Bloody Kisses
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| Studio album by Type O Negative | ||||
| Released | August 17, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | Systems Two, Brooklyn | |||
| Genre | Gothic metal, doom metal | |||
| Length | 73:17 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
| Producer | Peter Steele, Josh Silver | |||
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| AllMusic |   |
| Metal Hammer | (9/10) |
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| Rock Hard (de) | 10/10 |
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Bloody Kisses is the third album by the American band Type O Negative. It is also the last recording to feature the band's original line-up, as drummer Sal Abruscato would leave Type O Negative in late 1993. The album further established Type O Negative motifs, such as including cover songs restylized into gloomy gothic metal, sample-heavy soundscapes in between songs, and dry, satirical humor. This album includes a cover of the Seals and Crofts song "Summer Breeze".
Bloody Kisses was the first album on Roadrunner Records to achieve gold and platinum certification.
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 was a staple of Type O Negative's concerts. 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" (live performances included Bonz from Stuck Mojo on vocals) and "We Hate Everyone" with Alan Robert, Keith Caputo, and Joey Z. from Life of Agony providing additional backing vocals, were written in response to the controversy over the band's alleged racist sentiments that emerged after a tour in Europe and because of Peter Steele's previous band Carnivore's explicit lyrics. They feature lyrics mocking the whole issue. These songs were later omitted from the digipak release of this album since they differ stylistically from the rest of the tracks.
In 2005, Bloody Kisses was ranked number 365 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.
All lyrics and music are by Peter Steele unless otherwise noted.
A digipak version was later released that removed two tracks, the intro and the interludes (at the band's request) and added one new song.
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