Josh silver type o negative1/30/2024 ![]() The album artwork depicts several locations of Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, photographed by John WadsworthĬritical reception Professional ratings Review scoresīloody Kisses received mostly positive reviews. ![]() Both albums became very successful releases for the record label, and Life of Agony, with Abruscato, would open for Type O Negative during the initial Bloody Kisses tour of '93–'94. River Runs Red was produced and mixed by Type O Negative keyboardist/producer Josh Silver, and was also released on Roadrunner Records in 1993. Abruscato would join Life Of Agony, full-time, after performing on LOA's debut album, River Runs Red, recorded later that same year. įounding member, drummer Sal Abruscato, would leave the band shortly after the album's completion due to Peter Steele's reluctance to commit to touring. The album features additional vocal performances from close friends of the band, including Mina Caputo, Joey Zampella and Alan Robert of fellow Brooklyn-based alt-metal band Life of Agony, who are credited as "Erasmus High School Boys Special Ed." in the album's liner notes. The band would continue this tradition on the World Coming Down LP released in 1999. When played in its entirety, top to bottom, the album's songs and noise interludes constitute one seamless composition. However, original songwriters Seals & Crofts, found Steele's "Summer Girl" lyrics distasteful and the band was forced to re-record the vocals and remix the track with the song's original lyrics and title intact. Type O Negative's original recording of the song included alternate lyrics, written by Peter Steele, and was retitled "Summer Girl". īloody Kisses includes a cover of the classic Seals & Crofts' track, " Summer Breeze". 1 (Little Miss Scare-All)" is "a sarcastic ode to goth girls (and their trademark, black hair dye) based on a narcissistic ex-girlfriend of singer/songwriter Peter Steele". 1 (Little Miss Scare-All)", " Christian Woman"), sarcastic hardcore screeds ("Kill All the White People", "We Hate Everyone")" and bizarre noise interludes ("Fay Wray Come Out and Play", "Dark Side of the Womb", "3.0.I.F.")". ![]() Īccording to Decibel, Bloody Kisses "featured infectious doom-pop epics (" Black No. Music and lyrics Ĭonsidered a classic in the gothic metal genre, Bloody Kisses is "saturated with complex patterns of sound" layered with Peter Steele's trademark baritone vocals and lyrics relating to topics such as sex, religion, image, racism and death. The album further established recurring motifs of the band's music, such as including cover songs recorded in their own unique style, sample-heavy soundscape interludes and lyrics replete with dry, satirical humor.īloody Kisses is notable for being the first album released on Roadrunner Records to achieve gold and, later, platinum record sales certification. 1 (Little Miss Scare-All)", both of which earned the band a considerable cult following. The album includes two of their best known songs, " Christian Woman" and " Black No. Steele died of sepsis caused by diverticulitis (initially reported as heart failure) on Apat the age of 48.Bloody Kisses is the third studio album by the American gothic metal band Type O Negative and the last recording with their original lineup, as drummer Sal Abruscato left the group in late 1993 to join labelmates Life of Agony. The band had VHS and DVD documentary releases in addition to their CD releases and contributions to movie soundtracks and compilations. They have successfully toured with Pantera, Life of Agony, and dozens of other established and up-and-coming bands, as well as taking part in Ozzfest. The album was the first in Roadrunner Records' catalog to go both gold and platinum. 1" and " Christian Woman" from the Bloody Kisses album. The band arose from the ashes of the band Carnivore and gained popularity with their songs " Black No. The two main influences on the band are the Beatles and Black Sabbath, and keyboardist Josh Silver has expressed a love of Pink Floyd–evidence of which can be heard in the atmospherics of his production techniques. Lead singer Peter Steele described their music as "bad songs written on a Tuesday night." They were also known for doom metal riffs, deep bass lines, heavy but usually slow drums and bass-range vocals of gothic metal. "The Drab Four" (the nickname Type O Negative gave themselves) always succeeded in keeping their own unique style, mixing melodic, classic rock 'n' roll with slow, doom-like vibes, and down-tuned heavy metal guitar riffs with dark soundscapes. They are well known for their dry, morbid and ironic sense of humor and their often slow and brooding music. Type O Negative was a gothic / doom metal band formed in Brooklyn, New York, US in 1990.
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