Surviving Type O Negative Members Offered “A Lot of Money” to Perform Again

The surviving members of Type O Negative have been offered a “a lot of money” to perform under the band name again, reveals guitarist Kenny Hickey. The band essentially dissolved following the passing of frontman Peter Steele, who tragically died at the age of 48 from sepsis caused by diverticulitis in 2010. During an appearance on the podcast Hardlore, Hickey was asked if there have been any offers to plays shows as Type O Negative, including a potential Peter Steele tribute concert. Hickey said (as transcribed by Blabbermouth), “We’ve had offers, yes. We got offered one show for a lot of money. We couldn’t do one show for a lot of money. It’s such a large undertaking. It would have to be a lot of shows for a lot of money. To get the band back together, to figure the music out again, to get a visual going for the show, everything you would need, find a guy that can pull [Peter’s vocals] off with taste, never mind his bass playing. The bass playing is the hardest thing. There’s a lot of guys running around singing with a deep voice pretending they’re Peter, but play bass like him? Forget it. Nobody can play bass like him.” He continued, “The offers are out there, but, logistically, it’s just not gonna happen now, if it ever happens. It’s not gonna happen. Well, it might happen — I never say never… [although I don’t see it happening] outside of maybe a tribute show sometime in the future, if it can be logistically put together, yeah, and it’s viable doing.” Hickey also confirmed that Type O Negative keyboard player Josh Silver, who has spent many years as a paramedic, has been largely disinterested in tribute shows or reunions. He said of Silver, “He was always the kind of guy who’s 150% guy. If he’s not 150%, then he’s not gonna do it. He’s got other things going on. So, we’ll see. We’ll see how things pan out. Maybe he won’t have other things going on in the near future.” The conversation with Hardlore covers a wide range of topics, including Hickey and Steele meeting and founding Type O Negative, the full history of the band, the tragic passing of Steele, and Hickey’s current work in the band Silvertomb. Watch the full episode of Hardlore featuring Kenny Hickey below.