Artist: TYPE O NEGATIVE
Album: BLOODY KISSES (CD)

Release date: 1993
Media type: CD

Bloody Kisses is the third album by Brooklyn band Type O Negative. It marked significant stylistic growth for the band in terms of songwriting and production values, and it is also the last recording to feature Sal Abruscato on drums. The album further established Type O Negative motifs, such as including cover songs restylized into gloomy gothic doom, featuring sample-heavy soundscapes in between songs, and dry, satirical humor. This album includes a cover of Seals and Crofts' "Summer Breeze".

The most successful single from Bloody Kisses was the song "Black No.1 (Little Miss Scare-All)", which poked fun at (and paid tribute to) gothic subculture stereotypes. A radio edit of the song achieved modest airplay and the song has become a staple of Type O Negative's live show. The video even appeared on Beavis and Butt-Head, where it received a positive reaction from the duo.

The tracks "Kill All The White People" and "We Hate Everyone" were written as a response to the controversy over the bands' alleged racist sentiments that were born after a tour in Europe and due to Peter Steele's previous band Carnivore's explicit lyrics. They feature lyrics mocking the whole issue. These songs were later omitted from the Digipack release of this album since they stylistically differ from the rest of the tracks.

TRACKLIST:

01. Machine Screw
02. Christian Woman
03. Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare-All)
04. Fay Wray Come Out To Play
05. Kill All The White People
06. Summer Breeze
07. Set Me On Fire
08. Dark Side Of The Womb
09. We Hate Everything
10. Bloody Kisses (A Death In The Family)
11. 3.0.1.F.
12. Too Late: Frozen
13. Blood And Fire
14. Can't Lose You

LINE-UP:

Peter Steele – Lead Vocals & Bass Guitar
Josh Silver – Keyboards, Synth, Vocals, Effects & Programming
Kenny Hickey – Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Vocals
Sal Abruscato – Drums and percussion