What I use it for?

Well, I use it. I usually check out new bands and stuff

No, not really. I'm more into buying the records. Mainly I use it more for information.

I can't say I'm against it because it's also an opportunity for a lot of bands to get known all over the world. And they can put their songs there so that people will listen to them.

Well, I read that it doesn't [laughter]. Some people are probably not buying records anymore but I think it's a good opportunity for them to show what they've got. In a way maybe (it's damaging) but I don't think so because people get to listen to what they have and usually they want to buy a record too.

Yeah.

Your band is called El Caco and it's a Stoner Rock band right?

No, I wouldn't say that.

I think it's hard rock and we're not Stoner really. We've got so much more than just Stoner. It's more like Rock 'n' Roll band and I wouldn't describe it as a Stoner band.

We can't say that we're not influenced by it. I think every Rock Band who's listening to Rock nowadays they've heard a lot of Stoner Rock. We're based on Stoner but we've got a lot more than just that.

Yes, we do that mostly to fuck up people's minds I think! [laughter] We have that name and it's a very Spanish-Mexican thing and we thought OK, let's just take it all the way and make a cover of that. Some people thought they can't possibly be a Rock Band! They must be a Salsa Band or something! [laughter] Maybe it's a bit confusing for people but I think it's a different thing to do and why not do it that way! People are sometimes narrow minded and think that if something looks that way it is that way!

Yeah!

Yes. I think it's good for people. OK, it looks Latin but it's not

Yeah it is! [laughter] As I already mentioned, we said let's just do it and see what people have to say about it!.

It's really awkward you know cause Norway is mostly known to the rest of the world for it's Black Metal scene and it's kind of strange when one comes to think that this is a Norwegian band playing Hard Rock.

We've had a lot of questions about that. In Norway the Black Metal scene is much bigger abroad than in Norway. All the Black Metal Bands search out abroad. There are also quite a few Rock Bands in Norway like Lucifer. It's not that big but there are bands playing this music here. We hope we're going to change that.

Yeah, bands like KISS.

Yeah, they are!

Yeah.

[laughter] Um, ok. Well a She-man

It's almost like one! I think it's more like you know, ever met a woman that talked like oh fuck you, I'm the mother fucker here! . Not feminine at all.

Yes! I've seen things like that more than once or twice and I though Fuck! I have to write a song about this![laughter]

You wrote the song?

Yeah.

I write all the lyrics. When we put out the album I want people to listen to it and give their own opinion about what I'm singing about. I want to explain what I'm thinking all the time. I always like to get my own feelings about what is right or bad whenever I read a book. I never want to ask the writer if he meant this or that. If people will get their own thoughts because of my lyrics then it's ok.

Hard question! [laughter] I can't say one thing. There a lot of things that inspire me.

Yes, exactly. It's more like my own experiences. Books inspire me too a lot. In the past I've read a lot of H.P. Lovecraft

Yes, Poe too. That's more in the past but they were like really good. They wrote about the darkness and I can see myself through these things sometimes I'm not a dead person though!

We're folks who like to practice a lot our music. We drive traffic motorbikes from Japan

Yeah!

Well, I got a '72 Honda 754 and it's a classic.

Yes I do. All the guys in the band love bikes.

So El Caco are bikers! [laughter]

No, we're not! We drive the bikes but we're not in a gang or anything! [laughter]

We're just a bunch of well I can't explain what we are

Yes, we're having a good time playing Rock 'n' Roll. We use all our energy in Rock. And all the anger comes out too

A good thing to do and a good way to do it!

I think it's easier being three people than being four or five. We get along together very well, we've got a good team and we've played together for so many years. We tried to be like four or five members but it didn't work out.

No. Not at all. We don't need anything else

Yes, we're going to play in Sweden and maybe in Italy. We're not sure about Italy though. It's mostly some small festivals in Norway.

Maybe you'll be in Dynamo sometime or Wacken

I hope. I don't know though.

A lot!

Yes, it is. I mean, they're working really hard for us. I think the most important thing is that they really enjoyed the album. We've also signed a good contract with them.

I'd like to say that Buy more Rock 'n' Roll records and just go to concerts. Come to El Caco's concerts and we'll have a really good time! We're going to give it all to you.

You too man!