TYPE O NEGATIVE Keyboardist Confirms PETER STEELE's Death - Polidicks

[url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=138519]EDIT: Source[/url] [release]TYPE O NEGATIVE keyboardist Josh Silver has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that the band's frontman, Peter Steele, passed away yesterday (Wednesday, April 14) at the age of 48. No official cause of death has yet been released, but it is believed that Steele died of heart failure. According to unconfirmed reports, Steele had been ill for days leading up to his death. Mistress Juliya (a.k.a. Juliya Chernetsky) of Fuse TV broke the news on her Twitter page last night, stating that she spoke to TYPE O NEGATIVE guitarist Kenny Hickey just before midnight New York time, and that Kenny confirmed that the rumors were true. Back in 2005, many people were shocked when they logged on to the TYPE O NEGATIVE web site and saw a gravestone with the words "[P]eter Steele - 1962 - 2005 .... Free At Last" carved on it. According to Epinions.com, there were rumors at the time that Steele was sick (with anything from cancer to AIDS), was on his deathbed, attempted suicide ... and the list goes on. Needless to say, it turned out that Steele was very much alive and the gravestone was merely a joke, albeit one the wasn't viewed as being in particularly good taste. Steele was born Petrus T. Ratajczyk on January 4, 1962 in Brooklyn, New York. He stood 6' 7" (201 cm) tall, and had a low, bass-heavy voice, which was one of the most recognizable features in TYPE O NEGATIVE's music. Before forming TYPE O NEGATIVE, Steele played for the metal group FALLOUT and the thrash band CARNIVORE. [img]http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/reviewpics/petesteelerip.jpg[/img][/release] RIP Peter... you'll be missed :'( "Christian Woman" [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOixGF4oksw[/media] *cries*

Heard about this all day today on Liquid Metal on XM/Sirius They are actually playing "All Hallows Eve" by them right now

Aw man.:saddowns: I fucking love Type O Negative. Peter Steele was one of the most memorable vocalists I've ever heard. Aw man.:saddowns:

I fucking loved Peter Steele... Why does he have to be dead? This makes me want to cry.

[QUOTE=HumanAbyss;21375960]I fucking loved Peter Steele... Why does he have to be dead? This makes me want to cry.[/QUOTE] I know a few goth guys and girls who will be borderline suicidal the entire weekend over this :/

Who?

[QUOTE=Pretiacruento;21375991]I know a few goth guys and girls who will be borderline suicidal the entire weekend over this :/[/QUOTE] I don't know if I'll go that far, but I've listened to him for about 9 years now. He's one of my favourite musicians and to learn he's dead... That's really disheartening.

Whos Peter Steele.

:-( [editline]06:26PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Bubz;21376051]Whos Peter Steele.[/QUOTE] read the article~~

This is like the twentieth time he's died. Is it confirmed for real this time?

O Negative Get it?

[QUOTE=Zeke129;21376244]This is like the twentieth time he's died. Is it confirmed for real this time?[/QUOTE] Well, the keyboardist is now saying it's true... :/

[QUOTE=Zeke129;21376244]This is like the twentieth time he's died. Is it confirmed for real this time?[/QUOTE] Looks like it. I don't think they'd go to so much effort. The one in 2005 was much less serious looking.. this looks to be pretty legit.

Holy shit, no!

At first I thought what the fuck does the keyboardist's blood type have to do with it

not Peter Steele :(

This sucks, Type O is fucking awesome.

Holy fuck. That sucks. ):

Aw i loved him in Carnivore. This sucks.

:frown: A shame they never got too mainstream, I always thought they were way better than some of the shit I hear my friends listening to.

[QUOTE=:smug:;21382463]:frown: A shame they never got too mainstream, I always thought they were way better than some of the shit I hear my friends listening to.[/QUOTE] It's good they never got too mainstream. If they did they'd start sucking. This is especially true of gothic metal bands.

:suicide: