This memorial is created in memory of our beloved Peter Steele, who passed away at the young age of 48. Born on January 4, 1962, He left this world on April 14, 2010. He finally found the peace He so longingly searched for...
He will live within our hearts forever...
Tributes
Leave a tributeLife's not the same without you.
Hope you're rocking up there!!
Love and miss you forever and ever!!!! <3 <3 <3
I wonder what you would be doing if you were still here...
God bless your beautiful soul!!!
Thank you for everything you've made!! <3 <3 <3
For it has taken me so long to mindfully endure
Three years grief heralds the following lore
Therein thy fortress of once brazen anger
Adorned animation eclipsed by pain
Such charismatic penchant that was our beloved brother
Whom thou witnessed an untimely fall from grace
And in his mourning, heeded long by those who knew
Such scars unveiled an elixir ripe for his devil's brew
Found in liquid courage he named
And a bit of angel dust
Myriad images of a once broken soul
Long perhaps the time of 'October Rust'
For in these contentions, he mercilessly fought
Such battle cries herein
His inner demons paved the way
Looking to the eternal for death he once sought
Silence bestowed his crimson lips that fateful day
Now in years forward, still mourned by those who adore
Haunted whispers of that alluring voice
Lying beyond the realms of Heaven's door
A sacrifice in the end, in which no one escapes
Enchanted emerald eyes did he find
What lurks beyond those 'pearly gates'
To behold the golden key for which his spirit may soar
Long live the Green Man,
May you be evermore...
"I miss you. I Really Miss You."
RIP Peter!
ANGELA
R.I.P
An angel roams in heaven
Within the still of the night
Like picture stills lost in time
The eternal breath that is our light
Was how you lived your life
And then, you were gone . . .
Emerald eyes might I entice
Your wraith that hides
Behind the curtain call
Searching for your prime
You were lost in time
Yet, your fire still burns
In the souls of us all . . .
For what can I surmise
By those misty morning eyes
Your cadence in that old familiar song
From afar I hath observed
All through the years while
Your white light eternally burned
Both wicks well into the early birth of dawn . . .
Those emerald eyes did I go blind
By the dice karma had rolled
Cast aside you were one of a kind
Peered upon by those
Who could see into your soul . . .
While inside, those left behind hath cried
Wondering how it all went wrong
In years since your demise
I hid behind thy disguise
Beyond the brisk leaves
Of that autumnal morning psalm . . .
Emerald eyes, may peace be with thee
Whispered by the shadows within us all
When the Gods had their say
That fateful moment you were whisked away
Suspended in dusk we shall remain
Your timeless essence felt within
Taken by the crisp breeze
Of an early morning fall . . .
Many blessings to the Ratajczyk family.
Always in the hearts of each and every fan.
I'll love you til death.
~Angel~
Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.
Rest easy Peter..we love you!
Leave a Tribute
When I first heard Christian Woman I really dug it. Then I went out and bought Bloody Kisses and I was hooked! When October Rust came out I ran out and bought it. Unfortunately it disappeared from work not long after. Years went by (I was married by this time, kinda out of the loop) and I heard some new (to me) Type O from October Rust (don't remember which tune) and again, I was re-hooked. This was about 2011 or 12, unfortunately. Well, within the next year I possesed every CD except The Least Worst Of, because I never liked buying greatest hits albums cuz I always assumed they were just a money grab by the record label.
I was in heaven with all this Type O Negative! Never did a day go by that I didn't hear at least one Type O tune. Then one day, a few years later, I was at the record store and thought, hell, I might as well pick up The Least Worst Of. Then I'll have a complete collection. I got out to my truck and unwrapped the CD and off came the price tag and all the other shit that was covering the song list and was like "whoa!! I've never heard that one. Or that one", etc...It was, no exageration, one of the best days of my life- hearing all this new music by my favorite band, years after Pete was gone. It was like he bestowed the greatest gift upon me from beyond the grave. To this day, 12 Black Rainbows is one of my favorites!
Since re-discovering Type O years ago, I have devoured any and all I could about Peter and the band. So much so that it's like I knew them all personally. They came across to me as a very welcoming, approachable, down to earth bunch of dudes. I would love to meet the rest of the band.
I'll never forgive myself for missing out when Peter was alive and the band was active. Thank you Peter and I'll see you soon!
Older than you in life and blessed to have shared you in spirit...your words/music was truly inspiration to myself..Type O Negative was you...your soul...you shared life stories...Peter...you really felt more deeply than most who walked this road of life...with all its pain...you had so much understanding and wisdom...when I listen to your music...which will always be reminded me that you blessed me with your Earth existence... May you always fly with the Angels and live in your beloved Autumn Eternity... Existing with all your beloved ones in the light!!!
My first love... Carnivore
Way back in 1988 my (best friend)sister Mecia and I live in a northern Illinois town named Dixon. My genius sister would wrap me in aluminum foil and send me out on the front porch roof in the wee morning hours so we could listen to the radio station kayshee 95 out of Iowa. The (maamaamaa) Metal Shop was the only radio station that we knew of that was ballasy enough to play...Carnivore!!!! Looking back I can't believe songs like SMD, Angry Neurotic Catholics and my favorite Jack Daniels and Pizza were played over the airwaves. And thank the Lord they were cause this was my first introduction to the genius, pure genius of Peter Steele. My sister and I subsequently hounded local record store owners in search of the elusive Retaliation. Still to this day I cannot pass a copy of Retaliation without buying it because I never want to be without this record. Yes it is that important to me. The time spent in foil freezing on that roof marked the beginning of a decades long love affair with Carnivore and soon to follow my beloved Type O Negative (for which I have 5 tattoos). I will forever miss the concerts, the Skeletours, there will never be anything that would compare.