October Rust Review
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Album |  October Rust |
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Released | August 20, 1996 |
| Genres | Gothic Metal, Doom Metal |
| Labels | Roadrunner Records |
| Length | 1:12:52 |
| Ranked | #24 for 1996 , #903 all-time |
Album rating : 90.1 / 100
Votes : 18 (1 review)
Votes : 18 (1 review)
February 13, 2023
My relationship with Type O Negative has always been troubled. Doom and Gothic Metal are some of my favorite genres, and Type O Negative practically invented the later (despite what people say, I am firmly of the opinion they have NEVER played the former). The thing about these genres is that they are known for being moody, melancholic, sombre, etc. Type O Negative, rather than representing these traits, are more so a parody of them.
Most of their songs are filled with tongue in cheek humor, sarcasm, overly vulgar sexuality, and Peter Steele’s ever so annoying “sensual tough guy” persona. It’s like if gym jocks tried making Gothic Metal. The joke interludes found on many of their albums send a pretty clear message they don’t really take anything too seriously.
Anyway, as for this album… Most of the music is pretty good. Red Water is great, even, with some actually melancholic and doomy atmosphere. Far too often, these songs are overlong and filled with all the annoying tropes of the band I mentioned before. The gothic guitar melodies and echo effects are usually quite nice, and Peter sounds good for the most part, but he still falls into parody territory too often.
It’s just a band that doesn’t sit well with me.
Most of their songs are filled with tongue in cheek humor, sarcasm, overly vulgar sexuality, and Peter Steele’s ever so annoying “sensual tough guy” persona. It’s like if gym jocks tried making Gothic Metal. The joke interludes found on many of their albums send a pretty clear message they don’t really take anything too seriously.
Anyway, as for this album… Most of the music is pretty good. Red Water is great, even, with some actually melancholic and doomy atmosphere. Far too often, these songs are overlong and filled with all the annoying tropes of the band I mentioned before. The gothic guitar melodies and echo effects are usually quite nice, and Peter sounds good for the most part, but he still falls into parody territory too often.
It’s just a band that doesn’t sit well with me.
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Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | video | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bad Ground | 0:38 | 61.7 | 3 | |
| 2. | Intro (untitled) | 0:21 | 56.7 | 3 | |
| 3. | Love You to Death | 7:08 | 89.4 | 9 | Audio Music Video |
| 4. | Be My Druidess | 5:25 | 80 | 4 | Audio |
| 5. | Green Man | 5:47 | 82.5 | 4 | Audio |
| 6. | Red Water (Christmas Mourning) | 6:48 | 88 | 5 | Audio |
| 7. | My Girlfriend's Girlfriend | 3:46 | 87.5 | 6 | Music Video |
| 8. | Die with Me | 7:12 | 83.8 | 4 | |
| 9. | Burnt Flowers Fallen | 6:09 | 82.5 | 4 | Audio |
| 10. | In Praise of Bacchus | 7:36 | 85 | 5 | Audio |
| 11. | Cinnamon Girl (Neil Young cover) | 4:00 | 80 | 5 | Music Video |
| 12. | The Glorious Liberation of the People's Technocratic Republic of Vinland by the Combined Forces of the United Territories of Europa | 1:07 | 65 | 3 | |
| 13. | Wolf Moon (Including Zoanthropic Paranoia) | 6:37 | 80 | 4 | Audio |
| 14. | Haunted | 10:07 | 81.3 | 4 | |
| 15. | Outro (untitled) | 0:08 | 65 | 3 |
Line-up (members)
- Peter Steele : Vocals & Bass
- Kenny Hickey : Guitars
- Johnny Kelly : Drums
- Josh Silver : Keyboards
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▶ October Rust Review (1996)
SilentScream213 55/100Feb 13, 2023 Likes : 1
My relationship with Type O Negative has always been troubled. Doom and Gothic Metal are some of my favorite genres, and Type O Negative practically invented the later (despite what people say, I am firmly of the opinion they have NEVER played the former). The thing about these genres is that they are known for being moody, melancholic, sombre, etc. Type O Negative, rather than...
