Life Is Killing Me
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Life Is Killing Me is the sixth album by Type O Negative
. The title was originally going to be The Dream Is Dead, but was supposedly changed because it suggested that the band may finally be ending their union.
. The album also contains a cover of the interstitial music from television's The Munsters
, titled "Thir13teen." Track 11 of the album is titled "IYDKMIGTHTKY (Gimme That)." The acronym IYDKMIGTHTKY stands for "If You Don't Kill Me I'm Going To Have To Kill You," which is the most repeated phrase in the song, other than "Gimme That."
The album leaked onto the internet before release, upsetting keyboardist Josh Silver
to the point where he released a message online complaining that the leak essentially takes revenue from the band..
Bassist/vocalist Peter Steele
used a custom Fernandes Tremor 4-string bass for the recording of the album, an instrument which was built to his exacting specifications per his sponsorship with the company. Although Fernandes granted his design wishes regarding the exclusive electonics and hardware, the unique color of green mixed specifically for Mr. Steele was, in Peter's words after he received two of the three duplicate basses made for him, "completely wrong" compared to his requested shade of "Vinnland Green" he had asked for and had described to the builders. It is also the last album by the band to make use of an electronic drum kit, which had also been played previously by Johnny Kelly on the October Rust and World Coming Down albums. Studio drums would not reappear until 2007's Dead Again
.
The inside spine under the CD tray has the message "Type O Negative is a non-prophet organization". The opening two seconds of "I Don't Wanna Be Me" (featuring Kenny's feedback on guitar, while the drums start up) are heard as a frequent sample in Grand Theft Auto IV
on the Liberty Rock Radio Station.
, except where noted.
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"...
. The title was originally going to be The Dream Is Dead, but was supposedly changed because it suggested that the band may finally be ending their union.
Overview
There are no "soundscape" tracks on Life Is Killing Me, but there is a brief instrumental track titled "Drunk in Paris." There are two tracks featured on the album about Steele's parents. "Todd's Ship Gods (Above All Things)" is named after the ship yard his father worked in, while "Nettie" is named after his mother. The band covers the song "Angry Inch" from the off Broadway musical Hedwig and the Angry InchHedwig and the Angry Inch (musical)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a rock musical about a fictional rock and roll band fronted by an East German transgender singer. The text is by John Cameron Mitchell, and the music and lyrics are by Stephen Trask. The musical premiered in 1998 and has been performed throughout the world in hundreds...
. The album also contains a cover of the interstitial music from television's The Munsters
The Munsters
The Munsters is a 1960s American family television sitcom depicting the home life of a family of monsters. It starred Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster and Yvonne De Carlo as his wife, Lily Munster. The series was a satire of both traditional monster movies and popular family entertainment of the era,...
, titled "Thir13teen." Track 11 of the album is titled "IYDKMIGTHTKY (Gimme That)." The acronym IYDKMIGTHTKY stands for "If You Don't Kill Me I'm Going To Have To Kill You," which is the most repeated phrase in the song, other than "Gimme That."
The album leaked onto the internet before release, upsetting keyboardist 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...
to the point where he released a message online complaining that the leak essentially takes revenue from the band..
Bassist/vocalist 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...
used a custom Fernandes Tremor 4-string bass for the recording of the album, an instrument which was built to his exacting specifications per his sponsorship with the company. Although Fernandes granted his design wishes regarding the exclusive electonics and hardware, the unique color of green mixed specifically for Mr. Steele was, in Peter's words after he received two of the three duplicate basses made for him, "completely wrong" compared to his requested shade of "Vinnland Green" he had asked for and had described to the builders. It is also the last album by the band to make use of an electronic drum kit, which had also been played previously by Johnny Kelly on the October Rust and World Coming Down albums. Studio drums would not reappear until 2007's Dead Again
Dead Again (Type O Negative album)
Dead Again is the seventh and final studio album by Type O Negative, released through SPV/Steamhammer. This is the final Type O Negative studio album released before the death of frontman Peter Steele. The album sees the band using studio drums instead of a drum machine for the first time since...
.
The inside spine under the CD tray has the message "Type O Negative is a non-prophet organization". The opening two seconds of "I Don't Wanna Be Me" (featuring Kenny's feedback on guitar, while the drums start up) are heard as a frequent sample in Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV is a 2008 open world action video game published by Rockstar Games, and developed by British games developer Rockstar North. It has been released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles, and for the Windows operating system...
on the Liberty Rock Radio Station.
Track listing
All songs written by Peter SteelePeter 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...
, except where noted.
- "Thir13teen" (Jack MarshallJack Marshall (composer)Jack Marshall was an American guitarist, conductor, and composer. He is the father of producer-director Frank Marshall and composer Phil Marshall....
) – 1:07 - "I Don't Wanna Be Me" – 5:08
- "Less Than Zero (<0)" – 5:25
- "Todd's Ship Gods (Above All Things)" – 4:10
- "I Like Goils" – 2:35
- "...A Dish Best Served Coldly" – 7:13
- "How Could She?" – 7:35
- "Life Is Killing Me" – 6:35
- "Nettie" – 4:46
- "(We Were) Electrocute" – 6:38
- "IYDKMIGTHTKY (Gimme That)" – 6:20
- "Angry InchAngry InchThe Angry Inch is a song from the off-Broadway musical, Hedwig and the Angry Inch and its subsequent film adaptation. It was composed by Stephen Trask and performed by John Cameron Mitchell. The song details the botched sex-change operation that Hedwig got in order to marry an American soldier and...
" (Stephen TraskStephen TraskStephen Trask is an American musician and composer, who graduated from Wesleyan University.He was the music director and house band member at the New York club Squeezebox, where he performed with stars such as Debbie Harry, Lene Lovich and Joey Ramone.Trask composed the music and lyrics for the...
) – 3:39 - "Anesthesia" – 6:41
- "Drunk in Paris" – 1:27
- "The Dream Is Dead" – 5:07
Bonus CD
In Europe, the album was released with a bonus CD. This bonus CD compliments The Least Worst Of.- "Out of the Fire (Kane's Theme)" (James A. JohnstonJames A. JohnstonJames Aloysius Johnston was the first warden of Alcatraz prison. He was warden from 1934 to 1948....
) – 3:24 - "Christian Woman" – 4:27
- Butt Kissing Sell Out Version
- "Suspended in Dusk" – 8:39
- "Blood & Fire" – 4:36
- Out of the ashes mix
- "Black SabbathBlack 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 OsbourneOzzy OsbourneJohn 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 IommiTony IommiAnthony 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 ButlerGeezer ButlerGeezer 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) – 7:47- Black SabbathBlack SabbathBlack 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...
coverCover versionIn popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
- Black Sabbath
- "Cinnamon GirlCinnamon Girl (Neil Young song)"Cinnamon Girl" is a song by Neil Young. It debuted on the 1969 album Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, which was also Young's first album with backing band Crazy Horse...
" (Neil YoungNeil YoungNeil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
) – 3:53- Extended depression mix
- Neil YoungNeil YoungNeil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
cover
- "Haunted" – 11:47
- Per Version
Credits
- Peter SteelePeter SteelePeter 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; additional guitar and keyboards - Josh SilverJosh SilverJosh Silver was the keyboardist and producer for the band Type O Negative. He joined the band at Peter Steele's request...
– keyboards and backing vocals - Kenny HickeyKenny HickeyKenneth 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...
– guitars and vocals - Johnny KellyJohnny KellyJohnny Kelly is the former drummer for the gothic metal band Type O Negative from Brooklyn, New York. He is the current drummer for the bands Danzig, and A Pale Horse Named Death.He joined Type O Negative in 1994 to replace Sal Abruscato...
– drums
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Billboard 200 | 39 |
| Finland's Official List | 5 |