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An influential heavy metal throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Type O Negative formed in 1989 in Brooklyn, New York. Peter Steele — the band's frontman, bass player, and main songwriter — was responsible for much of the group's musical aesthetic, which combined elements of doom metal, thrash metal, goth rock, and dark humor. He was joined by guitarist Kenny Hickey and keyboardist Josh Silver, both of whom remained with the band until its split in 2010, as well as drummers Sal Abruscato (who appeared on Type O Negative's first three albums) and Johnny Kelly (who joined the lineup in 1...