Peter Steele

About

Singer and bassist for the goth and metal band Type O Negative. The band released 7 albums before his Steele's death in 2010. He was known for the vampiric appearance he would take on while playing shows. 

Before Fame

He drove steamrollers and garbage trucks at Brooklyn Heights Promenade. He also founded the metal band Fallout and the thrash band Carnivore.

Trivia

He signed a recording contract with Roadrunner Records with his blood. He credited The Beatles and Black Sabbath as some of his musical influences. 

Family Life

His father was a World War II veteran of Russian and Polish descent. Peter was the youngest of six children and the only boy among them.

Associated With

He appeared on the song "Cross the Line" with the band Biohazard, the group in which Evan Seinfeld played bass.