Type O Negative were an American

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band formed in

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, New York City in 1989 by

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 ...

(bass, lead vocals),

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 ...

(guitar, co-lead vocals),

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 ...

(keyboards, backing vocals), and

Sal Abruscato Sal Abruscato (born July 18, 1970) is an American drummer, guitarist and singer, best known as the original drummer for Brooklyn metal bands Type O Negative and Life of Agony.Hart, Josh (2011)Interview: Sal Abruscato and Matt Brown of A Pale Hor ...

(drums, percussion), who was later replaced by

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 ...

. Their lyrical emphasis on themes of romance, depression, and death resulted in the nickname "the Drab Four" (in homage to

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' "Fab Four" moniker). The band went

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with 1993's ''

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 ...

'', and

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with 1996's ''

October Rust ''October Rust'' is the fourth studio album by Type O Negative. It was released in 1996. This is the first album with Johnny Kelly credited as the band's drummer, although programmed drums are used on the album. ''October Rust'' has more ballad ...

'', and gained a fanbase through seven studio albums, two best-of compilations, and concert DVDs. Steele died on April 14, 2010, at the age of 48; some sources report the cause of death as heart failure brought on by an aortic aneurysm, while others list

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caused by diverticulitis. Hickey and Kelly stated in a November 2010 interview with French music magazine ''Rock Hard'' that Type O Negative had broken up following Steele's death. (Interview with Kenny Hickey, Johnny Kelly and Matt Brown, November 27, 2010)

History

Origins (1980s–1991)

Type O Negative was formed after frontman Peter Steele's previous band,

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, broke up. Steele formed a new band with childhood friends Sal Abruscato, Josh Silver, and Kenny Hickey, which they initially named Repulsion. The band later changed their name to Sub-Zero, then changed it again one final time, settling on the name Type O Negative. Steele was still tied to the multi-album contract he had made with

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during his time in Carnivore, despite the fact the band had broken up; after receiving a demo from Type O Negative, Roadrunner decided not to drop Steele, and the band signed to the record label in 1991. Shortly after signing, they released their debut, ''

Slow, Deep and Hard ''Slow, Deep and Hard'' is the debut studio album by the American gothic metal band Type O Negative, released in 1991 on Roadrunner Records. Overview The album, originally titled ''None More Negative'' and released in 1990 under the group's f ...

''.

''Slow, Deep and Hard'' and ''The Origin of the Feces'' (1991–1992)

Type O Negative's first album, ''

'', incorporated dragging

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-esque

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s, maniacal hardcore outbursts, and droning industrial and gothic atmospheres. The songs were long, multi-part theatrical epics, with lyrics loosely surrounding a story involving a man enacting revenge on a cheating girlfriend before ultimately contemplating his actions and committing suicide. They began creating a new album, with the idea of presenting it as a live album. The subsequent 1992 album was entitled '' The Origin of the Feces'' and a

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was put on the album cover: "Not Live at Brighton Beach". The album contains faux-live recordings of songs from ''Slow, Deep and Hard'', as well as previously unreleased songs such as "Are You Afraid" and "Hey Pete" (a cover of

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's "

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" with altered lyrics) and Black Sabbath's "

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''Bloody Kisses'' and ''October Rust'' (1993–1998)

Type O Negative's third album, ''

'', was released in 1993 to critical and listener acclaim, and eventually became the first record for Roadrunner to reach certified

status in the US. The newfound success brought by the album's release reportedly put a lot of pressure on the band; initially, Peter Steele expressed disinterest in touring nationally. Monte Conner, who at the time was Vice President of A&R at Roadrunner, said in a 2018 interview with Revolver Magazine, "There was a lot of pressure for him to take the band to the next level, but he didn't want to quit his job... There was a point where it looked like the band might break up." ''Bloody Kisses'' mostly addressed loneliness and heartbreak, with songs like "Too Late: Frozen", "Blood & Fire" and "Can't Lose You". The organ-driven "Set Me on Fire" is vintage 1960s

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, while " Summer Breeze" covered the 1972

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hit. " Christian Woman" and "

Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare-All) "Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare-All)" is a single by American gothic metal band Type O Negative from their 1993 album ''Bloody Kisses''. The song was written by lead singer Peter Steele while driving a garbage truck. During an interview with Rev ...

" became the most popular tracks, after having been edited down to radio-friendly lengths (the album versions were 9 and 11 minutes long respectively). In order to promote the album, Type O Negative embarked on a two-year world tour. During this time, the band was featured on

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, VH1, and in ''

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''. In the midst of this media blitz, drummer

quit the band to join another Brooklyn quartet,

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, the band's drum technician, was therefore hired as a full-fledged member. ''Bloody Kisses'' was re-released a year after the original release in a limited-edition

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form, including eight of the musical tracks from the original (omitting the "filler" tracks) and the previously unreleased "Suspended in Dusk". Type O's ''

'' picked up where ''Bloody Kisses'' left off, exploring themes of sex, nature and sensuality, first in a humorous sense on the single " My Girlfriend's Girlfriend" and then taken much darker with "Love You to Death". This record also saw a cover of

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's "Cinnamon Girl" as well as the fan favorite, semi-serene "Green Man". While not quite as successful as ''Bloody Kisses'', the album was certified

in the US, and was the first Type O Negative album to enter the top half of the

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, debuting at No. 42.

''World Coming Down'' and ''The Least Worst of Type O Negative'' (1999–2001)

With the completion of another successful world tour, writing for a fifth album began. In the period immediately following the release of ''October Rust'', resulting in 1999's ''

World Coming Down ''World Coming Down'' is the fifth studio album by the American gothic metal band Type O Negative. It is considered to be the darkest of the band's releases, having been written after a series of deaths in frontman Peter Steele's family, combi ...

'' (working titles included ''Prophets of Doom'' and ''Aggroculture'').''World Coming Down'' debuted at No. 39 on the

charts. ''World Coming Down'' featured a much darker, bleak tone than its predecessors, having been written after a series of deaths in frontman

's family. A

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album followed in 2000, entitled '' The Least Worst of Type O Negative.'' Although most songs appear on previous albums, many are unreleased

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of previously released singles. Along with these songs are some unreleased numbers from the ''World Coming Down'' sessions, the band's cover of "Black Sabbath" by

(Peter Steele's version with different lyrics, written from the perspective of Satan), and a cleaner version of "Hey Pete" (originally released on the mock live album ''The Origin of the Feces'').

''Life Is Killing Me'' and ''Dead Again'' (2002–2009)

Type O Negative's sixth studio album, ''

Life Is Killing Me ''Life Is Killing Me'' is the sixth studio album by gothic metal band Type O Negative. It was released on June 17, 2003, and was their final studio album released through record label Roadrunner Records. The album's title and content refers prim ...

'' (originally called ''The Dream Is Dead'' after the closing song), was released in 2003. For this album, the band picked up the pace of their sound from the dirgeful slowness of ''World Coming Down''. Songs such as "Todd's Ship Gods (Above All Things)", "(We Were) Electrocute", and "I Don't Wanna Be Me" convey the band's classic elements of melody, though the song lengths were much shorter on this outing, the longest being the 7 and a half-minute "How Could She?", a list of female character names from television shows. The album includes a humorous cover of the song "Angry Inch" from the musical '' Hedwig and the Angry Inch,'' detailing a

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gone terribly wrong. Type O Negative left Roadrunner after the album's release, having fulfilled their contract for the label. In June 2004, Type O Negative signed to the Steamhammer imprint of

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. Their only album for the label, ''

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'', was released in 2007. ''Dead Again'' debuted at No. 27 in the United States, the band's highest chart debut to date. They also continued to tour through October of that year, including a performance at the

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festival in Germany.

Peter Steele's death and the end of Type O Negative (2010)

On April 14, 2010, frontman and bassist

died, reportedly from

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. The cause of death was later reported to be

, caused by diverticulitis. The following statement concerning Steele was released April 15 on the band's official website: In a November 2010 interview with ''

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'' magazine, Johnny Kelly and Kenny Hickey confirmed that following Steele's death, Type O Negative had split up.

released a box set of all the band's albums (with the exception of ''Dead Again'') for Back to Black Friday 2011, a spinoff of

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, on November 25, 2011. Each vinyl cover has no text and '' The Origin of the Feces'' uses its original cover art. The box set also contains various bumper stickers related to the band.

Influences

Steele cited

and

as main influences on Type O Negative. Other influences are

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, and

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, and

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bands such as

Joy Division Joy Division were an English rock band formed in Salford in 1976. The group consisted of vocalist Ian Curtis, guitarist/keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris. Sumner and Hook formed the band after attend ...

Cocteau Twins Cocteau Twins was a Scottish rock band active from 1979 to 1997. They were formed in Grangemouth by Robin Guthrie (guitars, drum machine) and Will Heggie (bass), adding Elizabeth Fraser (vocals) in 1981 and replacing Heggie with multi-instrum ...

Christian Death Christian Death is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles County, California, in 1979 by Rozz Williams. With major line-up changes over the years, Christian Death has retained "a relentlessly confrontational stand against organized religi ...

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Killing Joke Killing Joke are an English rock music, rock band from Notting Hill, London, England, formed in 1979 by Jaz Coleman (vocals, keyboards), Paul Ferguson (drums), Geordie Walker (guitar) and Youth (musician), Youth (bass). Their first album, ''Ki ...

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and

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. In an interview released on September 12, 1999, Steele also cited

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and

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as influences. Also the industrial band

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and sixties music in general were an influence on Type O Negative's frontman. In another interview, in 2003, and in others, he or his bandmates had expressed Steele's appreciation for

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acts like Lush,

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and My Bloody Valentine and for the

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bands

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, Simple Minds and

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. In a 2017 interview, the drummer

said that also the

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bands

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and

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were an influence on the majority of the band.

Soundtracks and covers

Type O Negative's songs have appeared in numerous motion pictures, including "Blood and Fire (Out of the Ashes Remix)" on the 1995 ''

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'' movie soundtrack (also on the bonus CD of ''Life Is Killing Me''), "Love You to Death" in ''

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'', "Everyone I Love Is Dead" in '' Faust: Love of the Damned'', "(We Were) Electrocute" in ''

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,'' and " Summer Breeze" in ''

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''. As a result of

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being a self-professed fan, '' Private Parts: The Album'' contains "

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" with the band playing music and

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on vocals. "Haunted" also appears on ''

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'' "soundtrack CD" (the album's concept was to contain songs from "a tape that was found in the woods with the students' gear"). In 1998, Arrow Videos made their own version of the 1922 classic horror film ''

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'' by simply overdubbing the

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with a soundtrack consisting entirely of Type O Negative tracks, taken from the first four albums. This version is now on DVD from DigiView Entertainment, a company that makes budget-priced DVDs. It also has an introduction by actor

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. In other media, the computer game '' Descent 2'' features a shortened, instrumental version of the track "Haunted". Additionally, '' Descent 2: The Vertigo Series'' contains a full-length version of the instrumental; the compilation ''Duke Nukem: Music to Score By'' features "Cinnamon Girl (Extended Depression Mix)"; "Love You to Death" in the computer game ''

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''; "Out of the Fire" from the ''Life Is Killing Me'' bonus CD was a theme created for wrestler Kane, but was never used. The opening two seconds of "I Don't Wanna Be Me" were used as a frequent sample in ''

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'', on the Liberty Rock Radio Station, and 2012 video game ''

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'' features Type O Negative's "

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" in its multiplayer lobby, played at random amongst other songs. Type O Negative performed and recorded numerous covers.

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" has been covered live numerous times, mostly during the 1990s. Steele has described the song as "probably the greatest song ever written" before apologizing for having "destroyed it".

' " Summer Breeze" appears on ''

'', and

's "

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" appears on ''

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''. ''

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", "

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". Other covers include a rendition of

's "

" and "N.I.B.";

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's "

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, two versions of "Black Sabbath" (one with the original lyrics and one rewritten by Peter Steele to be from Satan's perspective),

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's " Highway Star", Queen's "

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's "

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's "Evil Ways", "Oye Como Va", and "

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" are also available on the CD accompanying the DVD ''Symphony for the Devil''. The 2007 tour song set started with a cover of "

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from their album ''The Wall'', is another song that Type O Negative covered, used to open their 1999 World Tour. This version can be seen on the live DVD ''Symphony for the Devil''. Also on the same DVD, in "Too Late: Frozen", the intro began with Jethro Tull's "Aqualung".

Discography

;Studio albums * ''

'' (1991) * '' The Origin of the Feces'' (1992) * ''

'' (1993) * ''

'' (1996) * ''

'' (1999) * ''

'' (2003) * ''

'' (2007)

Band members

Final lineup

– bass, lead vocals, keyboards (1989–2010; his death) *

– guitars, backing vocals, additional co-lead vocals (1989–2010) *

– keyboards, piano, effects, synthesizers, programming, backing vocals (1989–2010) *

– drums, backing vocals (1993–2010)

Previous members

– drums (1989–1993)

Touring

Scott Warren Scott Warren (born November 3, 1962) is an American musician best known as the keyboardist for the heavy metal band Dio from 1994 until the band's dissolution in 2010. Scott began playing keyboard instruments at six years old. He first taug ...

– keyboards (2009)

Timeline

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Awards and nominations

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References

External links

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