FROZEN EYES (SWE)

Swedish Heavy Metal from Gothenburg, Sweden. The story of FROZEN EYES goes way back to the early eighties. 1985 - 1989. Mattias Eklundh, more known as IA Eklundh (later FREAK KITCHEN) started out as a drummer and hooked up with the guitar player Magnus Johansson and the band BLAZE was formed. They went through different band names like; STALLION, AVENGER, LIZZARD, but later decided to call the band FROZEN EYES. By this time IA was still the drummer of the band and on vocals was Aulis Hultin and on the bass Leif Larssson. As time went by IA got boored with school and dropped out. He got more serious intersted of the guitar and started to practice 10 hour a day. A good move by the 16 year old rocker. IA was the big brain behind the band and wrote all songs by himself.

The Frozen Eyes LP - 1988
Finally FROZEN EYES had got some kind of reaction from a record company. It was Büms Records in Denmark, who wanted them to record an album. Little did the band know what Büms Records were to fuck them over!. With no back up from the record company and even had to pay the fees them selves the band could have a better first record-company-frontier.

The album was later, in 1996, re-issued by Büms Records on CD.

In late 1998 Winters Gate productions released a two CD set with all the 5 demos. Limited in 10 copies worldwide. These two CD package soon became a rare collectors item.

The Story Ends...

After the recording of the LP the band was in chaos. Aulis wasn't interested of being in the band anymore. So they went separate ways. FROZEN EYES tried to find a replacement. But it didn't work. In the meantime Mattias got in contact with the danish glam-metal band FATE who needed a new guitarist. Mattias went on audition and the danish glam-boys were pleased with Mattias talent.

After FROZEN EYES broke up Joakim later went to USA, to study the drums at MI in Los Angeles with his idol and later friend Mark Craney (JETHRO TULL etc).

Mattias only stayed in FATE until 1992, when he decided to form his own band, where he also would handle the singing. Mattias called up old FROZEN EYES drummer Joakim Sjöberg who went home from LA. Bass player Christian Grönlund was found a a club in Gothenburg. FREAK KITCHEN was born in 1992. In 2000 Joakim and Christain left FREAK KITCHEN. Joakim changed his name and are now days known as Envind Redin. He don't play the drums anymore. Bass player Leif Larsson is still in the mucis biz. For some years he played in NME WITHIN and later in BLACK INGVARS, playing covers at pubs & bars. In 1999 Leif joined RAM. Ex-guitarist Magnus Johansson would consequently join PAIN OF SALVATION and THE PROJECT HATE. Aulis has retired from the music scene. 

/ The above biography was part of a text written by Patrik Ek (2004) and published on 'fwoshm'.

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