Slow, Deep and Hard
| Slow, Deep and Hard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 11, 1991[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Studio | Systems Two (Brooklyn, New York City)[2] | |||
| Genre | [Thrash Metal],[Doom Metal], [Gothic Metal] | |||
| Length | 58:31 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
| Producer | Type O Negative[2] | |||
| Type O Negative chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Slow, Deep and Hard | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau |  [3] |
| metal.de |   [4] |
| rockmetal.pl | [5] |
Slow, Deep and Hard is the debut studio album of Type O Negative, released in 1991 on Roadrunner Records.
Overview
The album, originally titled None More Negative and released in 1990 under the group's former name Repulsion,[6] launched the band's career. Slow, Deep and Hard is a darkly humorous, semi-autobiographical album with tracks 1, 3, 4, and 7 based on a failed relationship of vocalist/bass guitarist Peter Steele.[citation needed] The album's other tracks are "Der Untermensch" (Steele's controversial critique of minorities abusing the American welfare system), "Glass Walls of Limbo (Dance Mix)" (a facetiously titled ambient industrial soundscape) and "The Misinterpretation of Silence and its Disastrous Consequences" (a literal minute of silence). In keeping with the band's notable humor, the album's cover artwork is a blurred image of sexual penetration.[7]
According to guitarist Kenny Hickey, Steele based the main riff of Gravitational Constant: G = 6.67 × 10−8 cm−3 gm−1 sec−2 (later known as "Gravity") from the theme song of the 1964 American sitcom The Munsters.[8]
Roadrunner Records released a remastered version of Slow, Deep and Hard on March 24, 2009.[9]
Track listing
All lyrics and music by Peter Steele, unless noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Unsuccessfully Coping with the Natural Beauty of Infidelity
| 12:39 |
| 2. | "Der Untermensch
| 8:54 |
| 3. | "Xero Tolerance (includes samples from J.S. Bach)
| 7:45 |
| 4. | "Prelude to Agony
| 12:14 |
| 5. | "Glass Walls of Limbo (Dance Mix)" | 6:41 |
| 6. | "The Misinterpretation of Silence and its Disastrous Consequences
| 1:04 |
| 7. | "Gravitational Constant: G = 6.67 × 10−8 cm−3 gm−1 sec−2
| 9:14 |
Personnel
- Peter Steele – lead vocals, bass[2]
- Kenny Hickey – guitars, backing vocals[2]
- Josh Silver – keyboards, backing vocals, samples[2]
- Sal Abruscato – drums
Production
References
- ^ Type O Negative [@typeonegative]. "Facebook post from June 4, 2021". Facebook. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Huey, Steve. "Slow, Deep and Hard". AllMusic. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Type O Negative". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- ^ "Type O Negative - Slow, Deep And Hard" (in German). metal.de. April 1, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
- ^ Harqy (March 28, 2000). "recenzja: Type O Negative 'Slow Deep And Hard'" (in Polish). rockmetal.pl. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
- ^ Garry Sharpe-Young (2007). Metal: The Definitive Guide. p. 293.
- ^ Peter Steele "It's a close-up of a penis going into a vagina." (1993). "Interview with WFWM Radio".
- ^ Loudwire. "Type O Negative's Kenny Hickey Plays His Favorite Riffs". YouTube. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ "Roadrunner: "Slow, Deep And Hard (Re-mastered)" - Type O Negative". Roadrunner Records. Archived from the original on July 13, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
