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Peter Steele
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American musician (1962–2010)
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Peter Steele (1962–2010) was an American musician whose career began in 1979. Associated with the United States, his musical output has been categorized under heavy metal, power metal, and trance genres. He stood 203 units in height.
Steele is credited with five works according to Crossref records, while Open Library lists 23 works under his name. These include titles such as *Essential Hillwalker's Guide*, *Eric Shipton*, *Over the Hills*, *Doctor on Everest;*, and *Disputatio Medica Inauguralis de Tartaro Emetico*. His music has been tagged with descriptors including "uplifting trance" and "pure trance."
Steele’s presence is documented across various digital platforms, including Last.fm, where his profile notes 6,931 listeners and 35,224 plays. He is also referenced by 134 other encyclopedia articles.
Synthesized by Vinony from 21 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, Wikiquote, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 23
Top works
- Essential Hillwalker's Guide
- Eric Shipton
- Over the Hills
- Doctor on Everest;
- Disputatio Medica Inauguralis de Tartaro Emetico
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Group
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1981
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 6,931
- Total plays
- 35,224
Tags
Peter Steele (born Petrus T. Ratajczyk; January 4th, 1962 - April 14th, 2010) Staten Island, New York, was the lead singer and bassist for the gothic-doom band Type O Negative. He was a resident of Brooklyn, New York. Steele's bass voice sets much of the mood for Type O Negative's brooding melodies. Before joining Type O Negative, Steele played for heavy metal group Fallout, and the thrash metal band Carnivore. Steele is almost as famous for his build as he is for his music. <a href="https://w
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives
· 1999 · cited 87,436x
- A new method of classifying prognostic comorbidity in longitudinal studies: Development and validation
· 1987 · cited 42,819x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,949x
- RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials
· 2019 · cited 25,594x
- The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 24,222x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “This entire opus is respectfully dedicated to all those who have loved unconditionally only to have their hearts unanaesthetically ripped out: Base not your joy on the deeds of others, for what is given can be taken away. No hope = No fear.”
- “Some people say I'm a pussy. I say, you are what you eat.”
- “If I worked in a bank as a teller, there wouldn't be girls lined up outside of where I work when I'm done.”
- “This next song is called 'Wolf Moon' [crowd starts to cheer]. Wait with cheering until you hear what the song's about. It's about a guy who turns into a werewolf when he engages in oral sex with a menstruating woman [crowd cheers even louder, and Steele spreads out his arms]. You wanna call me a pussy? You are what you eat.”
- “I left the stage because I thought I had to shit, but then I lost the feeling.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Also known as
- Pete Steele Lord Petrus Steele The Green Man
- Born
- Peter Thomas Ratajczyk , ( 1962-01-04 ) January 4, 1962, Brooklyn, New York , U.S.
- Died
- April 14, 2010 (2010-04-14) (aged 48), Scranton, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Genres
- Gothic metal doom metal heavy metal thrash metal (early)
- Occupations
- Musician singer songwriter
- Instruments
- Vocals bass guitar
- Years active
- 1979–2010
- Formerly of
- Type O Negative Carnivore Fallout
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Peter Thomas Ratajczyk (January 4, 1962 – April 14, 2010), known professionally as Peter Steele, was an American musician who was the lead vocalist, bassist, and composer of the gothic metal band Type O Negative. Before forming Type O Negative, Steele had formed the heavy metal band Fallout and the thrash metal band Carnivore.
As the frontman for Type O Negative, Steele was known for his vampiric appearance, 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) stature, rich bass vocals, and a dark, often self-deprecating sense of humor. His lyrics have been described as "often intensely personal, dealing with subjects including love, loss and addiction." Steele credited Black Sabbath and the Beatles as his key musical influences. He has been listed among the "66 Best Hard Rock and Metal Frontmen of All Time" by Loudwire.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Peter Steele” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.