The band formed under the working title of ‘UNREAL’ in November 2001 with Scott, Darren and Conrad from BINARY, Paul from SPIT and Faz from GODKILLSAMERICA.
 

In the first 12 months of existence the band spent their time developing material which would see it’s way to becoming their first independent release in the form of ‘FEAR OF PLASTIC GODS’. They also required a more dominant name which would give them more of an identity within the growing metal scene of their home town of Preston. After several weeks of discussion it was decided that FREAKJESUS was to be used as it fitted neatly into their own personal beliefs and gave them a sense of stability with their new founded permanence.
 

Shortly after the release of their debut ,Conrad left the band for personal reasons and it was now time to find a replacement for bass duties. Tony filled the space with relative ease in the Summer of 2003 after several rehearsals and constant development of material the band were back to playing live shows again with a mini tour at the end of the year in and around their native North West.
 

2004 saw the band writing again and reworking material for their second release entitled ‘CHOKE’. More of a concept album this time around ,dealing with ideas of abuse in all forms. Drawing inspiration and ideas from personal experiences and lifestyles ,both musically and lyrically this has seen some of their strongest and best work to date with acclaim coming from new fans around the UK at every show.
 

The album was recorded at the start of 2005.At the beginning of the Summer the band was hit with another blow .Paul was to leave the band to concentrate on his career and so it was the unenviable task to find a replacement this time on guitar.

Boots were filled once again by Rik Knight from Manchester and again after only a short period of time it was obvious that Rik was to be a more than capable addition to the Freak family taking over duties on lead guitar whilst leaving the rhythm work to Scott.
 

The release night for the album was met with excellent reviews and encouraging comments from their Preston fan base which then prompted the band to start plans for another mini-tour in the Summer .Initially this began as a 7 date run of shows over a 5 week period .By the end of the Summer of 2005 ,FREAKJESUS had played a total of 17 shows with an endless list of bands all on the back of their growing popularity.
 

With the band now in the strongest position they feel they have ever been in and the scene thriving in one of the best unsigned era’s ever ,the FREAK’s are determined to keep the metal flag flying in the name of good rock !

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