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Fifteen years after frontman Peter Steele’s death, Type O Negative‘s legacy is still growing, and fans have long wondered if a tribute concert or even a brief series of gigs may happen. this makes sense considering how incredibly nostalgic the group is right now. Hickey said that there had been talks regarding a possible Steele tribute that would include the other members of Type O Negative in a recent interview with Scott Penfold of Loaded Radio, as reported by MetalInjection.
There has, yes. A lot of people are approaching us. There are a lot of agents [contacting us]. There’s money in it, so the more the value goes up, the more they’re gonna hound us. Josh is really, at this point, he’s very resistant. But we’ll see. We don’t know what’s gonna happen. Josh is about to retire soon, so we don’t know what’s gonna happen. It all depends on how much money it’s worth and how much is waved [in front of us].
Hickey said the concept still feels too nebulous to really plan around when asked whether he has thought about who may be the vocalist at such a tribute.
No, no. It’s a very hard thing to get my head around. If something really gets concrete, then I’ll really start thinking about it and painting over it, because there’s [also] the issue of the bass playing. [Peter’s] bass playing was more unique than his vocals. Deep, baritone vocals — a lot of people with a deep voice could do that shit and roll your Rs… But his bass playing was very, very unique.
Hickey did not hesitate when asked if Silver was “the sticking point” at the time.
Josh is just, like, he’s done with music. He feels like he’s moved on, but I don’t know. We’ll see. You get nostalgic after a time, you know what I mean? So you never know. You can never say never.
Hickey, however, takes issue with the idea of a real reunion without Steele.
People have approached us to try and reform the band with a singer and go on the road. ‘Cause everybody wants a money grab. We personally don’t think Peter is replaceable by anybody, and it just wouldn’t work. A tribute I’d love to do. I’m sure Johnny would love to do it. I know Josh wouldn’t do it, because Josh is picking up body parts in East New York. He’s not gonna stop that to start rehearsing. But yeah, we would do it with guest musicians and stuff. If somebody had the idea and got it together and got the logistics together, sure — I would be into it.
