The Lord likes pizza?

And the lord said unto him, "just get me some f*cking pizza!" Okay, maybe you-know-who didn't say that, but HORSE the band, forefathers of the Nintendo-core revolution, certainly did.

Erik Engstrom, more commonly known as Lord Gold, keyboardist extraordinaire, recently sat down with The Spectrum to explain his credo and prove that he really is out of his mind.

For those unfamiliar with HORSE, their music is the byproduct of spending too much time playing Nintendo and spending too much money on drugs. Laced with metaphors alluding to such Nintendo characters as Birdo and The Cutsman, HORSE the band has been able to create a form of music that has never been played, and likely never will again.

Instead of trying to decipher what they have in store for "A Natural Death," their tentatively titled forthcoming album release, the Lord Gold decoded it himself.

"The CD is definitely darker," said Engstrom. "There's still humorous aspects, but it's more tongue in cheek. It's more subtle. We used a Game Boy for some songs and sequencing stuff. It's a lot broader. It's refreshingly depressing."

While their music may change style, one thing that will remain constant is their undying feud with scene favorites, Chiodos. When asked why Craig Owens-fronted six piece has become the Robot Masters to their Mega man, Engstrom was anything but weary of Craig's nerds.

"I don't even know where to start," said Engstrom. "They're more popular than us, they're more successful, they're way better looking, combined they're thinner. In general, they're some of the most horrible people I have ever met. They're disgusting human beings."

Within the HORSE/Chiodos feud lays a problem. Both bands play a similar style of music and their fan bases interact. Not to worry though, as Lord Gold and his supreme knowledge know what fans really believe.

"They think that they like us but they don't. If they thought about it, they would realize that they hate us," Engstrom said.

Being the considerate people that they are, it isn't just Chiodos who's at the bottom of their list. Instead, they have decided to spread their verbal manure across the music scene.

"We hate tUB rING," said Engstrom. "And circus music in general - Mr. Bungle type sh*t. There's no place for that in life. Our singer actually told them to their face that he hated them. It was pretty funny. Oh, you can add Gatsby's American Dream to that list too."

Aiden, apparently, is too juicy a slab of meat for HORSE to chew on.

"Aiden are too easy a target. I would rather pet them and tell them that it's going to be alright," Engstrom said.

Engstrom's words come as no surprise seeing that tUB rING, Mr Bungle,

The origin of Lord Gold's title has been shrouded in secrecy... until now.

"In 2004 we were on a three month tour and life becomes very abstract when you're on tour for three months," Engstrom said. "Our old merch girl would buy the most ridiculous stuff for me to wear on stage. At the end of the tour we had this party in the penthouse of the Waldorf and I wore this all gold outfit. There our old bassist Andy called me Lord Gold and it stuck."

After his story, Gold summed up what fans could expect from HORSE in the future.

And after sharing his rather positive outlook on the future, Engstrom offered his in-depth advice to fans.

"Don't waste your life," Engstrom said.

HORSE the Band will be touring throughout 2007 in support of both their 2006 album "Pizza" and the forthcoming "A Natural Death." Bring your eggs, bring your pizza, and be ready for an eight-bit good time.