{"id":3729,"date":"2024-11-23T22:34:53","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T22:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=3729"},"modified":"2024-11-23T22:34:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T22:34:53","slug":"3729-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=3729","title":{"rendered":"HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Type O Negative"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Standing at 6\u20198\u201d, the formidable and brooding presence of\u00a0Peter Thomas Ratajczyk<\/b>, or more commonly known as\u00a0Peter Steele<\/b>, as he fronts Brooklyn gothic doom metal outfit\u00a0TYPE O NEGATIVE<\/b>\u00a0is a captivating image. His seductively deep baritone voice casting a spell over you as he launches into raunchy yet hopelessly romantic lyrics about all things gothic and nihilistic, often with some tongue-in-cheek humour.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Even though it has been 14 years since the iconic frontman dies,\u00a0TYPE O NEGATIVE<\/b>\u00a0still have a bewitching hold over the metal community, whether you\u2019re an all year round listener or you strike up 1996\u2019s\u00a0October Rust<\/b>\u00a0when Hallowe\u2019en season comes around. Despite only being active for 21 years, disbanding in 2010 after\u00a0Steele<\/b>\u2019s death,\u00a0TYPE O NEGATIVE\u00a0<\/b>still have a loyal and passionate fanbase well into 2024, which marks the band\u2019s 35th anniversary.<\/p>\n

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TYPE O NEGATIVE\u00a0<\/b>formed in 1989 when\u00a0Steele<\/b>\u2019s former band, the crossover thrash outfit\u00a0CARNIVORE<\/b>\u00a0disbanded. Steele was joined by childhood friends\u00a0Sal Abruscato<\/b>\u00a0(drums),\u00a0Josh Silver<\/b>\u00a0(keyboards, piano, backing vocals), and\u00a0Kenny Hickey<\/b>\u00a0(guitars, backing vocals), and originally called themselves\u00a0REPULSION<\/b>. The band would change their name to\u00a0SUB-ZERO<\/b>\u00a0in 1991 before finally settling on\u00a0TYPE O NEGATIVE<\/b>. During this time\u00a0Steele\u00a0<\/b>was still signed to a multi-album deal with Roadrunner Records from his days in\u00a0CARNIVORE<\/b>, and after hearing a\u00a0TYPE O<\/b>\u00a0demo, Roadrunner decided not to drop Steele and signed\u00a0TYPE O NEGATIVE<\/b>\u00a0as a new entity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The band\u2019s debut\u00a0\u00a0album<\/span>\u00a0Slow, Deep and Hard<\/b>\u00a0(1991)laid the foundation for the successes of their seminal\u00a0\u00a0albums<\/span>\u00a0October Rust\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0Bloody Kisses<\/b>\u00a0(1993). Consisting of\u00a0BLACK SABBATH<\/b>\u00a0style dirges, frantic hardcore and droning, industrial, gothic atmospheres. They were multi-part epics that loosely told the story of a man enacting revenge on his heating girlfriend before ultimately contemplating what he had done and committing suicide. Love and death would become common themes in\u00a0TYPE O<\/b>\u2019s music. In 1992 the band\u2019s sophomore faux live album release,\u00a0The Origin Of The Feces<\/b>, consisted of faux-live recordings of songs from\u00a0Slow, Deep and Hard\u00a0<\/b>with a cover of\u00a0BLACK SABBATH<\/b>\u2019s\u00a0Paranoid<\/b>\u00a0and an altered version of\u00a0JIMI HENDRIX<\/b>\u2019s\u00a0Hey Joe<\/b>\u00a0called\u00a0Hey Pete<\/b>. The album is initially quite convincing in its rawest form but you can also see the band\u2019s unique sense of humour coming through in the covers and in the album itself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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