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62209767 There's a certain amount of there being a difference between 'gothic' and 'goth' music, with Type O Negative being frequently evoked as a large example of the latter. 'Gothic' would be characterized by the romantic, Victorian image that many people associate with the term, epitomized by the sort of thing you'd see in Cradle Of Filth's aesthetic, or some other band like Theatres Des Vampires. But 'goth' seems to be a term more frequently associated with what goth was instead of what it has recently become: an extension of punk focused on darkness, depression, and some level of wry romanticism. Type O Negative embodies that New York Goth flavor above any other band I've heard.
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Before Type O Negative would make a name for themselves with their gloom/goth rock/metal, they released 'Slow, Deep and Hard.' Opener "Unsuccessfully Coping With the Natural Beauty of Infidelity" is a 12-minute rant from frontman Pete Steele about cheating girlfriends and the heartache that goes with it, while "Xero Tolerance" continues this with killing the girlfriend's new boyfriend, and "Prelude to Agony" finishes all this up with killing the cheating girlfriend. Other songs like "Untermensch" and "Glass Walls of Limbo" deal with topics of hatred and introspection, and the final track, "Gravitational Constant" sums up the entire album with a tale of suicide. The catchy yet heavy gloom/goth/whatever songs bleed into one another, making "Slow, Deep, and Hard" more than an album and the tracks more than just songs--it makes everything, the entire concept of what Type O (and mainly Pete Steele) stand for.Read full review
This album is classic Type O, and not for the easily offended. If you're a true type O fan, you get it. If not, well... I personally love this album, but I can't tell you how many people didn't realize it was Type O. This is not your polished, over produced, by the numbers, conventional american metal. This is metal at its roots, and it's freaking awesome. Raw and in your face, and the lyrics are hilarious.
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great cd! highly recommended!
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