1 (Little Miss Scare-All)' and 'Christian Woman' along. Punctuated by hardcore screeds like 'Kill All the White People' and 'We Hate Everyone,' the record retained elements of Carnivore and Slow, Deep and Hard. Watch as Senior VP of A&R Monte Conner (who was at the cover photo shoot and every step of the way during the making of this album!) weighs in on the masterpiece in the video below. Type O Negative Bloody Kisses LyricistRatajczyk Peter Not long ago but far away. So reads the slogan on the back of Type O Negative's beloved 1993 album, Bloody Kisses. I still complain that the color is off though.”Īdds keyboardist Josh Silver, “I think Peter had a darker idea in mind, but he likes lesbians so it’s okay.” Originally released on August 17th, 1993, at the tail end of New York City Mayor David Dinkins' 'gorgeous mosaic' of race riots and unemployment, Bloody Kisses offered both a response to the controversy that had enveloped Type O's debut and an enhanced pop sensibility. I’m not really sure how it came about, but there’s nothing better than having two flowers in one place at one time, so that’s what we did. In the extensive liner notes of the Top Shelf Edition of the album, frontman Peter Steele explains the cover shot, saying, “I suppose that was my idea. And the iconic image representing their master work didn’t hurt in the least: A photo of two women in a passionate embrace, the visual depiction of a bloody kiss on their lips, this was an album that piqued curiosities and beamed success. 1 (Little Miss Scare-All)' and 'Christian Woman' dominated the radio waves, and catapulted the band into the spotlight. Sonically, the dark, moody tones met more streamlined melodicism, thus enhancing the band’s accessibility to a wider audience as an added result. Equally perverse and romantic, the album’s message was a more refined version of the band’s broken, beaten and scarred outlook, yet still brimming with thick sarcasm and self-deprecating of the goth scene they were associated. 'Brooklyn goth act Type O Negative may have warned fans not to “mistake lack of talent for genius” on the back cover, but there is no denying that the band found their footing with this 1993 magnum opus – and first Roadrunner album to achieve Gold status.

Roadrunner's commentary reads as follows: Roadrunner's commentary reads as follows: 'Brooklyn goth act Type O Negative may have warned fans not to mistake lack of talent for genius on the back cover, but there is no denying that the band found their footing with this 1993 magnum opus and first Roadrunner album to achieve Gold status. Stream songs including 'Machine Screw', 'Christian Woman' and more. #6 - KILLSWITCH ENGAGE - The End Of Heartache Listen to Bloody Kisses by Type O Negative on Apple Music.

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