In 2010, aged 48, Steele died from an aortic aneurysm – and Type-O Negative were laid to rest, too. Many of his struggles are recorded within his lyrics, particularly the 1999 album Word Coming Down where he recounts his experience with psychiatric treatment. Following the release of ‘93 breakout album Bloody Kisses – which subsequently went platinum – he even appeared as a centrefold in a 1995 issue of Playgirl magazine.ĭescribed as generous, kind and funny, the frontman badly struggled with his mental health, and would often self medicate with alcohol and, later, cocaine.

With his brooding baritone and demonic stage presence (the singer was six foot, eight inches tall) Steele was a far cry from the scrawny, androgynous goth frontmen of the previous decade. Add into that his often darkly comical lyrics, and you have his template for pioneering gothic metallers Type O Negative.Įmerging in the early 90s and nicknamed ‘the Drab Four’ – an homage to The Beatles’ ‘Fab Four’ – Type O’s lyrics focused on goth cliches: love, sex and death. Sadly, John Matuszak died of AIDS at the age of 38.Crediting both Black Sabbath and the Beatles as musical influences, Peter Steele channeled the old-school horror sensibilities of Sabbath and the gothic rock of the 80s into expertly crafted, infectiously-catchy Beatles-shaped metal hooks. In his case, acting 'took,' and Matuszak became a successful film and TV performer after his 1982 retirement from professional sports, playing character roles in fantasy films like Ice Pirates (1984) and Goonies (1986) and making regular appearances on the TV series Hollywood Beat and First and Ten. Like many of his calling, Matuszak decided to try the movies, beginning with a good part in the football-oriented North Dallas Forty (1979). Actually, that's an understatement: as Houston's number one pick in the 1973 NFL draft, as a wildly unpredictable defensive lineman for the Raiders, and as a veteran of two Super Bowls, Matuszak was a FOOTBALL PLAYER. During his first professional 'life,' Wisconsin-born John Matuszak was a football player. “John Matuszak is dead from early steroid use. Hard-driving athlete who lived life in the fast lane. Competed in the 1978 World's Strongest Man Competition weighing 308 lbs. Autobiography: 'Cruisin' With The Tooz.'Former defensive end for the Los Angeles Raiders. Profile: Birth name John Daniel Matuszak Nickname Tooz Height 6' 8' (2.03 m) Trivia Ex-football player turned actor. PG December 1982 – Athlete (Photography by Jacky Winter)

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