The Origin Of The Feces: Type O Negative

<bgsound src="/users/jgkoops/typeo/sound/or_intro.wav" loop="1"> <body bgcolor="#000000" text="#00dddd" link="#00ffAA" vlink="#00aa00 " alink="#00ff00"> <body> <center> <a HREF="hopefear.html"><img border="0" width="600" SRC="./pictures/ooft.gif"></a> <p> <a HREF="list-t.html"><font size="+3" color="#dd0000" face="Motor,Arial">ONLY 10 MORE</font></a> </center> <p> Type O Negative began their career with the 1991 Roadrunner release <a HREF="./albums/sdh_lyr.html"><i>Slow, Deep and Hard</i></a>, followed by the luridly titled <a HREF="./albums/ootf_ly.html"> <i>Origin of the Feces</i></a> (complete with the <a HREF="./pictures/uranus.jpg"> appropiately</a> scatological and controversial cover) in 1992. Both records showcase the lush "orchestral metal" musicality and fascinating, hard-to-peg inner workings of singer/bassist Peter Steele's mind, not to mention the his oft-misconstructed political leanings and views about the "fairer sex." Ultimately, though, Steele feels it was <a HREF="./albums/bk_lyr.html"><i>Bloody Kisses</i></a> where the band truly came into it's own, melding the melody, lyrics and heaviness found in songs like <a HREF="./sound/bloodandfire.au">"Blood & Fire"</a> into a uniquely signature sound that has inspired fanatical fans ranging from white-skinned vampire wannabees to prog-rock metal bands not to mention raves from hard-to-impress critics at Alternative Press, Rolling Stone and Billboard. <br> But that was just the beginning for Type O Negative... <p> Type O Negative took a provocative approach on <a HREF="./albums/or_lyr.html"><i>October Rust</i></a>, the highly anticipated follow-up to their <a HREF="golden_rec.html">gold-certified</a> third album <i>Bloody Kisses</i>, which spawned the hits "Black No. 1" and "Christian Woman" and earned the quartet slots on tours ranging from NIN to Queensryche. "We really came into our own with our last album; we found our style" explains Steele. Not that we set any limitations on the new album, we simply feel this is the logical continuation from <i>Bloody Kisses</i>, unlike <i>Slow, Deep and Hard</i> to <i>Bloody Kisses</i> which was really, really different. <p> <center> <map name="group1"> <area shape="rect" coords="34,104,136,290" TARGET="_top" HREF="john.html"> <area shape="rect" coords="200,60,364,262" TARGET="_top" HREF="peter.html"> <area shape="rect" coords="394,96,498,236" TARGET="_top" HREF="josh.html"> <area shape="rect" coords="350,142,640,284" TARGET="_top" HREF="kenny.html"> <area shape="default" nohref> </map> <img border="0" width="630" SRC="./pictures/tonnew1.jpg" USEMAP="#group1"><br> <a HREF="./pictures/john.jpg">John</a> | <a HREF="./pictures/peter.jpg">Peter</a> | <a HREF="./pictures/josh.jpg">Josh</a> | <a HREF="./pictures/kenny.jpg">Kenny</a> </center> <p> <i>October Rust</i>, produced by Steele and keyboardist Josh Silver, was recorded in early 1996 at <a HREF="./pictures/studio.jpg">Systems Two Studios</a>, with Mike Marciano engineering. <i>October Rust</i> marks drummer John Kelly's recording debut with the band although he joined in 1993, just after the release of <i>Bloody Kisses</i>. Type O Negative's diverse yet compatible personalities make the Brooklyn boys as compelling and entertaining <a HREF="t-live.html">on stage</a> as off. Guitarist Kenny Hickey, a founding member of TON, has an aggressive playing style and almost intimidating personality that perfectly suits the band's varied textures and appeal. Josh Silver, his hair flying as he pounds the keyboards onstage, is quite a different character offstage: A self-proclaimed "paranoid schizophrenic hermit." <p> Unlike many bands, Type O Negative write <a HREF="20percent.html">prolifically</a> on the road, and lyricist/songwriter Steele penned nearly 80 percent of the material on a Yamaha keyboard in the back of the tour bus. The musical goal was "sonic saturation-as much sonic information as possible," and with the <a HREF="12songs.html"> 12 songs</a> on <i>October Rust</i>, intoned in Steele's sensual, resonant voice and realized via the band's tight unique, heavy, and wild musicality, they succeeded. <p> The majority of 1996 will be devoted to touring, first as a guest on the <a HREF="ozzy_tour.html">Ozzy</a> Osbourne arena tour and some festival shows in <a HREF="euro_tour.html">Europe</a>, then as headliners in the <a HREF="us_tour.html">US</a> and <a HREF="euro_autumn.html">Europe</a>. While <i>Bloody Kisses</i> proved to be the breakthrough album for Type O Negative, <i>October Rust</i> will be a follow-through... Steele & Co. are never ones to leave an audience unsatisfied. As for any concerns about topping their last effort, Type O Negative feel no pressure and are fully confident in the textural sounds and memorable moments captured on their third full LP. Earthy, tactile and infused with Pagan influences, fire imagery and salamious sensuality, <i>October Rust</i> is candy for a diabetic world. <center> Have a bite. <p> <a HREF="hmmrgr.zip" onMouseOver="window.status='A Type O Negative screensaver for Windiows'; return true"><img border="0" height="70" SRC="./pictures/hmmrgr.gif"></a> <a HREF="http://www.universal.nl/users/jgkoops/typeo/typeo_noframes.html" onMouseOver="window.status='How things used to be around here'; return true">Old page</a>| <a HREF="http://www.universal.nl/users/jgkoops/typeo/albums/discoc.html" onMouseOver="window.status='Every fart ever recorded and put on CD'; return true">Discography</a>| <a HREF="http://www.universal.nl/users/jgkoops/typeo/latestnews.html" onMouseOver="window.status='Wotz new?'; return true">News</a>| <a HREF="http://www.universal.nl/users/jgkoops/typeo/sound/s_index.html" onMouseOver="window.status='Duh'; return true">Sounds</a>| <a HREF="http://www.universal.nl/users/jgkoops/typeo/geek.html" onMouseOver="window.status='Aaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!'; return true"> <font size="+4" color="#ffaa00">g</font> <font size="+5" color="#aaff00">E</font> <font size="+3" color="#00ffaa">E</font> <font size="+6" color="#aa00ff">k</font> </a>| <a HREF="sites.html" onMouseOver="window.status='Was this site not good enough...for you'; return true">Other sites| <a HREF="http://www.universal.nl/users/jgkoops/typeo/dark.html" target="_parent" onMouseOver="window.status='Hhhuuuuhhh'; return true">Dark rooM</a>| <a HREF="http://www.universal.nl/users/jgkoops/carnivore/carnivr.html" onMouseOver="window.status='The real origin of the feces'; return true">Carnivore</a>| <a HREF="http://www.eff.org/blueribbon"> <img border="0" SRC="./pictures/blue_rib.gif" WIDTH="18" HEIGHT="30"></a> </center> <p> <p>You are number <img width="50" SRC="http://www.eeb.ele.tue.nl/cgi-bin/nph-count?width=5&link=http://www.universal.nl/users/jgkoops/typeo/typeo.html"> <a href="http://www.nedstat.nl/cgi-bin/viewstat?name=tontel"><img src="http://www.nedstat.nl/cgi-bin/nedstat.gif?name=tontel" border="0" width="18"> </a>, are you not a number? 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