RIP - Peter Steele, dead at 48

[Jand3rson]

Rest in Peace to one of the heaviest-hitting names in the metal world, Peter Steele, frontman of the legendary metal Band TYPE O NEGATIVE. Peter died yesterday of apparent heart failure. You will be missed, and may your existence on the next plane be a peaceful one.



The only dude in metal that was enough of a badass to use a FUCKING CHAIN for a bass strap, and to do a spread in Playgirl as a joke. :up:

[jbsjunk]

He's no small guy either. Upper 6' if memory serves.

I also agree to the bass chain/strap. Badass.

Via con dios Peter.

[b*saint]

Probably cuz they gave him an O positive transfusion.

[Ray Smoodiver]

Oh man, I first heard of Type O Negative when I bought the Blair Witch Soundtrack (settle, I was 14 when the movie came out and really got into it... Also introduced me to Skinny Puppy, Bauhaus, Public Image Ltd, The Afgan Whigs & Tones on Tail - with that lot, I can't believe I wasn't goth in High School :D )

What a massive loss.

[Jand3rson]

Seriously, this was one of THE bands that influenced a whole genre of metal. And I was never super-into them, but always did like them, and had great respect for their music.

[Jon325i]

Damn. Only 48.....RIP.

Jon

[HarryPotter]

Wonder what caused the heart failure? STD's? Excessive drug abuse?

[Cronus]

Got to see him live a couple times. it was a kick ass band

[Luke!]

i'm still not convinced he's dead

he pulled this shit in 05 aswell

[Luke!]

Wonder what caused the heart failure? STD's? Excessive drug abuse?

he got on drugs when he was 36, stopped when he was 41

[Jand3rson]

he got on drugs when he was 36, stopped when he was 41

And I'd heard ever since then that he was extremely anti-drug. They had to cancel a tour a few years ago because anomalies they found with his heart.

[2002maniac]

I'd say 48 is pretty old for a rock star.

[xwill112x]

yea most rock stars that party like the real rockstars used to die young, randy rhoads for example..

[Eric]

Probably cuz they gave him an O positive transfusion.

[Jand3rson]

yea most rock stars that party like the real rockstars used to die young, randy rhoads for example..

Randy Rhoads died in a plane crash.