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“He was not doing well physically or psychologically with addiction. And when you hit a wall that hard you become disillusioned”: The tragic story of a late goth metal icon’s final album

Type O Negative’s 2007 album Dead Again would prove to be frontman Peter Steele’s swansong

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“I want some people to be outraged – I feel like that would be atrue way to honor Type O”: Welcome to Nate Garrett’s Neon Nightmare, the Spirit Adrift guitarist’s ’80s horror-inspired tribute to Peter Steele

Drawing on classic Black Sabbath and Beatles albums, Garrett's one-man homage to Type O Negative will send chills down the spin of the morbidly romantic

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"It’s gory and romantic and brutal and I think that’s what keeps people coming back again and again." Why metal is obsessed with vampires

A history of metal's fascination with the fanged undead, from Slayer to Cradle Of Filth, Type O Negative and Creeper

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Goth is the coolest it’s been in decades – and these 9 rising metal bands prove it

From Crippling Alcoholism to Kælan Mikla, these goth metal up-and-comers show it’s hip to be sad

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Type O Negative’s guitarist is open to Peter Steele tribute shows with different singers: “The band seem to transcend into a whole new generation”

Kenny Hickey would be keen for the doom icons to follow the lead of Linkin Park, Suicide Silence and others, paying tribute to their fallen frontman with tribute shows featuring new singers

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Expand your record collection for less with Amazon this Black Friday

Save in excess of up to 50% on releases from Sleep Token, My Chemical Romance, Type O Negative and more

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"Type O Negative will always be in the Olympus, and we’ll always love Paradise Lost." How Our Truth cemented Lacuna Coil as 21st Century goth metal heavyweights

Riding high after 2002's Komalies, Lacuna Coil established themselves as breakout stars - with a little help from Ozzfest, Middle Eastern melodies and a movie about werewolves and vampires

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“The death of my mother was the worst thing that ever happened to me. For a year my motto was, ‘Why should I play, why should I eat, for what?’”: The darkness and despair of late Type O Negative frontman and goth metal icon Peter Steele

In 2007, three years before his death, Peter Steele sat down for one of his most candid interviews ever

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“Between girls, drugs and an entourage he’d bring everywhere, Pete was out of his mind more than at any other point.” How I Don't Wanna Be Me gave gothic metal icons Type O Negative their last big anthem, but spelled the start of the end

I Don't Wanna Be Me is one of Type Of Negative's hallmark songs, but the story of its conception was, typically, surrounded by controversy, mayhem and a dose of black humour

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"Everything blew up. I remember there was a store in East Village that started selling ruffled shirts and velvet jackets." Vampires, Jesus and goth going mainstream: the story of Type O Negative's Bloody Kisses

How Type O Negative brought gothic metal to the masses with an iron-clad classic album

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The 10 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Bruce Dickinson, P.O.D. and Blind Channel are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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Ex-Type O Negative guitarist Kenny Hickey would love Axl Rose to sing at a Peter Steele tribute concert

If a Peter Steele tribute concert was ever to take place, ex-Type O Negative guitarist Kenny Hickey has an unlikely vocalist in mind for the job

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A beginner’s guide to goth metal in 5 albums

The beating black heart of goth metal summed up in five essential albums

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"I have a set of testicles and I like to use them”: watch Type O Negative discuss male vocalists and music for seduction in a risqué 'in bed with' interview

Type O Negative were as dry as ever in this 1994 interview, which saw Peter Steele express his dislike for male vocalists who sound "like little girls having their feet tickled”

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Type O Negative's Peter Steele appearing on Jerry Springer was peak 90s: "Am I happy to be here? I'm less miserable"

The Type O Negative leader appeared on The Jerry Springer Show to discuss groupies. Nothing about this segment would wash in 2023

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