Sweden's Freak Kitchen, featuring guitar virtuoso Mattias "IA" Eklundh, have returned with a ripping slab of musical whimsy, titled Cooking With Pagans. This 12-track, progressive rock album simultaneously "roasts" contemporary culture and explores new, quirky ways of musical self-expression. Neither pure "djent" nor pure progressive metal, this heavy music is thoughtfully composed and fantastically played. TunesSweden's Freak Kitchen, featuring guitar virtuoso Mattias "IA" Eklundh, have returned with a ripping slab of musical whimsy, titled Cooking With Pagans. This 12-track, progressive rock album simultaneously "roasts" contemporary culture and explores new, quirky ways of musical self-expression. Neither pure "djent" nor pure progressive metal, this heavy music is thoughtfully composed and fantastically played. Tunes have a modern, digital, super crisp delivery, seeming to eschew what the analog bandwagon is currently trending. The music is fresh, experimental, and dead serious. Most of the riffs are composed with staccato, urgent stabs. This contrasts with the solos that have a fantastic variety of textures, tones, and slippery legato passages. The record isn't "over-orchestrated" with superfluous instruments or parts. There are plenty of layers, overlapping vocal choruses, and idea shifts to keep listeners pleased. Influences as broad as ragtime, free jazz, pop-punk, and East Indian music combine with ultra-modern Western composition to perk the ears and tickle the fancy. For listeners looking for more accessible fodder, two tunes are more 'regular rock': "Sloppy" with it's Western bent, and "Private Property", a melodic hard-rock anthem replete with crazy solos. Lyrics are very "living in the here and now"; ever so humorous, campy, ephemeral, [...]
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