# Why Type O Negative turned down “a lot of money” to reunite for a Peter Steele tribute show: “there’s a lot of guys running around singing with a deep voice pretending they’re Peter”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/why-type-o-negative-turned-down-a-lot-of-money-to-reunite-for-a-peter-steele-tribute-show-theres-a-lot-of-guys-running-around-singing-with-a-deep-voice-pretending/
- Published: 2026-11-07T04:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T04:18:30+00:00
- Original publisher: Louder
- Original article: https://www.loudersound.com/news/why-type-o-negative-turn-down-peter-steele-tribute-reunion-shows-2026
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Type O Negative declined a lucrative one-off reunion offer.
- Kenny Hickey says replacing Peter Steele’s voice and bass playing is a major challenge.
- The band split after Steele’s death in 2010.

## Summary

Type O Negative will not reunite for a Peter Steele tribute show for now, despite being offered “a lot of money” for one performance. Founding guitarist Kenny Hickey says bringing the band back together would require extensive preparation, and finding someone who could sing Steele’s parts with the right approach while also playing bass would be difficult.

Steele died in 2010, and the band split soon afterwards; drummer Johnny Kelly has said Type O Negative died with him. The band released seven albums from 1991 to 2007, including Platinum-certified *Bloody Kisses* and Gold-certified *October Rust* in the US. Hickey says “never say never”, but is uncertain whether a tribute show would be viable.

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