El Caco

El Caco is a stoner rock band from Lillestrøm in Norway. They formed in 1998 and consist of lead vocalist and bassist Øyvind Osa, guitarist Anders Gjesti and drummer Fredrik Wallumrød.

Their debut album Viva was released on March 29, 2001. They were represented by the Music for Nations record label which led to extensive touring.^[2] In an interview with Orpheus Spiliotopoulo from Metal Temple magazine, vocalist/singer Øyvind Osa stated the band's support for Music for Nations by saying,"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." The band has remained a trio from its beginning which Oyvind explained in the same interview as to whether they would add another guitarist or keyboard player by saying, "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."^[3]

After touring with the bands Nebula and WE they recorded the album Solid Rest which was described as "hard and melodic" and a progression to a "full-blooded hard rock band with strong hints of metal" on June 16, 2003. ^[4][5] In 2004 they performed at the Bukta Tromsø Open Air Festival held in Tromsø, Norway. The band released the album The Search through Black Balloon Records on February 20, 2006. It was self produced at the band's own Sound Riot studios with the vocals recorded by producer Daniel Bergstrand in Sweden who also handled the final mixing. The Search won the 2006 Alarm Award which was described as "Norway's most important indie award"^[6] for the "Metal album of the year" category which was held at the Sentrum Scene in Oslo.^[7] They performed at the 2006 version of the Great Indian Rock (GIR) festival in New Delhi, India as one of the first international acts to attend.^[8]

La banda lanzó entonces el álbum From Dirt en 2007 , que fue descrito como lleno de "muchos riffs de guitarra fuertes y estridentes, voces ásperas y grandes ritmos difusos en abundancia". ^{[ 9 ]} En 2007 estuvieron entre los cabezas de cartel del Parkenfestivalen que se celebra en Bodø, Noruega. ^{[ 10 ]} Durante este tiempo, Fredrik Wallumrød reemplazó a Thomas Fredriksen como baterista de la banda y continuaron lanzando el álbum Heat en 2009. ^{[ 11 ]}

Fueron teloneros de Megadeth y Slayer en su gira europea Carnage Tour en 2011. Más tarde ese mismo año firmaron con Indie Recordings Records. ^{[ 12 ]}

En 2012 lanzaron el álbum Hatred, Love And Diagrams . ^{[ 13 ]} El álbum fue nominado al premio noruego Spellemann 2012 en la categoría "Metal". ^{[ 14 ]} En 2016 lanzaron el álbum 7. ^{[ 15 ]} A este le siguió el álbum de 2023, Uncelebration, producido por el colaborador anterior Daniel Bergstrand . ^{[ 16 ]}

• Øyvind Osa – voz principal, bajo
• Fredrik Wallumrød – batería
• Anders Gjesti – guitarra

Ex músico

• Thomas Fredriksen - batería (1999-2007)

Álbumes

• Vinilo Viva de 12" (2001)
• Solid Rest 10" doble vinilo (2003)
• La búsqueda (2005)
• De la tierra (2007)
• Vinilo Heat de 12" (2009)
• Hatred, Love & Diagrams, vinilo de 12" (2012)
• Vinilo de 7 1/2" (2016)
• Uncelebration (2023)

Vídeos musicales

• "Un buen día" (2003)
• "Alguien nuevo" (2005)
• "Sustituto" (2005)
• "El pecado tierno" (2005)
• "Más allá de la redención" (2007)
• "Odio" (2012)
• "Curioso" (2015)
• "Inventor" (2023)

• elcaco.com – Sitio web oficial