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Peter Steele
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American musician (1962–2010)
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Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Peter Thomas Ratajczyk (January 4, 1962 – April 14, 2010), known professionally as Peter Steele, was an American businessman, entrepreneur, musician, singer, and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist, bassist and composer of the gothic metal band Type O Negative.
Known for
- Green Man - The Story of Type O Negative2026
- Living the American Nightmare — Self2011
- Type O Negative: Live At Wacken Festival 2007 — Self2007
- Type O Negative - Symphony for the Devil — Vocals, Bass2006
- Bad Acid — Peter Steele2005
- Death Metal: A Documentary — Peter Steele2003
- Dirtbags — Self2002
- Type O Negative - After Dark — Self1998
via TMDB
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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Peter
- Family name
- Steele
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Place of death
- Scranton
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- thrash metal
- Instrument
- bass guitar
- Record label
- Roadrunner Records
- Official website
- typeonegative.net
- Image
- Type O Negative - Coliseu dos Recreios3.jpg
- Height
- 203
- Voice type
- bass-baritone
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- birth name
- Peter Thomas Ratajczyk
- date of birth
- 1962-01-04
- date of death
- 2010-04-14
- influenced by
- Black Sabbath
- medical condition
- bipolar disorder
- cause of death
- sepsis
- Commons category
- Peter Steele
- start of work period
- 1979-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
- web feed URL
- typeonegative.net/f.rss
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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.