Updated 04-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about PETER STEELE!
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Peter Steele, the driving force behind the Brooklyn-based goth/metal quartet Type O Negative, passed away Wednesday evening from heart failure. He was 48.
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Peter Steele was the lead singer, bassist and composer for the gothic metal band Type O Negative . Steele credited black Sabbath and the Beatles as his key musical influences . he has been listed among Steele was the youngest of six children, with five older sisters . his father fought in world war II and later worked at a shipyard . Steele started taking guitar lessons at age 12, before moving on to bass six months Steele was naturally left-handed, but he played right-handed bass guitars throughout his career . one of his earliest bands, ‘Aggression’, threatened to kick him out unless he switched to bass Steele formed the thrash metal band Carnivore in 1982 after the split of Fallout . with the band, Steele’s lyrics were harsh, dealing with religion, war, race and misogyny Steele came up with the name “Type O Negative” after hearing a radio ad requesting donations of type O negative blood . Steele signed his recording contract with a mixture of his blood and semen . steele wrote the music in the space of one night in the aftermath of a relationship break-up . Steele caused controversy when touring in Europe to support Slow Deep and Hard . Type O Negative released the “live” album the original album cover featured a close-up shot of Steele’s anus . the song “black no.1 (Little Miss Scare-All)” pays tribute to gothic subculture . Steel Steele attacked his detractors with the songs “we Hate Everyone” and “Kill All the White People” Bloody Kisses eventually achieved Platinum status and established Type O Negative as one of gothic metal’s most Steele based the design on a Nordic cross flag that incorporates his favorite colors . “my Girlfriend’s Girlfriend” is a tale about a ménage à trois based on real life experiences . the Steele was dealing with personal problems during the recording and mixing of 1999’s stripped-down and heavier sounding World Coming Down . themes of drug abuse and addiction appeared on the album, particularly on the song “White Slavery Steele mourns the loss of loved ones on the tracks “Everyone I Love is Dead” and “Everything Dies” Steele recounts his experience with psychiatric treatment on the song “Who Will Save the Sane Steele’s album deals with topics including self-pity, hatred, drugs, death and religion . on the title track Steele offers his criticism of the medical profession. “the dream is dead” refers to Steele finding it difficult to celebrate Valentine’s Day . Steele wrote the song “(We Were) Electrocute” about a “stunning” ex-girlfriend Steele left Roadrunner Records in 2005 . he alleged the split was due to an unauthorized release of a “best of” compilation . Steele remained on friendly terms with the staff at Roadrunner . Steele made his final recording on the 2007 Type O Negative album Dead Again . he considered Dead Again less melancholic and more positive compared to the band’s previous albums . Steele’s final live performance was on Halloween night at Harpos Concert Theatre in Detroit, Michigan . Steele was inspired to write song about dead rockstars by death of close friend Dimebag darrell . steele’ Steele appeared as a nude centerfold of Playgirl in 1995 . in a 2007 interview, he reflected on the posing as merely a nave publicity stunt . Steele is one of the musicians featured in the 2011 documentary Living the American Nightmare . he admitted to suffering stage fright, which he overcame by drinking red wine . in his autobiography, black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi describes his shock at Steele’s death . “Peter was a big, tall, and very, very nice guy,” he says Steele had a love for cats and kept several as pets . he disappeared for an extended period with no explanation . the mystery was dispelled in an interview on the 2006 DVD Symphony for the Devil . Steele’s family members staged an intervention and insisted he check into a mental institution . he had been using cocaine since the age of 35, a decision he expressed great regret about . Steele attended Steele made light of his incarceration by wearing a prison uniform on stage . Steele stated in a 2003 interview that he had bipolar disorder . he also received occasional psychiatric treatment for Steele revealed that he began identifying himself as Roman Catholic in recent years . in an interview with Decibel magazine, Steele explained: “it made me realize my mortality” “there are no atheists in fox Wagner’s death was a “frightening thought to go nowhere,” says Wagner . Steele was preparing to write and record new music . the remaining members of Type O Negative decided to dissolve the band rather than Trivium covered “I Don’t Wanna Be Me” in memory of Peter Steele . “when Peter died, Type O Negative died with him” Fernandes Tremor 4-string bass – Custom light green finish . w/MusicMan MM style bridge pickup, Badass II Bridge, killswitch and Green accessories (e.g. knobs Custom Fernandes Bass With Rickenbacker shaped Alder Body, Ebony 34″ scale 21-Fret Fretboard, and Matte Black finish . Headstock, Sustainer System, and Ac