Steele was to begin writing and recording new music as a follow up for the band’s 2007 album “Dead Again,” according to the band’s Web site. Type O Negative had it’s biggest year back in 1993, when the band’s album “Bloody Kisses” went platinum with the hits “Christian Woman” and “Black No.1.” It turned out to be a hoax of Steele’s own warped sense of humor. In May 2005, rumors swirled of Steele’s death after the band’s Web site posted a headstone with his name and the dates “1962-2005.” “He often talked about how he was just an average Joe from Brooklyn whose happiest days were back when he worked picking up garbage for NYC’s Dept of Parks and Recreation,” according to MTV.com. At 6'7" he towered over the rest of the members of his band and would often roll his eyes into the back of his head while singing in videos and in live concerts. Steele was most known for his deep, rich, natural baritone voice. Steele had a reported history of substance abuse, but his band mates say he “had been enjoying a long period of sobriety and improved health.” "We are truly saddened to lose our friend and appreciate the tremendous outpouring today from around the world." "Peter Steele passed away last night of what appears to be heart failure,” according to a message written to fans Thursday on the band’s Web site. Peter Steele, the lead singer and bass player of gothic/metal band Type O Negative, a groundbreaking group known for its dramatic lyrical emphasis on the themes of romance, depression, and death, died suddenly Wednesday night.
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