The Pitch-Black Wit of the late Peter Steele

By Paul Brannigan
published

To mark the fourth anniversary of Type O Negative frontman Peter Steele's death we present this classic clip of Steele on the Jerry Springer show

When Peter Steele passed away from heart failure on April 14, 2010, the heavy metal world lost one of its most colourful characters. Here's a reminder of his wit and wisdom, with his appearance on the Jerry Springer show in 1995.

Peter Steele versus Jerry Springer

Paul Brannigan
Paul Brannigan
Contributing Editor, Louder

A music writer since 1993, formerly Editor of Kerrang! and Planet Rock magazine (RIP), Paul Brannigan is a Contributing Editor to Louder. Having previously written books on Lemmy, Dave Grohl (the Sunday Times best-seller This Is A Call) and Metallica (Birth School Metallica Death, co-authored with Ian Winwood), his Eddie Van Halen biography (Eruption in the UK, Unchained in the US) emerged in 2021. He has written for Rolling Stone, Mojo and Q, hung out with Fugazi at Dischord House, flown on Ozzy Osbourne's private jet, played Angus Young's Gibson SG, and interviewed everyone from Aerosmith and Beastie Boys to Young Gods and ZZ Top. Brannigan lives in North London and supports The Arsenal.