Why SUCCESS Was SO HARD For Type O Negative & Peter Steele

the story of Type O Negative's breakout album Bloody Kisses and the band's struggles with fame

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The band Type O Negative would mix themes of romance, drugs, depression, and death and would be credited as bringing goth rock to the masses Their third record Bloddy kisses would be their commercial break through and the biggest album of their career. It also made them the biggest band on the then fledging label roadrunner records In today’s video let’s take a look at the history of bloody kisses.
Type O Negative frontman and bassist Peter Steele would be the youngest of six children, raised in a strick catholic household in brookly new york. He would consider himself a burden to his parents He would remark to the dayton daily news that he was taught that everything normal was evil. As he grew up, he distanced himself from religion calling himself a born again pagan. As for his musical influences, he would grow up idolizing the beatles and black sabbath remarking to the associated press “i’ve always loved the beatles. I’ve always loved b lack sabbath. I like the heaviness mixed with a good strong melody.”
As Steele got older he would branch out to like a wider range of bands telling the LA Times he was a fan of droning and, dreamy sounds citing bands like the Cocteau Twins, My Bloody Valentine and Dead Can Dance. . ..
A lot of Type O Negative’s music was written from Steele’s point of view growing up as he didn’t have a lot of luck with woman, was emotionally fragile and vulnerable to demons with the imposing frontman telling the LA Times in 1997
“I have gotten my heart broken so many times that I’ve lost count,” “Any time I’ve been involved with someone I’ve cared about, I’ve suffocated them by caring too much. That’s probably why I lost them.”
The imposing Steele would stand 6foot 8 inches tall and weighed t250 pounds with his deep baritone voice, He would refer to himself as the ideal frankenstein but interviewers would describe him as soft spoken, guarded and polite. However, his opinion of himself was pretty low with him referring to himself in interviews as a monster, a psychopath and social expletive.
Steele would tell tbe associated press Some people mistake kindness for stupidity and so now that I’m a scumbag to people I get automatic respect. It’s a very sad place that we live in that the only way to get what you want is by instilling fear into people.” He would remark to howard stern that at one point he was a flower delivery guy and he kept delivering flowers to one women who refused to tip him, so he urinated in the flowers.
It was during the late 70’s Steele played in band’s like Hot Ice and Northern Lights. By 1979 he would play in the band Fallout with future Type O Negative keyboardist Josh Silver. But the heavier sounds of punk which were popular for a few years was being replaced with disco and new wave and Fallout would split. Silver and Steele would part musically with Silver founding the new wave group original sin while Steele would start up the metal group Carnivore. Carnivore would sign to a small label named Roadrunner records who put out a handful of albums before they fell apart. .
Following Carnivore, Steele was initially focused on working for the municipal government, trying to become a cop but life had other things in mind. Future type o negative drummer Sal Abruscato who had worked with Steele at a blacksmith shop heard about Carnivore’s breakup and went over to talk to his friend about working on some new music telling loudersound His father answered the door and let me down, and there’s Peter sitting in bed watching TV, having just cut all his hair off! He had just took the New York Police Department test; he didn’t want to play music anymore. I asked if he wanted to hang out and jam, have some fun. He nods, saying he’s always wanted to have a band with electronica – keyboards, samples and things like that. I’m like, ‘Yeah, cool man!’ just saying anything so I could play with the guy!”
Steele would reconnect with longtime friend Josh Silver and add guitarist Kenny Hickey. Their new outfit would go through several monickers for their new o