Peter Steele

January 4, 1962, Brooklyn, New York - April 14, 2010 Peter Thomas Ratajczyk, better known by his stage name Peter Steele, was the lead singer, bassist, and composer for the gothic metal band Type O Negative and Thrash metal band Carnivore. Peter Steele died of sepsis caused by diverticulitis (initially reported as heart failure) on April 14, 2010 at the age of 48