MTV.co.uk News — Peter Steele of heavy metal band Type O Negative has died of heart failure at age 48. Steele (born Petrus Ratajczyk), the burly 6'7" bassist and lead vocalist of the Brooklyn... more info
Metal Injection — Type O Negative have released an official statement on the passing of vocalist Peter Steele. Here is the unedited statement:
“It is with great sadness that we inform you that Type O Negative front man, bassist, and our band mate, Peter Steele... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Posted: April 15, 2010. It is with great sadness that we inform you that Type O Negative front man, bassist, and our band mate, Peter Steele passed away last night of what appears to be heart failure. Ironically Peter had... more info
VH1 News — Type O Negative's Peter Steele, who died Wednesday, is remembered by writer Jon Wiederhorn as a man whose friendly, humorous personality was overshadowed by his dark image. more info
Pitchfork — -- MTV reports that Peter Steele, frontman for long-running Brooklyn goth-metal overlords Type O Negative, has died of heart failure. He was 48. Remember the man by spending nine minutes with the "Christian Woman" video right here.-- New York experim... more info
Metalsucks — Much like our pal Anso — whose musings on Peter Steele’s death you absolutely must read — I got into Type O Negative a bit later than most. When I was a budding metal youth I heard “Christian Woman” and “Black No. 1″ on the radio oft... more info
E! Online — Word today that Type O Negative frontman Peter Steele had died was met with initial skeptism. Five years ago, after all, the heavy-metal band with the death fixation (as if there were another...
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Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Type O Negative singer/bassist Peter Steele, a Brooklyn, NY, native whose real name was Petrus T. Ratajczyk, died last night at the age of 48, according to multiple reports. more info