Tag Archives: Carnivore

New & Noteworthy: March 6th – The Ghost of New Releases

Posted by on March 6, 2020

New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features new music from Body Count, Silverstein, and more. For last week’s new releases you can check out the last New & Noteworthy, and for the latest sales numbers Metal […]

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Carnivore reforms as Carnivore A.D., first show announced

Posted by on August 31, 2017

Clearly, nothing and no one can or will ever replace the late Peter Steele who died in April 2010. The singer/bassist is most recognized as the mastermind behind the gothic metal band Type O Negative. However, he founded the Brooklyn based crossover thrash act Carnivore. Following the celebration of the 30th anniversary of Retaliation this […]

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King Diamond gets a midget burlesque tribute (NSFW)

Posted by on February 24, 2015

Every now and then, something happens on social media that you see too much of not to react to. Browsing Facebook in the past day or so, we saw that a lot of our metal friends had a video of a King Diamond burlesque show. It being work, it was something we marked in the back of […]

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Metal Insider’s Top 5: Type O Negative songs

Posted by on April 14, 2014

Note: this was originally published in 2014 on the anniversary of Peter Steele’s death It was four years ago today that Type O Negative frontman Peter Steele passed away due to sudden heart failure at the age of 48.  For a band whose imagery, lyrics and songs were full of a dark, gothic macabre sense of […]

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Roadrunner Records to release 30th anniversary box set

Posted by on August 15, 2013

Roadrunner is celebrating more than 30 years of music with the release of a box set, XXX: Three Decades of Roadrunner Records, hitting the market October 1. The set, to be released in America and abroad, is a pretty good summation of the label’s beginnings as an underground label, their rise to one of America’s premier […]

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Metal Insider’s Top 5: Bands and Songs Featuring Keyboardists

Posted by on May 21, 2013

Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. With yesterday’s passing of The Doors’ keyboardist Ray Manzarek, it got us thinking about the most maligned instrument in metal: the keyboard. While synths and keyboards aren’t the core part of a stereotypical “metal” band, there are definitely a decent […]

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Fans Plant Tree In Brooklyn In Honor Of Peter Steele

Posted by on November 23, 2011

Most fans remember the late Peter Steele, who passed away over a year ago, as the voice of Type O Negative and Carnivore. However, many may not realize that the vocalist/bassist was a nature lover. In fact, Steele actually worked for the Parks Department as a supervisor before Type O Negative took off. And it’s […]

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Metal Insider’s Top 5: Metal Drinking Songs

Posted by on October 11, 2011

Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Drinking and metal have gone hand in hand since before Steppenwolf coined the term “heavy metal” in “Born to be Wild.” There’s nothing like putting on something heavy and downing some adult beverages of your choice while doing so. And […]

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Metal Underground’s Peter Steele Tribute Album Available Now

Posted by on April 26, 2011

Metal Underground’s All For None, None For All: A Tribute to Peter Steele is now available for $3 online.

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Peter Steele’s Family Releases Statement Regarding The One Year Anniversary Of His Death

Posted by on April 14, 2011

Today is the one year anniversary of Type O Negative singer/bassist Peter Steele’s death. He was only 48 years old when he passed away from heart failure. In remembrance, Steele’s family has released the following joint statement: “It is with great emotion, continued heartache and collective sorrow that the family of Peter Ratajczyk (Steele) remembers that on […]

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