---
title: "Mattias IA Eklundh"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/mattias-ia-eklundh"
genre: "Progressive Metal"
country: "Sweden"
formed: 1969
---

# Mattias IA Eklundh

**Mattias IA Eklundh** is a progressive metal band, from Sweden, active 1969 to present.

Mattias Bernt Johannes Eklundh, also known as IA, is a Swedish guitarist and vocalist. He is known for his work with Freak Kitchen, Jonas Hellborg and Art Metal, and he has also produced several noted solo Freak Guitar albums released by Steve Vai and Favored Nations, and holds his annual Freak Guitar Camp in the woods of Sweden every summer for dedicated guitar players from all over the world. He was also prominently featured playing his trademark-style solos on the first four Soilwork albums.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattias_Eklundh

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Mattias IA Eklundh |
| Genre | Progressive Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Formed | 1969 |
| Releases in catalog | 6 |

## Genres

[Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal)

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1999 | [Freak Guitar](https://themetalnet.com/album/b2e0dff1-e141-34fb-bc26-96dbc0bfbcbc) | Album |
| 2000 | [Freak Audio Lab](https://themetalnet.com/album/be79029d-ae3c-45b9-b269-af0945460075) | Album |
| 2004 | [Freak Guitar: The Road Less Traveled](https://themetalnet.com/album/f66c141c-f9b9-3fb9-8cdc-a0d3b1a32c00) | Album |
| 2007 | [Freak Guitar: Growing Your Own Moustache, Volume 1](https://themetalnet.com/album/cf510642-0a81-47ad-943d-40746a1429dc) | Album |
| 2009 | [Freak Guitar: Growing Your Own Moustache, Volume 2](https://themetalnet.com/album/01702456-54e1-4c36-8213-15cb3a195edb) | Album |
| 2013 | [Freak Guitar - The Smorgasbord](https://themetalnet.com/album/cd220e34-5f79-4ca9-a8c5-eac222200251) | Album |

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## Official and external links

- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/22upwnTo7nckdSAMI8CrZa
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Mattias_Ia_Eklundh/23453

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/mattias-ia-eklundh](https://themetalnet.com/band/mattias-ia-eklundh). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt