![]() Long time Fan of both bands, and having seen them in concert several hundreds of times my reality is hitting me hard! A fellow kick ass musician and hometown hero is now an angel seems unfair! May his family be comforted through this tragedy but a part of me will never be the same now that hes in heaven. My god how do we pick up the peices of the shattered hearts of those that pumped Type O and Carnivore through the veins for nearly 20 years now. Now You Fly Peter Steele, thanks you for your music and words.Ĭomment by scrotumbagmonkeyflicker - Ap 5:58 am Thoughts are with his family and friends. I wil love Peter and TON forever!!! RIP, Peter! We will miss you, forever!įeeling the shockwave here in New Zealand. It’s the 2nd blackest message in my life this year! After the death of my Father in February. Played a couple of gigs wi type o when was drummer for my dying bride and this bloke was one of the nicest blokes I ever met within the European music touring scene.sorry for the people who were close to him.they’ve lost a special human being.thanks for the memories pete Metalheads will mourn Peter as much as they mourned Dimebag IMO. Blessings for healing in your time of great sorrow. I am soooo, sorry for the family and their lose. He will be greatly missed, but never forgotten. While fans of Steele are left to mourn his passing, those of us here in Brooklyn are shocked and saddened by the news, as we have lost one of our own. ![]() It’s not surprising that I found out about his passing through my hometown friends on Facebook, and while I had hoped it was just a rumor - like the reports of his death in 2005 that turned out to be a publicity stunt - there were just too many people close to the family posting about his death. He was 6′ 7″ and built and had jet black long hair - a memorable figure as it is - and spoke, and sang, with an imposing baritone voice. I would see him in Home Depot and at the supermarket before and after he was famous. Half the people I know went to high school with him or worked with him or knew him in some way. Everyone here knows someone who knows Pete Steele in less than six degrees. ![]() Here in the southern part of Brooklyn, Pete Steele is a household name. Ironically Peter had been enjoying a long period of sobriety and improved health and was imminently due to begin writing and recording new music for our follow up to “Dead Again” released in 2007. Blabbermouth is hosted by Roadrunner Records, which was the band’s record label through 2006.ĬBS News has confirmed these reports as well. No official cause of death has been released at this time. Metal website Blabbermouth reports that Type O Negative keyboardist Josh Silver has confirmed to them that Pete Steele has passed away. They add that the singer was apparently ill for a few days prior to his death. The website for rock radio station is reporting that they have been able to confirm “according to a source from within the band” that Peter Steele has indeed passed away from heart failure at age 48. In 2005, his Carnivore bandmate Keith Alexander was killed in a bike accident in Brooklyn. Steele was known to suffer from depression and had had issues with substance abuse. 1” and “Christian Woman,” and had continued to record and perform up until a few years ago.ĭuring the band’s time in the spotlight, the musician appeared on the cover of Playgirl and posed fully nude for the magazine. The band eventually rose to fame and heightened popularity with their videos for ode to goth chicks “Black No. Steele played bass and was the lead vocalist for the band, as well as its main composer. In 1990, Steele formed Type O Negative, which had a more gothic-metal look and sound. While working as a sanitation worker for the New York City Department of Sanitation in the 1980s - a job he always said he loved - Steele fronted thrash pioneers Carnivore, known for throwing raw meat into the crowd during their live shows. We’ll update this story as soon as more details are available. Just spoke to Kenny,” Chernetsky wrote, presumably referring to Steele’s Type O bandmate guitarist Kenny Hickey.Īs of 2AM EST, no other information has surfaced and no official statements released. Just before midnight, Fused TV VJ Juliya Chernetsky, aka Mistress Juliya, posted to her Twitter account confirming that the 48-year-old musician had died. Rumors of Steele’s death first arose late Wednesday night on Facebook from posts by friends of the musician’s family who had been notified. Reports have surfaced stating that Pete Steele, frontman for Brooklyn-based metal band Type O Negative, died on the evening of Apfrom heart failure.
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