Wee.  Okay... I'm reading this as I write so I'll have my verdict on it 
at the end (like you'll stick around to read what I have to say anyway).


Type-O Negative Bleeds Vic
Interview with a vampire: leadman, guitarist and songwriter Peter Steele
by Jeff Pizek


Type O Negative's tour tee shirts may proclaim them the "Drab Four", but 
the atmosphere before their impening concert performance belies any 
trappings of melancholy.

The mood is one of passive anxiousness, both in the fans and in Peter 
Steele, guitarist, singer and primary songwriter of New York's premier 
vampire metal band.  Like a few of the solmn Type O apostles sniffling 
outside, Steele is trying to get over a cold.  Rather than canceling the 
show, he has chosen to go on despite his fever and clogged sinuses, and 
it seems as though he might be regretting his altruistic decision to 
please his devoted fans.

The Chicago sky is a headache- inducing shade of tombstone grey, the damn 
remains of a miserable drizzle painting the sidewalks with a similar dank 
gloom.  A clammy chill wafts amidst the morosely-clad gathering of 
metalheads and vampires awaiting entrance to the Vic Theater, mingling 
with the sickly-sweet aroma of clove cigarette smoke.  It seems the 
perfect day for a Type O Negative show, the ambience appropriately 
complementing the bands sensual, somber goth metal.

Inside the bus, however, Steele and keyboardist Josh Silver are warm and 
genial, at contrast with their surroundings and their dreary, sarcastic 
language.  Impossibly tall and muscular, the imposing band leader 
transmogrifies from his convivial "average guy from Brooklyn" mode when 
discussing his music, proving intelligent and articulate.

Type O Negative's recently-released third studio effort, October Rust 
(Roadrunner) is light years away from their earliest material: ferocios, 
bitter doom thrash with a gothic edge and an endearing self-deprecating 
sense of humor.  Steele sees the slow, lush, almost poppish approach of 
Rust as a natural progression from the 1993's cult hit Bloody Kisses.  
Melody has always been prevalent in his music, even in his early days 
with politically-incorrect thrash legends Carnivore.

"It's not really any less heavy.  There are still guitar parts, it's just 
a lot more layered," he says, refering to the elaborate production.  
Steele is very proud of Type O Negative, maintaining that complied with 
the sex-symbol mentle provided by Playgirl last year "for the band".

As he says farewell to prepare for his pre-show workout, Peter Steele 
thanks his fans for their devotion while Silver offers them his 
condolences, for no other specified reason than that "they like Type O 
Negative".  Nefarious bloodsuckers, these men are not.

END TRANSMISSION

Yikers!!!  All that typing for one fookin' quote!!!  Boy do I feel 
cheated.  Was this a creative writing assignment or an article for a 
paper??  I was really hoping this would be cool 'cause the guy IS a big 
fan of Type O.  Oh well.  I just sure hope this guy pays attention in the 
feature writing class we have together.

MV of the OSC