Type O Negative was a gothic metal / doom metal band formed in Brooklyn, New York, US in 1990. They are well known for their dry, morbid and ironic sense of humor and their often slow and brooding music. "The Drab Four" (the nickname Type O Negative gave themselves) always succeeded in keeping their own unique style, mixing melodic, classic rock 'n' roll with slow, doom-like vibes, and down-tuned heavy metal guitar riffs with dark soundscapes. They were also known for doom metal riffs, deep bass lines, heavy but usually slow drums and bass-range vocals of gothic metal. Lead singer Peter Steele described their music as "bad songs written on a Tuesday night."

The two main influences on the band are the Beatles and Black Sabbath, and keyboardist Josh Silver has expressed 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.

Steele died of sepsis caused by diverticulitis (initially reported as heart failure) on April 14 2010 at the age of 48.

Singles and video-featured songs

Black No. 1 - 1993 Christian Woman - 1993 Cinnamon Girl - 1996 Everyone I Love Is Dead - 1999 Everything Dies - 1999 I Don't Wanna Be Me - 2003 Love You to Death - 1996 My Girlfriend's Girlfriend - 1996 Profits of Doom - 2007 September Sun - 2007 Summer Breeze - 1993

Discography

Slow, Deep and Hard - 1991 Origin of The Feces - 1992 Bloody Kisses - 1993 October Rust- 1996 World Coming Down - 1999 Life Is Killing Me - 2003 Dead Again - 2007

Members

Peter Steele - Vocals, bass guitar and songwriting (1990-2010) Josh Silver - Keyboards (1990-2010) Kenny Hickey - Guitar and backing vocals (1990-2010) Johnny Kelly - Drums (1994-2010) Sal Abruscato - Drums (1990-1993)