CR: Why don’t you please tell us a little about Terror 2000? Is it just a side project, why did the band got together?
Erik Thyselius: It’s mainly a project that lets us do things we don’t do in our main bands. I think every musician have a need to take music to a new level and with Terror 2000 we can do what ever we want, if we feel like having a sample of a horny blue-whale on the record, we will!!

CR: Thrash metal is slowly coming back to take one more time the importance it had some time ago, do you feel that the sound of Terror 2000 could be describe as the new wave of thrash metal?
Erik Thyselius: No, not really or maybe it’s a difficult question, we do the things we like and we don’t care about what other people think. We’re not trying to make a “new” sound or anything, we just mix the things we like in to a big jar and stir around until we are satisfied, sometimes it sounds new and sometimes it sounds old-school. It’s up to you critics to decide if we are new or old.

CR: Terror for sale is compose mainly by fast as hell tracks and some weird almost childish humor in its lyrics and in the titles of the songs, why? Were you guys trying to make a fun thrash metal album?
Erik Thyselius: Hahaha it’s the result of to much beer & Terror drinks and too much free rein. When we started the recording it sounded like it was gonna be a pretty serious album, but after a couple of nights of alcohol abuse we decided that, why be serious let’s just go crazy and do the most stupid and crazy things we could think of. Many ideas develop when we are drunk in the studio and recording, and the day after when you hear it, it sounds pretty twisted and funny. So the answer is both yes and no.

CR: Whose idea was to name songs like King Kong Song, Wrath Of The Cookie Monster, Mummy Metal For The Masses?
Erik Thyselius: These are all from Speed’s crazy head. We recorded the music when he was in the States and touring. We sent him ready songs and he wrote the lyrics on the bus, drunk and with little sleep. He said that he wrote the lyrics from the first impressions that he got and with influences he got on the road. And I don’t think he got the idea to King Kong Song in New York, I think it was on a Zoo somewhere.

CR: How did you perceived some of the comments made by the media when this new album came out? What were the first impressions about the album that some critics were surprised about?
Erik Thyselius: Like I said the respond has been great. There are many people who said to me that it is a great party album and I agree. Every time I listen to the record I just want to open up a beer and start drinking!!

CR: Is there any “special” formula to write a Terror 2000 album?
Erik Thyselius: Formula Flame Feast!!! No, I said it before and I’ll say it again; Beer, more beer, Terror drinks, more drinks, free rein and a lot of good friends.

CR: How risky would you say is to record an album with such a high level of humor and sarcasm?
Erik Thyselius: None, we do what we would like to hear. We tried to do a fun record the last time, but nobody got the point, so now we took it a step further and left nothing to chance. It’s a fun record to listen, so I think we did pretty well!!

CR: Did you guys played any gigs to promote Terror for sale?
Erik Thyselius: As much as we would like to we can’t, I mean both me, Klas & Speed got main bands that take a lot of energy and time, and both me & Klas have children now, so there isn’t much time left to promote. Each and every one of us tries to promote and talk about the album when we are out on the road. We have tried to do some shows but there is always some thing that comes in the way. We hope to do something real soon!!

CR: Why did it took you guys so long to record Terror for sale? I mean you guys launched Faster Disaster in 2002 and it wasn’t until 2005 that you launched Terror for sale?
Erik Thyselius: Speed’s been tour a lot during the last couple of years, he’s been really busy with Soilwork for obvious reasons and it took some time to find an open slot for everyone, plus that I live like 6 hours away from the other guys, so we can’t just rehearse sporadically.

CR: Do you see Terror 2000 to have a future in terms of becoming your one and only band?
Erik Thyselius: No I don’t think so, it’s a fun side-project that we can play with once in a while, but everyone is so into their main band and too busy with that. Maybe when we are all 60 and have grey hair and sitting in a wheel chair???

CR: What has been the hardest album to record in the career of Terror 2000?
Erik Thyselius: If you could call a live album an album it would be “Slaughter In Japan”, we were so hangover from the crazy party we had the night before and it was the first time we played live ever.

	Pic courtesy of: Terror 2000 "There are so many bands out there that are so fucking awesome and they don’t get any time in the spotlight and there are TOO many crappy bands that play music just to make money that gets the spotlight and this sucks"

CR: Terror for sale talks about or addresses the whole “sale out” term many fans love to use when they don’t like a band anymore; are you guys using Terror 2000 as a way to finally address the topic from a safe and sarcastic point of view?
Erik Thyselius: Maybe, there are so many bands out there that are so fucking awesome and they don’t get any time in the spotlight and there are TOO many crappy bands that play music just to make money that gets the spotlight and this sucks, they could rather go and blow of a horse for I care!! There is something seriously twisted in the music industry and I’m glad that we get the chance to release a record that says “fuck you” to all of the money-horny-creampie- I’d like to suck your dick to make an album-fuckers! So to answer your questions YES!

CR: Why the Donald Duck sounds at the end of Bloody Blues Blaster?
Erik Thyselius: We were drunk and tired!

A couple of weird questions
CR: What’s the stupidest human feeling?
Erik Thyselius: Money-hornyness

CR: If you could be any superhero, who would you be and why?
Erik Thyselius: Eric Cartman, cause he’s saying everything we wish to say.

CR: What would you prefer: 1. To have the power to transform everything you touch in cash or 2. to be able to seduce any women you like just by saying “hi”.
Erik Thyselius: None really, I don’t care about money personally and I’ve got a beautiful girlfriend!

CR: What Hollywood movie star should be president of the United States?
Erik Thyselius: Randy Quaid

CR: Well enough silliness. What’s the plan for Terror 2000? Any plans for future gigs?
Erik Thyselius: Well we are planning a trip back to Japan, hopefully this year otherwise none yet.

CR: How would you like people to perceived Terror 2000 the first time they listen to one of your albums?
Erik Thyselius: Open up a beer, sit back and just enjoy-!!!

CR: Ok, that will be it, thank you very much for your time, please if you would like to add anything else, feel free to do so…
Erik Thyselius: Support Liverpool F.C your local alcoholics!!