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Type O Negative
Formed in 1989 · Ended in 2010
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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.
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Type O Negative est un groupe américain de metal gothique et doom metal, originaire de Brooklyn, New York. Formé en 1990, le groupe est né des cendres du groupe Carnivore.
Le groupe est connu pour être l'un des premiers succès dans le style metal gothique. Sa musique très variée se trouve en réalité à l'intersection de plusieurs genres tels que le doom, le metal gothique, le thrash metal et le punk hardcore. Les références et influences du groupe sont les Beatles, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, les Doors ou encore les Pink Floyd. Le groupe est avant tout connu pour sa musique lente, lourde et sombre. Il s'est aussi souvent distingué par son humour grinçant, morbide et son auto-dérision. Le groupe acquiert une certaine popularité au cours des années 1990 — en particulier auprès du public féminin — grâce à des chansons telles que Love You to Death, Black No. 1 et Christian Woman. Leur dernier album en date Dead Again est sorti en mars 2007.
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Discography
Albums
- 1991 Slow, Deep and Hard
- 1992 The Origin of the Feces
- 1993 Bloody Kisses
- 1996 October Rust
- 1999 World Coming Down
- 2003 After Dark
- 2003 Life Is Killing Me
- 2007 Dead Again
EPs
- 1995 Summer Breeze
Singles
- 1991 Unsuccessfully Coping With the Natural Beauty of Infidelity
- 1993 Christian Woman
- 1993 Black No. 1
- 1996 Love You to Death
- 1996 My Girlfriend’s Girlfriend
- 1997 In Praise of Bacchus
- 1997 Pictures of Matchstick Men
- 1997 Cinnamon Girl
- 1999 Everything Dies
- 2000 Everyone I Love Is Dead
- 2003 I Don’t Wanna Be Me
- 2006 Santana Medley
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- 2007 Profits of Doom
- 2007 September Sun
- 2008 Haunted (single)
- 2013 Highway Star
- 2018 I Don’t Wanna Be Me