Peter Steele's Type O Negative Bandmates, Family React To Death
Bandmates say Steele 'had been enjoying a long period of sobriety and improved health' before his death.By Gil Kaufman
Type O Negative in 1999
Photo: Jim Steinfeldt/ Getty Images
After years of struggling with substance abuse and health issues, Type O Negative singer/bassist Peter Steele was in a good place before his sudden death, his bandmates said. The towering frontman died at age 48 on Wednesday from apparent heart failure.
"It is with great sadness that we inform you that ...
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MTV.com News — Bandmates say Steele 'had been enjoying a long period of sobriety and improved health' before his death.By Gil Kaufman
Type O Negative in 1999
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Metal Injection — Type O Negative have released an official statement on the passing of vocalist Peter Steele. Here is the unedited statement:
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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 t... more info
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MTV.com News — 'There will never be anyone else like him,' onetime tourmates Hatebreed say in a statement.By James Montgomery
As news of his death continues to spread, friends and fa... more info