Type O Negative was an American gothic metal band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 1989. The band was formed by vocalist and bassist Peter Steele, guitarist Kenny Hickey, keyboardist Josh Silver, and drummer Sal Abruscato, who was later replaced by Johnny Kelly. Their lyrical emphasis on themes of addiction, death, depression, religion, romance, and sex resulted in the nickname "the Drab Four", which is in homage to the Beatles' "Fab Four" moniker. The band went platinum with Bloody Kisses (1993) and gold with October Rust (1996), and gained a substantial cult following through seven studio albums, two best-of compilations, and concert DVDs. Steele died on April 14, 2010, with some sources reporting the cause of death as heart failure brought on by an aortic aneurysm, while others list sepsis caused by diverticulitis. In November 2010, seven months after Steele's death, the surviving members of the band announced that they had split up. In 2016, the staff of Loudwire ranked Type O Negative 32nd on their list of the Top 50 Best Metal Bands of All Time.
History
Origins (1989–1991) Type O Negative was formed after frontman Peter Steele's previous band, Carnivore, broke up...
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Members
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- 1989–1993Sal Abruscato — membranophone, original
- 1989–2010Ken Hickey — background vocals, guitar, original
- 1989–2010Peter Steele — bass, lead vocals, original
- 1993–2010Johnny Kelly — drums (drum set)
- —Josh Silver — background vocals, keyboard, original
Discography
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Albums (8)
- 1991★Slow, Deep and Hard
- 1992The Origin of the Feces
- 1993★Bloody Kisses
- 1996★October Rust
- 1999World Coming Down
- 2003After Dark
- 2003Life Is Killing Me
- 2007Dead Again
EPs (1)
- 1995Summer Breeze
Singles (18)
- 1991Unsuccessfully Coping With the Natural Beauty of Infidelity
- 1993Black No. 1
- 1993Christian Woman
- 1996Love You to Death
- 1996My Girlfriend’s Girlfriend
- 1997Cinnamon Girl
- 1997In Praise of Bacchus
- 1997Pictures of Matchstick Men
- 1999Everything Dies
- 2000Everyone I Love Is Dead
- 2003I Don’t Wanna Be Me
- 2006Santana Medley
- 2007Profits of Doom
- 2007September Sun
- 2008Haunted (single)
- 2013Highway Star
- 2018I Don’t Wanna Be Me
- 2021It Doesn’t Matter Two (Lockdown version)
More: singles, compilations, live & other releases
Lives (23)
- 1994Suicide Is Self Expression – Express Yourself
- 1995Even Snow Dies
- 1995Love to Me Is So Unreal… Happiness I Cannot Feel
- 1995Slower, Deeper, and Harder
- 1996Steel O Dick
- 1997Light My Fire
- 1997Rusted Crowbar
- 1999Bizarre Types
- 2000Day Tripper
- 2006Symphony for the Devil
- 2021Dynamo Rust 1997
- 2021Live in Querfurt
- 2021Suck With Full Force
- 2022Alive and Coming Down
- 2022Bloody Stockholm
- 2022Danish Rust
- —1997‐06‐17: Polaris Amphitheater, Columbus, OH, USA
- —1999-12-05: Circus, Stockholm, Sweden
- —2003‐08‐15: Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO, USA
- —In Praise of Peter
- —Live at the Axis
- —Warsaw Hospital
- —Wolf Moon
Compilations (11)
- 1994Live, Rare and Hard
- 1995We Suck…
- 1997Live Cries, B‐Sides, Sui Sides
- 1998Stone Flowers
- 2000The Least Worst Of
- 2006The Best of Type O Negative
- 2011None More Negative
- 2012The Complete Roadrunner Collection 1991–2003
- 2019Cover Versions
- —Full Steele Jacket
- —Nativity in Negativity (Nativity disc)
Demos (2)
- 2016Bloody Kisses (The Demos)
- 2020October Rust (The Demos)
Others (1)
- —Blood Shareware
Related artists
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Supporting musicians (1)
- The Bensonhoist Lesbian Choir