freak Kitchen | Play | 04:52 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 5 | Get a Life | Freak Kitchen | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 6 | The Sinking Planet | Freak Kitchen | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | Dead Soul Man | Freak Kitchen | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 8 | I RefuseChristian Grönlund | Freak Kitchen | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 9 | Black Spider FlagChristian Grönlund | Freak Kitchen | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 10 | Super Model Baby | Freak Kitchen | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 11 | Slap Me in the FaceChristian Grönlund | Freak Kitchen | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 12 | Shithead | Freak Kitchen | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 48 mins | 111 MB | |||||
| 48 mins | 352 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerker Andersson | Photography |
| 2 | Freak Kitchen | Primary Artist |
| 3 | Christian Grönlund | Bass, Composer, Cover Art, Vocals |
| 4 | Roberto Laghi | Mixing |
| 5 | Torbjörn Samuelsson | Mastering |
| 6 | Torben Schmidt | Drum Sounds, Drum Sound Supervision |
| 7 | Joakim Sjöberg | Drums, Vocals |
| 8 | Mike Spritz | Photography |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |