Bloody Kisses is the third album by Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...

 band Type O Negative

Type O Negative

Type O Negative was a gothic metal band from Brooklyn, New York City. The band also incorporated elements of doom metal and thrash metal. Their dramatic lyrical emphasis on themes of romance, depression, and death resulted in the nickname "The Drab Four"...

. It marked significant stylistic growth for the band in terms of songwriting and production values, and it is also the last recording to feature Sal Abruscato

Sal Abruscato

Sal Abruscato is a former drummer for Type O Negative. Currently playing in Life of Agony and Supermassiv. He is also the frontman for his own band called "A Pale Horse Named Death" which has released one album titled "And Hell Will Follow Me"...

 on drums. The album further established Type O Negative motifs, such as including cover songs restylized into gloomy gothic metal

Gothic metal

Gothic metal or goth metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that combines the aggression of doom metal with the dark melancholy of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music...

, featuring sample-heavy soundscapes in between songs, and dry, satirical humor. This album includes a cover of the Seals and Crofts

Seals and Crofts

Seals and Crofts is a band made up of Jim Seals and Dash Crofts . The soft rock duo was one of the most successful musical acts of the 1970s. They are best known for their hits "Summer Breeze" and "Diamond Girl"...

 song "Summer Breeze

Summer Breeze (song)

"Summer Breeze" is the title of a song written and recorded by Seals and Crofts that has been covered by The Isley Brothers, Type O Negative, the Three Tenors, and several other artists.-Seals & Crofts version:...

".

Bloody Kisses was the first album on Roadrunner Records to achieve gold and platinum certification.

The most successful single from Bloody Kisses was the song "Black No.1 (Little Miss Scare-All)", which poked fun at (and paid tribute to) gothic subculture

Goth subculture

The goth subculture is a contemporary subculture found in many countries. It began in England during the early 1980s in the gothic rock scene, an offshoot of the post-punk genre. The goth subculture has survived much longer than others of the same era, and has continued to diversify...

 stereotypes. A radio edit of the song achieved modest airplay and the song was a staple of Type O Negative's live show. The video even appeared on Beavis and Butt-Head

Beavis and Butt-Head

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, where it received a positive reaction from the duo.

The tracks "Kill All The White People" and "We Hate Everyone" were written as a response to the controversy over the bands' alleged racist sentiments that were born after a tour in Europe and due to Peter Steele's previous band Carnivore

Carnivore (band)

Carnivore was an American crossover thrash band formed in Brooklyn, New York by Peter Steele , and was formed out of the ruins of the Brooklyn hard rock group Fallout in 1982.-History:...

's explicit lyrics. They feature lyrics mocking the whole issue. These songs were later omitted from the digipak

Digipak

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 release of this album since they differ stylistically from the rest of the tracks.

Original release

1. "Machine Screw" – 0:40
   • Intro
2. "Christian Woman
   Christian Woman (song)
   "Christian Woman" is a single by heavy metal band Type O Negative written by Peter Steele from their 1993 album Bloody Kisses. Two promotional videos were produced following the release of the album...
   
   " – 8:58
3. "Black No.1 (Little Miss Scare-All)
   Black No.1 (Little Miss Scare-All)
   Black No.1 is a single by American gothic metal band Type O Negative's 1993 album Bloody Kisses. The lyrics detail a relationship with a woman involved with the Goth subculture, and throws many tongue-in-cheek references to Halloween, Nosferatu, and Lily Munster.A music video was made for the...
   
   " – 11:15
4. "Fay Wray Come Out and Play" – 1:04
   • Interlude
5. "Kill All the White People" – 3:23
6. "Summer Breeze
   Summer Breeze (song)
   "Summer Breeze" is the title of a song written and recorded by Seals and Crofts that has been covered by The Isley Brothers, Type O Negative, the Three Tenors, and several other artists.-Seals & Crofts version:...
   
   " (Jim Seals, Dash Crofts) – 4:47
   • Originally by Seals and Crofts
     Seals and Crofts
     Seals and Crofts is a band made up of Jim Seals and Dash Crofts . The soft rock duo was one of the most successful musical acts of the 1970s. They are best known for their hits "Summer Breeze" and "Diamond Girl"...
     
     
7. "Set Me on Fire" – 3:29
8. "Dark Side of the Womb" – 0:26
   • Interlude
9. "We Hate Everyone" – 6:50
10. "Bloody Kisses (A Death in the Family)" – 10:52
11. "3.0.I.F." – 2:06
    • Interlude
12. "Too Late: Frozen" – 7:49
13. "Blood & Fire" – 5:30
14. "Can't Lose You" – 6:05

Digipak re-release

A digipak version was later released that removed two tracks, the intro and the interludes (at the band's request) and added one new song.

1. "Christian Woman" – 8:53
2. "Bloody Kisses (A Death in the Family)" – 10:56
3. "Too Late: Frozen" – 7:50
4. "Blood & Fire" – 5:32
5. "Can't Lose You" – 6:05
6. "Summer Breeze" (Seals, Crofts) – 4:49
   • Originally by Seals and Crofts
7. "Set Me on Fire" – 3:29
8. "Suspended in Dusk" – 8:36
   • New song
9. "Black No.1 (Little Miss Scare-All)" – 11:15

This version contains an amended booklet that reflects the reorder of the tracks. The lyric sheet prints parody lyrics for "Summer Breeze" such as "Kenny Hickey lying on the sidewalk, Devil music from the house next door." The recorded song is unchanged.

This version of the song, originally titled "Summer Girl," was recorded but remains unreleased, though has circulated on the internet and appears on a promotional release for Bloody Kisses simply titled "?". This is reportedly due to Seals and Crofts finding the lyric change distasteful.

"Top Shelf" Edition (2009 Re-release)

Roadrunner Records re-released Bloody Kisses on May

May

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 5th, 2009

2009 in music

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 with a bonus CD of rarities and B-sides.

Disc One

1. "Machine Screw" – 0:40
   • Intro
2. "Christian Woman" – 8:58
3. "Black No.1 (Little Miss Scare-All)" – 11:15
4. "Fay Wray Come Out and Play" – 1:04
   • Interlude
5. "Kill All the White People" – 3:23
6. "Summer Breeze" (Seals, Crofts) – 4:47
   • Originally by Seals and Crofts
7. "Set Me on Fire" – 3:29
8. "Dark Side of the Womb" – 0:26
   • Interlude
9. "We Hate Everyone" – 6:50
10. "Bloody Kisses (A Death in the Family)" – 10:52
11. "3.0.I.F." – 2:06
    • Interlude
12. "Too Late: Frozen" – 7:49
13. "Blood & Fire" – 5:30
14. "Can't Lose You" – 6:05

Disc Two

1. "Suspended in Dusk" – 8:36
2. "Black Sabbath
   Black Sabbath (song)
   "Black Sabbath" is a song by British heavy metal band of the same name, written in 1969 and released on the band's debut album, Black Sabbath...
   
   " (Ozzy Osbourne
   Ozzy Osbourne
   John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...
   
   , Tony Iommi
   Tony Iommi
   Anthony Frank "Tony" Iommi is an English guitarist and songwriter best known as the founding member of pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and its sole continual member through multiple personnel changes.Iommi is widely recognised as one of the most important and influential guitarists in...
   
   , Geezer Butler
   Geezer Butler
   Geezer Butler is an English musician and songwriter. Butler is best known as the bassist and lyricist of heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He was also involved in Heaven & Hell from 2006 to 2010.-Career:Butler formed his first band, Rare Breed, with old friend John "Ozzy" Osbourne in the autumn of...
   
   , Bill Ward) – 7:51
   • Originally by Black Sabbath
     Black Sabbath
     Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
     
     
3. "Black Sabbath (From The Satanic Perspective)" (Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, Ward) – 7:48
   • Originally by Black Sabbath
4. "Christian Woman" – 4:28
   • Edit
5. "Christian Woman" – 4:28
   • Butt-Kissing, sell-out version
6. "Black No.1 (Little Miss Scare-All)" – 4:39
   • Edit
7. "Blood & Fire" – 4:37
   • Out of the Ashes mix
8. "Summer Breeze" (Seals, Crofts) – 4:57
   • Rick Rubin
     Rick Rubin
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      Mix
   • Originally by Seals and Crofts

Credits

• Peter Steele
  Peter Steele
  Peter Thomas Ratajczyk , better known by his stage name Peter Steele, was the lead singer, bassist, and composer for the gothic metal band Type O Negative...
  
   – lead vocals, bass guitar
• Josh Silver
  Josh Silver
  Josh Silver was the keyboardist and producer for the band Type O Negative. He joined the band at Peter Steele's request...
  
   – keyboard, synthesizer, effects and programming, backing vocals
• Kenny Hickey
  Kenny Hickey
  Kenneth Shaun Hickey is an American heavy metal musician. He was the guitarist for the gothic metal band Type O Negative. He is also the vocalist and guitarist for heavy metal band Seventh Void, and the touring guitarist for Danzig...
  
   – lead and rhythm guitars, back up vocals, lead vocals on "Set Me On Fire", co-lead vocals on "Black No.1 (Little Miss Scare-All)", "We Hate Everyone", "Blood & Fire", and "Suspended In Dusk"
• Sal Abruscato
  Sal Abruscato
  Sal Abruscato is a former drummer for Type O Negative. Currently playing in Life of Agony and Supermassiv. He is also the frontman for his own band called "A Pale Horse Named Death" which has released one album titled "And Hell Will Follow Me"...
  
   – drums, percussion

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1993	The Billboard 200	166