TYPE O NEGATIVE manager Mike Renault has confirmed to CBS News that the band’s frontman, Peter Steele, has died.
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Singer Andrea Ferro of the Italian rock/metal band LACUNA COIL has released the following statement regarding the passing of TYPE O NEGATIVE frontman Peter Steele: “These are a few words from a comic book that I’d like to use to remember Pete Steele.
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Southern California’s ANTAGONIST will enter Buzzbomb Studios in Orange, California on May 12 with producer Paul Miner (TERROR, NEW FOUND GLORY, THRICE, THROWDOWN) to begin recording its new abum for a late 2010 release via Prosthetic Records.
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Video footage of TYPE O NEGATIVE’s October 24, 2009 concert at Northern Lights in Clifton Park, New York can be viewed below (courtesy of HardTimes.ca).
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Mille Petrozza, vocalist/guitarist of German thrash metal veterans KREATOR, has released the following statement regarding the passing of TYPE O NEGATIVE frontman Peter Steele: “Peter Steele was one of my all-time favourite musicians ever! “I’ve only met him once briefly and he was just the nicest guy! “CARNIVORE’s ‘Retalliation’ and all TYPE O NEGATIVE albums have been a huge influence
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Vocalist Dez Fafara of Santa Barbara, California metallers DEVIDRIVER has released the following statement: “We have all lost a legend ? Peter Steele.
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THE SMASHING PUMPKINS will release “Astral Planes”, the fourth track of their epic 44-song “Teargarden By Kaleidyscope” project, this Friday, April 16 via the independent Amoeba Records’ web site.
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Author and musician Joel Gausten (THE UNDEAD, PIGFACE, ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN) has issued the following statement regarding the passing of TYPE O NEGATIVE frontman Peter Steele: “I met Peter Steele back in 1995, when Jerry and Doyle from the MISFITS brought me along to a show in New York, where they joined TYPE O onstage during an encore.
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Australian melodic power metal band BLACK MAJESTY will release its new album, “In Your Honour”, in Europe on May 14 via Limb Music.
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Jordanian dark oriental metallers BILOCATE have inked a deal with the Italian label Kolony Records.
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OZZY OSBOURNE will release “Scream” ? his first album in almost three years and 10th studio album overall ? on June 15 via Epic Records.
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OZZY OSBOURNE will release “Scream” ? his first album in almost three years and 10th studio album overall ? on June 15 via Epic Records.
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According to a posting on KISS’ official web site, Press Pass’ strong run of KISS trading cards continued this week with the release of “The Legends Of Kiss”, a 100-card themed set that tells the story of the band through their own words ? a set that, when placed in pages, tells the story from card to card.
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