Tag Archives: Type O Negative

Top 10 Breakthrough Metal/Hard Rock Albums of 1993

Posted by on November 10, 2023

  It’s hard to believe that 1993 was 30 years ago. With grunge becoming a mainstay on MTV and Top 40 radio over the previous couple of years, the mainstream was starting to favor a harder edge to their music. The year saw highly praised debuts from Tool, Cynic and Life Of Agony and breakthrough […]

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Type O Negative share “Love You To Death” video

Posted by on February 14, 2023

  2023 marks the 15th anniversary of Type O Negative’s seventh and final studio album, Dead Again, before the passing of bassist/vocalist Peter Steele. Today (14th), the group has shared a live music video for “Love You To Death,” which is from their 2007 appearance at Wacken Festival.   Kenny Hickey comments:  “The first casualty […]

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Rick Hunolt (ex-Exodus) and Sal Abruscato (Type O Negative) form new project Diehumane

Posted by on February 23, 2022

  Ex guitarist for Exodus, Rick Hunolt speaks of his new band Diehumane. This “avant garde alt-metal” group, based out of Galveston, Texas, includes Garret West on lead vocals, Sal Abruscato formerly of Type O Negative on drums, Joshua Vargas on rhythm guitar, bass, piano, programming and Greg Hilligiest Jr. on keyboards, samples, additional guitar. […]

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A Pale Horse Named Death are in the studio

Posted by on March 2, 2021

  A Pale Horse Named Death (Life Of Agony/ex-Type O Negative) is in the studio working on a follow up to When the World Becomes Undone. The band plans on releasing the record in fall 2021 via Long Branch Records/SPV. Frontman and guitarist Sal Abruscato spoke about the expectations of the fourth studio album: “I […]

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Sock Puppet parody take on Type O Negative’s “Black No. 1”

Posted by on October 29, 2020

  Sock Puppet Parody has returned with a new video just in time for Halloween with a take on Type O Negative’s “Black No. 1.” The clip follows the gothic group “Tube Sock Negative,” performing the song “Sock Nvr. Worn” as it pays homage to Type O Negative’s classic 1993 track.    Watch the video […]

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Everything Dies: On The Tenth Anniversary of Peter Steele’s Death

Posted by 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 […]

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60 bands disbanded in the 21st Century so far (2000-2020)

Posted by on January 10, 2020

As we saw with bands such as Mötley Crüe, Rage Against the Machine, Vio-lence, Mr.Bungle, Possessed, Exhorder, and many more that have disbanded/went on a hiatus and returned, there’s always a chance for a group to reform. They can also reappear for a quick reunion just to disappear again and sometimes come back once more, […]

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Metal By Numbers 10/2: As I Lay Dying shape the charts

Posted by on October 2, 2019

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   You can’t really talk about the new As I Lay Dying album without talking about the gargantuan elephant in the room. I remember when the news of Tim Lambesis’ arrest broke. I’d only […]

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Metal Insider recognizes mental health awareness month

Posted by on May 9, 2019

May has been recognized as mental health awareness month since 1949, and this year marks the seventieth year of its annual observance. Within the last few years, the music world has been hit with significant losses including Keith Flint, Chris Cornell, Jill Janus, Chester Bennington, Kyle Pavone, Dolores O’Riordan, and more due to suicide, addiction, […]

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Interview: A Pale Horse Named Death’s Sal Abruscato on new album, Life of Agony departure, and more

Posted by on January 31, 2019

On January 18th, A Pale Horse Named Death released their first album in nearly six years with When the World Becomes Undone (order here). It is the overall third record from the group featuring former Life of Agony and Type O Negative members. We spoke to the group’s mastermind Sal Abruscato a few days prior […]

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