Type O Negative

Type O Negative was an American <a href="/facts/Gothic_metal/eNR5D2Po">gothic</a>/<a href="/facts/Doom_metal/zojFcCkp">doom metal</a> band formed in <a href="/facts/Brooklyn/UnUzxCFe">Brooklyn</a>, New York City in 1989 by <a href="/facts/Peter_Steele/jqjqNqHh">Peter Steele</a> (bass, lead vocals), <a href="/facts/Kenny_Hickey/UunaVHKS">Kenny Hickey</a> (guitar, co-lead vocals), <a href="/facts/Josh_Silver/nAaCfVg9">Josh Silver</a> (keyboards, backing vocals), and <a href="/facts/Sal_Abruscato/U7NnVTN7">Sal Abruscato</a> (drums, percussion), who was later replaced by <a href="/facts/Johnny_Kelly/4chwEI16">Johnny Kelly</a>. Their lyrical emphasis on themes of romance, depression, and death resulted in the nickname "the Drab Four" (in homage to <a href="/facts/The_Beatles/2syHWLcM">the Beatles</a>' "Fab Four" moniker). The band went <a href="/facts/Platinum_album/zGzLFa9l">platinum</a> with 1993's <a href="/facts/Bloody_Kisses/AE1X89dI">Bloody Kisses</a>, and <a href="/facts/Gold_album/zGzLFa9l">gold</a> with 1996's <a href="/facts/October_Rust/1wyyIcJM">October Rust</a>, and gained a fanbase through seven studio albums, two best-of compilations, and concert DVDs.
Steele died on April 14, 2010, at the age of 48; some sources report the cause of death as heart failure brought on by an <a href="/facts/Aortic_aneurysm/8HxHLCG5">aortic aneurysm</a>, while others list <a href="/facts/Sepsis/n52bkffJ">sepsis</a> caused by <a href="/facts/Diverticulitis/4aDHfubU">diverticulitis</a>. Seven months after Steele's death, the surviving members of Type O Negative announced that they would not continue as a band.

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