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TYPE O NEGATIVE Manager Confirms 'Heart Failure' Is Suspected In PETER STEELE's Death

TYPE O NEGATIVE manager Mike Renault has confirmed to CBS News that the band's frontman, Peter Steele, has died. In an email, Renault said, "Peter passed away last night. As of now it appears to have been heart failure. That's all the details we have right now." According to unconfirmed reports, Ste...

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LACUNA COIL's FERRO On PETER STEELE: 'Thanks A Lot For The Inspiration And Friendship'

Singer Andrea Ferro of the Italian rock/metal band LACUNA COIL has released the following statement regarding the passing of TYPE O NEGATIVE frontman Peter Steele: "These are a few words from a comic book that I'd like to use to remember Pete Steele. "Thanks a lot for the great journey I had (and wi...

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One Of TYPE O NEGATIVE's Final Performances Available Online

Video footage of TYPE O NEGATIVE's October 24, 2009 concert at Northern Lights in Clifton Park, New York can be viewed below (courtesy of HardTimes.ca). Also available is an interview with the band's frontman, Peter Steele, conducted at the same show. As previously reported, TYPE O NEGATIVE keyboard...

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KREATOR Frontman On PETER STEELE's Death: 'This Is A Black Day For Music'

Mille Petrozza, vocalist/guitarist of German thrash metal veterans KREATOR, has released the following statement regarding the passing of TYPE O NEGATIVE frontman Peter Steele: "Peter Steele was one of my all-time favourite musicians ever! "I've only met him once briefly and he was just the nicest g...

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DEVIDRIVER Frontman On PETER STEELE: 'We Have All Lost A Legend'

Vocalist Dez Fafara of Santa Barbara, California metallers DEVIDRIVER has released the following statement: "We have all lost a legend — Peter Steele. "Peter Steele was one of the nicest guys in music. He was always kind to me through the years. "I toured many times with TYPE O and was always taken...

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Metal Journalist JOEL GAUSTEN Comments on PETER STEELE's Passing

Author and musician Joel Gausten (THE UNDEAD, PIGFACE, ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN) has issued the following statement regarding the passing of TYPE O NEGATIVE frontman Peter Steele: "I met Peter Steele back in 1995, when Jerry and Doyle from the MISFITS brought me along to a show in New York, where they...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE's Label: The World Has Lost A Charismatic Frontman And A Very Talented Person

Germany's SPV/Steamhammer Records has released the following statement: It's with great sadness that we give our condolences to the family and friends of Peter Steele. He died on April 14th, 2010. "With his bands CARNIVORE and TYPE O NEGATIVE he achieved cult status and was loved by fans around the...

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THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT's DEKKER Says PETER STEELE's Death Is 'A Great Loss'

Guitarist/vocalist Michiel Dekker of Dutch extreme metallers THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT has released the following statement: "Peter Steele passed away and I felt very sad about it. "[TYPE O NEGATIVE's albums] 'Bloody Kisses' [and] 'October Rust' [were] the soundtrack of my teenage years and laid the fo...

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HADES Guitarist Says PETER STEELE Was A 'Musical Genius'

HADES/NON-FICTION guitarist Dan Lorenzo has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "HADES played with CARNIVORE a couple of times and NON-FICTION played with TYPE O [NEGATIVE] a bunch. I only got to know Pete [Steele] a bit back then. Years later I interviewed him for Steppin' Out mag...

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U.K. Journalist: Music Will Be Lesser Without PETER STEELE's Impact

U.K. rock music journalist Paul Stenning — author of the GUNS N' ROSES book "The Band That Time Forgot", the AC/DC book "Two Sides to Every Glory", and the 130,000-word biography on IRON MAIDEN, entitled "30 Years of the Beast - The Complete Biography 1976-2006" — has released the following statemen...

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HATEBREED: 'There Will NEVER Be Anyone Else Like' PETER STEELE

Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED have released the following statement: "HATEBREED would like to extend our condolences to the family, friends and fans of Peter Steele. He is one of the best guys we've ever toured with and a true legend! There will NEVER be anyone else like him. May he r...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE To Issue Statement Regarding PETER STEELE's Death Later Today

TYPE O NEGATIVE's official web site has just been updated with the following message: "The [official TYPE O NEGATIVE] forums have been re-opened. Please play nice and expect statements from the band and family later today. "Thank you for your understanding and support." As previously reported, TYPE...

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ICARUS WITCH Bassist Says PETER STEELE's Work With TYPE O NEGATIVE Was 'Groundbreaking'

Bassist Jason Myers of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based melodic metallers ICARUS WITCH has released the following statement: "Peter Steele, a true icon, enigma, musical genius and hell of a nice man who I had the pleasure of talking with on several occasions dating back to the early '90s, has reported...

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BIOHAZARD Frontman: PETER STEELE Was 'My Single Biggest Musical Influence'

BIOHAZARD bassist/vocalist Evan Seinfeld has released the following statement via Twitter: "[Rest in peace], my friend, brother, and mentor, Peter Steele, TYPE O NEGATIVE, CARNIVORE... my single biggest musical influence... who named BIOHAZARD. "I fucking miss you so much already... I love you, brot...

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INHUMAN Frontman Pays Tribute To PETER STEELE

Vocalist Mike Scondotto of Brooklyn, New York's INHUMAN — the hardcore band featuring AGNOSTIC FRONT members Joseph James and Steve Gallo — has released the following statement: "As a fan of his for over 20 years, [the news of Peter Steele's passing] is hitting me pretty hard. "Literally one hour be...