Posted by Bram Teitelman on April 14, 2020
The first time I saw Type O Negative, they weren’t even Type O Negative yet. Visiting NYC for, I believe, the second time without my parents for the CMJ Music Marathon in 1990, I wasn’t (technically) old enough to drink, but that didn’t stop me from doing so while taking in as much live […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on August 31, 2017
Clearly, nothing and no one can or will ever replace the late Peter Steele who died in April 2010. The singer/bassist is most recognized as the mastermind behind the gothic metal band Type O Negative. However, he founded the Brooklyn based crossover thrash act Carnivore. Following the celebration of the 30th anniversary of Retaliation this […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on April 17, 2017
It’s not that often when metal creeps its way into mainstream pop culture. So when metal/hard rock acts do actually pop up in beloved sitcoms, dramatic films, cartoons or even reality series, it’s kind of awesome. So in the weekly column Remember When, Metal Insider recalls the most random instances of metal’s elite appearing in front […]
Posted by Alix Vallecillo on June 16, 2016
When you speak about a band like Type O Negative, just about everyone will have an opinion of them, no matter what. That’s because Type O Negative was an immense contributor to a new wave of gothic metal by incorporating intense sounds borrowed from doom and thrash metal as a result of frontman Peter Steele’s […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on April 14, 2014
Note: this was originally published in 2014 on the anniversary of Peter Steele’s death It was four years ago today that Type O Negative frontman Peter Steele passed away due to sudden heart failure at the age of 48. For a band whose imagery, lyrics and songs were full of a dark, gothic macabre sense of […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on May 21, 2013
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. With yesterday’s passing of The Doors’ keyboardist Ray Manzarek, it got us thinking about the most maligned instrument in metal: the keyboard. While synths and keyboards aren’t the core part of a stereotypical “metal” band, there are definitely a decent […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on January 4, 2012
Today is the day that Type O Negative frontman/bassist Peter Steele would have turned 50. Had he been around to witness it, he’d likely have made a wry, sarcastic comment about it. It’s tragic and ironic that when he died on April 14, 2008 from heart failure, he’d been sober and healthy. Here’s an appropriate […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on November 23, 2011
Most fans remember the late Peter Steele, who passed away over a year ago, as the voice of Type O Negative and Carnivore. However, many may not realize that the vocalist/bassist was a nature lover. In fact, Steele actually worked for the Parks Department as a supervisor before Type O Negative took off. And it’s […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on July 14, 2011
In this week’s edition of DUH news: drummer Johnny Kelly confirmed in a new interview that it is “impossible to continue Type O Negative” without the late bassist/frontman Peter Steele. Also impossible to continue: The Doors without Jim Morrison and the Wesley Willis Fiasco.
Posted by Bram Teitelman on June 9, 2011
You’ve heard some of the album around the internet, but Metal Insider is proud to bring you a stream of A Pale Horse Named Death’s entire debut album, And Hell Will Follow Me. The album is the brainchild of Sal Abruscato, best known for drumming for Type O Negative and Life of Agony, but he […]
