Update 12-03-2009 Interview By Herry SIC Answered By Claudio Ravinale - Vocals & Andrea Minolfi - Bass, Vocals

Hello! First, so who is currently situated in the 5 STAR GRAVE camp?
Andrea: Hi, there are Claudio (lycan voice), Thierry and Alessandro (guitars), Herve' (synth), Gabriele (drums) and me, Andrea (bass guitar and raven voice). Andalso some bottles of beer. Claudio: without forgetting the dead girls we hide in the cellar near the rehearsal room...

Still I do not Understand about 5 STAR GRAVE Mean this Now, can You Tell me Littleit ?? why Change from GROUND ZERO to 5 STAR GRAVE ??
Claudio: Well, playin' extreme rock 'n' roll and bein' an horror influenced band we searched for something horror-related but funny at the same time to represent us properly. We all liked the idea of a casket deluxe and decided to use it instead of our old name.

First time, congratulation for new Cd has be released for Now, and How have people reacted to " Corpse Breed Syndrome ", and what is the band doing now? are you satisfied with Great Independent Release? Why Choosing It ? I Know Much Label Outhere For Release Great Stuff Like " Corpse Breed Syndrome ". How To manage some concerning promotion (ads, interviews, Gigz, ), CD packaging and so on? Are 5 STAR GRAVE Busy with it ??
Andrea: We are really busy with this band. Playin' live, writin' new stuff, managing social networks we're involved (MySpace, Facebook and so on), answerin' to interviews... Claudio: we chose to be independent simply because we don't need a label right now...the feedback has been quite good, narrowminded assholes didn't like it, but people that love good music really appreciated our effort.

How would you compare " Corpse Breed Syndrome " to your previous Music Concept, Was the final product exactly as you had in mind? What's new in this album in terms of production and composition? What feedback are you getting so far?
Claudio: A natural evolution of our sound, with "The Zero Hour" we moved our first steps in different directions, with our new record we focused on a single direction and started to rush towards it... Now we know how we want to sound and have the skills to do it properly.

Now that the album is out in the market, what's the next thing you have in mind? Are there major concerts to look forward to, or probably, a follow-up release? It seems like the debut new CD ?Corpse Breed Syndrome ? on 2008 has been received rather well. What was the best review you?ve had and which one was the worst?
Andrea: well, I dislike reviews where we are considered as "children" of Children Of Bodom or clones of this band. Instead, I like reviews where the writer recognize rock and punk elements in our music.Claudio: honestly I don't give a fuck about reviews, for me the only opinion that matters about everything Concerning this band is ours, all the rest is simply bullshit.

in spite of these line-up jumbles, the great music of the band is scarcely affected. How is this made possible? Was there any instance that maybe one of you did not approve of the turn-out of a release?
Claudio: well we are a very democratic band... even too much! ahah sometimes we lose a shitload of time discussin' almost everything... when we disagree about something we simply vote and the option that gets most votes goes ahead while the other goes down the drain (or in the cellar with the dead bodies of the girls I was talkin' about at the beginnin' of the interview).

How did the recording process go? Did anything unusual and/or spectacular happen? You tired yet of the comments about the drums? placement in the final mix? Did you have the final call on the final mix?
Andrea: we enjoied a lot during the recording process. Daniele Giordana has become a good friend of us after a couple of hours we entered in the studio and we had a good time together. Every choice we made in this album has been taken by ourselves: Daniele just gave us good advices, but in the end we always said the last words. Then in the mix process Ettore Rigotti worked in a more independent way, but we share our ideas and we got "Corpse Breed Syndrome" in that way. Yes, we are definetely satisfied with this record.

Also, do you guys write more song material than you eventually use on the albums or do you only write a certain number of songs and refine them until you?re all satisfied with them? Furthermore, since you tour so much: does most of the song writing happen on the road or do you guys really jump into the rehearsal room and jam?
Andrea: there are no rules. We wrote, and then, when we think we're ready to get into the studio, we simply analyze all together which songs will be on the album. Claudio: bein' on the road is a pain in the ass after a while, it's nice to see new places but I need to come back to the cellar with the company of the dead to write new stuff from now to then for not losing my mental sanity...

" Corpse Breed Syndrome " is Mostly Release, How working this Material , I see some Touching EthnicMelodic Rock Heavy Metal every where, but this Nice Stuff for Headbanging, Some Part Remind for Children Of Bodom, In Flames, Cradle Of Filth, and Maybe some Avenged Sevenfold Era " City Of Evil ", are you Deal with Me ?? or othe just Describe this Music Style??
Andrea: I just think we're a heavy metal band. There's some punk, there's some rock, there's some pop, there's some electronic... But in the end, this is just heavy metal. Claudio: "horror music"? "extreme rock'n'roll"? "aggressive pop"? it's all the same for me, music is music, call us "long haired punks from hell" and everything will be just fine

Often musicians have their pet songs or own fave tunes on their albums. What song(s) on ?Corpse Breed Syndrome ? are your favorite tracks?
Andrea: Maybe "Ain't That Saint" and "Violands". But I love play live "Backstabber".With a decade of existence, how do you see 5 STAR GRAVE in the years to come? Would there be any possibility of a genre shift? Please tell us more of your future plans. Andrea: there are no scheduled plans. Just doin' live shows and writin' new songs. Claudio: older&balder and fuckin' girls half my age

Which of all your albums is your favorite, and if any, which one do you like least? Could you also name at least five of your favorite albums of all time?
Andrea: "Rust In Peace" (Megadeth), "South Of Heaven" (Slayer), "Amok" (Sentenced), "The Division Bell" (Pink Floyd), "Melody AM" (Royksopp). But it could change in a couple of minutes.

How are metal Movement on Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy scene for Now ?? How are About Band I Know like Disarmonia Mundi ?? How about High recommend for new comer band from Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy scene to day and future ??
Andrea: There are many bands in our area, from rock to death. Obiouvsly Disarmonia Mundi is the most important, but Stigma is having also a good success.

Of the emerging bands today playing similar craft as 5 STAR GRAVE, which ones do you like best and who would be your top pick to do a cover of one of your songs? Which bands do you think will make it big one of these days? Would you like to share any advice to them?
Andrea: I don't know many bands similar to 5 Star Grave... Personally, I'd love to cover a Slayer song, maybe "The Antichrist" or "South Of Heaven". Claudio: I'd love to cover some stuff from Billy Idol or Alice Cooper... Honestly can't think about anyone that sounds like us.

Well, this Fuckin interviews can be very nice too and on that note I?ll conclude this one. Thanks for doing this little digital tea chat Mail and let?s hope our webzine will still be around for whatever next band release you?ll be on haha. keep existing for extreme metal flames forever !!
Claudio: tnx for your time, take care!

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