Dead Again

TYPE O NEGATIVE is one of the most immediately recognizable metal bands. Every band member was significant in their own right, but the undeniable focal point was always the late, great frontman Peter Steele, the imposing, charismatic vocalist and bassist who stood at 6' 7" and will forever be known for his deep, distinct melodic vocals. Steele unfortunately passed away in 2010 from heart failure at the age of 48, three years following the release of TYPE O NEGATIVE's seventh and final album, ...

Back again! Nach nunmehr auch schon wieder knapp vier Jahren melden sich TYPE O NEGATIVE mit einer neuen Langrille zurück. Rein äußerlich betrachtet weiß man eigentlich immer, was man von den vier Brooklynern erwarten darf: das immergleiche Layout, die schwarz-grüne Erscheinung, kyrillisch anmutende Typographie – und diesmal: Rasputin auf dem Cover. Alles passt zusammen. Doch hier einen direkten Zusammenhang zu lebenden Personen (ähem) konstruieren zu wollen, ist im Falle TYPE O NEGATIVEs mit...

"Dead Again" couldn't be a more ironic title for the sixth studio effort from TYPE O NEGATIVE. One of the most original metal bands of the last 16 years is back with perhaps its finest outing since its 1993 breakthrough, "Bloody Kisses", displaying a newfound energy and heaviness that touches on elements of all its previous releases, even going all the way back to the tortured, labyrinthine brutality of its debut, "Slow, Deep and Hard".Although both 1999's "World Coming Down" and 2002's "Life...