Reuters - Peter Steele, the driving force behind the Brooklyn-based goth/metal quartet Type O Negative, died Wednesday of apparent heart failure. He was 48.

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Seventh Void, featuring Type O Negative guitarist Kenny Hickey and drummer Johnny Kelly, along with bassist Hank Hell and guitarist Matt Brown, are set to join Los Angeles Industrial rockers Static-X on the road this Spring.

Seventh Void, the new band formed by Type O Negative guitarist Kenny Hickey and drummer Johnny Kelly, will release its debut album on April 21, 2009

Our illustrious editor, Alexander Milas, has something that might be of interest for y'all:“Seeing as you’re all fellow Type O fans I thought you might appreciate this off the new Pain album, I think it rules.http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=rU-hr5O0U6AHope the fact that I once drank beer out of the singer Peter’s shoe on ...