Peter Steele, the deep-voiced singer, songwriter and bassist for Brooklyn’s goth-metal outfit Type O Negative, has passed away at the age of 48. In an e-mail to CBS News, the band’s manager Mike Renault confirmed Steele’s death, writing “Peter passed away last night. As of now it appears to have been heart failure. That’s all [...]
Topix — Peter Steele of Type O Negative has died at 48. Bloody Kisses [Special Edition... The bass-playing singer, whose brooding baritone in many ways defined Type O Negative's ... more info
VH1 News — Late Type O Negative frontman Peter Steele's bandmates and family released statements reacting to his death at age 48 on Wednesday. more info
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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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... 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 infor... 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 wha... more info
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
Rolling Stone — Peter Steele, the deep-voiced singer, songwriter and bassist for Brooklyn’s goth-metal outfit Type O Negative, has passed away at the age of 48. In an e-mail to CBS New... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — "Treat each other the way you'd like to be treated" - Pete Steele TYPE O NEGATIVE manager Mike Renault has confirmed to CBS News that the band's frontman, Peter Steele, h... more info
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