Jokes and gags and overall amusement was always their shtick anyway. It’s cheap to dismiss all gothic/horror/dark whatever rock and metal as some kind of seasonal novelty, but Type O Negative are (or at least were, before frontman Peter Steele’s death in 2010) in on the fun. A Fragile King turned out to be a heartfelt, cathartic and therapeutic release, which now finds it continuation on the even more abrasive and extreme second full-length, Splinters. October Rust is the quintessential Halloween album. While being the main songwriter in Paradise Lost, Greg also stepped up to being the front-man for Vallenfyre - and sang for the first time, citing Karl Willetts (BOLT THROWER), Chuck Schuldiner (DEATH), Oscar Garcia (NAUSEA, TERRORIZER), Pete Steele (CARNIVORE, TYPE O NEGATIVE) as influences.
I did just that and then everything just seemed to take a natural course,” is how Greg Mackintosh (vocals/lead guitars), best known as a founding member of long-running UK gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST, describes the initial spark helping him to transform the anger and sadness ensuing the loss of his father into the death/doom/crust opus A Fragile King (2011).
TYPE O NEGATIVE OCTOBER RUST FULL ALBUM YOUTUBE CODE
(Album): IFPI L281 Mould SID Code (Album): IFPI 4621 Mastering SID Code (Bonus): IFPI L282 Other: INT 846. I was told by a bereavement counselor that I should write down and vocalize my feelings. Type: Full-length Release date: 1996 Catalog ID: RR 8874-2 Version desc.: Limited edition Label: Roadrunner Records Format: 2CD.
It was almost like I didn't have a choice. “Vallenfyre was something I felt utterly compelled to do. The simple, yet striking cover artwork was created by Brian D’Agosta, who previously drew a logo for Vallenfyre bassist Scoot’s other band, EXTINCTION OF MANKIND, as well as artwork for many other bands. On May 12th in Europe and on May 13th in North America, VALLENFYRE’s second full-length, Splinters, will be released via Century Media Records.