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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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“It’s loud, it’s obnoxious, it’s brainless, and It’s definitely not music for wimps.” When The Pogues' Shane MacGowan reviewed singles by Deep Purple, The Smiths, Robert Fripp, Dire Straits, Nico and more

Shane MacGowan didn't hold back when asked to review the music of his peers

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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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"Anyone who was there will remember because they probably got pink-eye." Actress and metal musician Jessica Pimentel on licking Meshuggah’s faces, Orange Is The New Black and why Peter Steele was like a big brother to her

Orange Is The New Black actor and Brujeria vocalist Jessica Pimentel talks growing up in New York City, wild gigs and how metal helped inspire her acting

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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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Enslaved's Ivar Bjornson: "Black metal was revenge against hippies"

Enslaved's Ivar Bjornson was once beat up by a kung-fu Christian: "I got a flying kick to the back of the head"

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This official AI-generated Type O Negative video is as creepy and weird as you imagine

Skulls, dead rock stars and a zombie Jesus Christ – Type O Negative return from the grave with the AI video for Halloween In Heaven.

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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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Mark Z. Barabak: Time for Pelosi to go? San Francisco voters say yes — and no

SAN FRANCISCO — Winfield Coleman is a Nancy Pelosi fan of long standing. He's voted for her many times.

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