''Dead Again'' (stylized as ''DЭДD ДGДIИ'') is the seventh and final studio album by the American
gothic metal band
Type O Negative
Type O Negative were an American gothic metal band formed in Brooklyn, New York City in 1989 by Peter Steele (bass, lead vocals), Kenny Hickey (guitar, co-lead vocals), Josh Silver (keyboards, backing vocals), and Sal Abruscato (drums, percu ...
, released before the death of frontman
Peter Steele
Petrus Thomas Ratajczyk (January 4, 1962 – April 14, 2010), known professionally as Peter Steele, was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was best known as the lead vocalist, bassist and composer of the gothic metal band Type O N ...
in 2010, and subsequent dissolution of the band. It was released on March 13, 2007, through record label Steamhammer, a subsidiary of
SPV.
Recording
The band uses studio drums instead of a
drum machine for the first time since their third album, ''
Bloody Kisses
''Bloody Kisses'' is the third studio album by the American gothic metal band Type O Negative and the last recording with their original lineup, as drummer Sal Abruscato left the group in late 1993 to join labelmates Life of Agony. The album incl ...
''. Thus, it remains the only Type O Negative studio album with
Johnny Kelly
Johnny Kelly (born March 9, 1968) is an American musician, best known as the former drummer of gothic metal band Type O Negative. He is the current drummer for the bands Silvertomb, A Pale Horse Named Death, Kill Devil Hill, Danzig, and Qu ...
's actual playing, as he was only "credited" as the drummer on the three albums prior to ''Dead Again''.
Content
The cover photo is a portrayal of
Grigori Rasputin, the Russian
mystic and associate of
Tsar
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Nicholas II. The lettering is in a
faux-Cyrillic font.
The song "Halloween in Heaven" is a tribute to
Dimebag Darrell
Darrell Lance Abbott (August 20, 1966 – December 8, 2004), best known by his stage name Dimebag Darrell, was an American musician. He was the guitarist of the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan, both of which he co-founded alongside hi ...
, who was killed in 2004.
Release
Reception for ''Dead Again'' was mainly positive, and resulted in the band's highest ever chart positions. In the US, it debuted at No. 27 on the Billboard 200, selling 22,000 copies, only slightly less than ''Life is Killing Me''.
The insert of the CD folds out into the shape of a cross with
Rasputin
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (; rus, links=no, Григорий Ефимович Распутин ; – ) was a Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who befriended the family of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, thus ga ...
's head at the top. The media tray has the words "Снова Мертвый" ("Dead Again") visible underneath along with Rasputin's autopsy information. The photograph on the back was taken in 1906, showing four young women of the Tsarist family, identified left to right as Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia Nikolaevna.
The bonus tracks were taken from the ''
Symphony for the Devil'' live DVD. The album was re-released in February 2008, with a DVD including live performances, interviews, and music videos. A separate three-
LP vinyl
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box set was also released that included several collectors' items, such as a T-shirt, a 12-page booklet, and a DVD disc that contains the same live footage and music videos as the Best Buy exclusive DVD, an interview, and the entire album in MP3 format. Two of the vinyl discs are red and one is the standard black. The box itself comes in the red version of the cover art.
Since it was released under a different label, ''Dead Again'' is the only studio album to not be included in many of the band's compilation releases including 2013's ''The Complete Roadrunner Collection 1991 - 2003'' and 2019's ''None More Negative'' boxset. And with Steamhammer's parent company
SPV GmbH
SPV GmbH (short for ''Schallplatten Produktion und Vertrieb GmbH'', "Vinyl Production and Distribution Company") is a German independent record label. Founded on 1 January 1984, it has slowly grown to be one of the largest independent distributo ...
declaring bankrupt in 2009, many of the artists that had signed to the label were not able to rerelease their albums due to legal issues, including ''Dead Again.'' On August 20, 2021, the album was made available once again on
Spotify
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and
Apple Music
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through
Nuclear Blast
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.
On March 13, 2022 (the 15th anniversary of the album's release), it was announced through social media that Dead Again would receive a reissue on vinyl, CD, and cassette.
Track listing
Personnel
Type O Negative
*
Peter Steele
Petrus Thomas Ratajczyk (January 4, 1962 – April 14, 2010), known professionally as Peter Steele, was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was best known as the lead vocalist, bassist and composer of the gothic metal band Type O N ...
–
lead vocals,
bass guitar
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, arrangements, production
*
Kenny Hickey
Kenneth Shaun Hickey (born May 22, 1966) is an American heavy metal musician. He was the co-founder, guitarist and backing and occasional co-lead vocalist of the gothic metal band Type O Negative. He is currently the vocalist and guitarist for ...
–
backing vocals
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, co-lead vocals (on "The Profit Of Doom", “September Sun”, "Halloween in Heaven", "These Three Things", "Some Stupid Tomorrow" and "An Ode to Locksmiths"),
electric guitar
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, arrangements
*
Josh Silver
Josh Silver (born November 14, 1962) is an American musician who is the former keyboardist, producer and backing vocalist of gothic metal band Type O Negative. He joined the band at frontman Peter Steele's request. He played for Type O Negat ...
– backing vocals,
keyboards
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* Musi ...
,
synthesizers,
sound effects, arrangements, production, recording,
mixing,
engineering
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,
mastering
*
Johnny Kelly
Johnny Kelly (born March 9, 1968) is an American musician, best known as the former drummer of gothic metal band Type O Negative. He is the current drummer for the bands Silvertomb, A Pale Horse Named Death, Kill Devil Hill, Danzig, and Qu ...
–
drums,
percussion
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, arrangements
Additional personnel
*
The Bensonhoist Lesbian Choir (actually the band members themselves) – backing vocals
*
Tara VanFlower – backing vocals (on "Halloween in Heaven")
* Paul Bento –
electronic programming and
tamboura (on "The Profit of Doom")
Technical personnel
*
Mike Marciano
Mike Marciano is a two-time Grammy Award-winning audio engineer, and
six time Grammy nominated, multi-platinum and gold record award, GMA and Junos award recipient. He started his career in 1980, working exclusively at Systems Two Recording Studi ...
– mastering
* Paul Bento – engineering (on additional recordings)
Charts
References
External links
*
Type O Negative Remember Dimebag Darrell On 'Positive' New LPMarch 2007
Decibel Magazine InterviewMarch 2007
March 2007
Interview: Josh SilverMarch 2007
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Type O Negative albums
2007 albums
SPV/Steamhammer albums