Type O Negative is an American Metal band from Brooklyn/New York City, formed in 1989.Original drummer Sal Abruscato left Type O Negative in 1994, and Johnny Kelly took his place in the band.On April 14, 2010, founding member Peter Steele died of heart failure.
The two main influences on the band are The Beatles and Black Sabbath, and keyboardist Josh Silver has admitted to a love of Pink Floyd--evidence of which can be heard in the atmospherics of his production techniques.
The band arose from the ashes of the band Carnivore and gained popularity with their songs "Black No. 1" and "Christian Woman" from the Bloody Kisses album. The album was the first in Roadrunner Records' catalog to go both gold and platinum. They have successfully toured with Pantera, Life of Agony, and dozens of other established and up-and-coming bands, as well as taking part in Ozzfest. The band had VHS and DVD documentary releases in addition to their CD releases and contributions to movie soundtracks and compilations.
Peter Steele, singer and bassist of the band, died of heart failure on April 14th 2010 at the age of 48.
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From Wikipedia:Type O Negative is a heavy metal band from Brooklyn, New York City. Although commonly viewed as a gothic metal band, Type O has also incorporated elements of doom metal and thrash metal. Their dramatic lyrical emphasis on themes of romance, depression, and death has resulted in the nickname "The Drab Four" (in homage to The Beatles "Fab Four" moniker). The band went Platinum with 1993's Bloody Kisses, and Gold with 1996's October Rust, and has gained an enormous following with seven studio albums, two best-of compilations, and concert DVDs. Their most recent album is 2007's Dead Again. On April 14, 2010 lead vocalist, bassist (as well as principal songwriter) Peter Steele died, reportedly from heart failure. The future of the band is not known at this time.