Eric: The league lasted about two seasons, we were the doghouse of that whole thing. We only won two games and that was by forfeit. People were like, "yeah, we can beat Christdriver because they are always drunk."

Did you guys have a six pack or two in your duffel bags?

Eric: Oh yeah, on more than one occasion I would pass out in the out field. It was real good fun.

Along with the Home Alive compilation, you have a single and an album out.

Eric: Yeah, we also have a track on the Powerfish compilation on Broken Rekids in San Francisco and on Rat House records in Seattle. It was a Seattle/San Francisco compilation. This came out before our single.

How did your album end up coming out on Profane Existence records? Your music does not match their line up.

Which is like the position you're in now, not having money to do any recordings. You haven't released anything in four years.

Eric: Oh yeah, we haven't released anything in a long time. We haven't had the money to do anything.

What does it cost to record a demo?

Originally you were a three piece and now you are a five piece. Why did you bring in the two extra people? Could you not accomplish the sound you were trying for with a three piece?

Eric: We have always toyed with having a second guitar player and we have gone through a few of them. When Luke rolled in, an old friend, it just worked out great. The same with the sampler. We had always wanted a live sampler. Edward and I would do all the samples in the studio, but we could not do it live. When Brian, another old friend, came in with his own equipment it worked out great.

Eric: Now it is spread out between the members. It used to be pretty much me, over the last year and a half it has spread out and everybody participates in the writing.

From having seen some of your recent live shows, you have several new songs written.

Eric: Right now we are on this streak of writing. This material is taking on a different direction, but I don't know how different or what that different direction is.

Is it along the same lines as what you have done in the past?

Eric: It is, but then again it's not. I haven't been able to pull myself out to really hear the impact of the new material. It obviously doesn't mean we have turned into a Polka band or something like that. People that hear our new stuff don't know it is Christdriver. We're just experimenting with different things. Like the house thing, like the rave thing, like the break thing, like the loud guitar thing, like the chaos thing.

What do you mean by the new direction in your music?

Eric: We have been comfortable with the huge Wall of Doom, now we're trying to add more subtle layering to the music. I never like to use the word "subtle" with Christdriver, it's a more dynamic thing. We try to keep our music evolving.

Is there anything you would like to add?

Eric: We're not a Metal band! No matter what anybody says, we're not Metal!

What was that about The Clash?

Eric: The Clash are the most important band that ever existed, and Give 'em Enough Rope is the best album ever recorded in the history of mankind.

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