Steele had been dealing with personal problems such as addictions and deaths of loved ones during the recording and mixing of 1999's stripped-down and heavier sounding World Coming Down. One of its tracks, " Green Man", is an ode to his nickname. In 1996 Type O released October Rust, which features more multi-layered and melodic sound than its predecessor, though it retained similar lyrical themes. The album focused primarily on romance, love, sex, and death. The next year, Type O's landmark album, Bloody Kisses, was released.
All I can say is that I fell in love with the wrong person." A year after releasing the debut album, The Origin of the Feces, which some say is a studio album while others say it's a faux-live album, was released, which the original album cover featured a close-up shot of Steele's anus. Their debut album, Slow, Deep and Hard, came out in 1991 and wrote lyrics about the heartbreak based from his breaking up of a relationship, fantasies of revenge, and the contemplation of suicide that Steele had attempted: "On October 15th, 1989, I slashed my wrists. Steele recruited his childhood friends Josh Silver, Kenny Hickey and Sal Abruscato and formed Type O Negative (then called Repulsion) in 1989. Before forming Type O Negative in 1989, he was with the metal bands Fallout and Carnivore whom he also formed. Steele credited Black Sabbath and The Beatles as his key musical influences. His lyrics were often intensely personal, dealing with subjects including love, heartbreak, death and addiction. Steele was known for his vampiric affect, towering stature (heighing at 6' 8"), rich bass-baritone vocals and a dark, often self-deprecating sense of humor. Green was also his favorite color and is the reason for the theme color of the band. Steele is also known as The Green Man because when he worked for the Parks Department, he wore a green uniform and rode a green garbage truck, people called him that as well as Type O fans. He was born in Red Hook neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York.
Petrus Thomas Ratajczyk (Janu– April 14, 2010) known professionally as Peter Steele, was the vocalist, bassist and songwriter for Type O Negative.
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