Type O Negative have apologized to fans for their brief concert in Birmingham, England last week, blaming front man Peter Steele's last minute illness for the short set. The American band arrived onstage at the city's Academy venue an hour late and played for just 40 minutes - angering fans who booed throughout the gig.

Cult heavy rockers Type O Negative won't last another decade, according to keyboard player Josh Silver. When asked if he saw himself onstage playing Type O Negative hits in 10 years, in a recent Blasting-Zone.com interview, Silver joked that at least two of his bandmates would be dead by then.

Heavy rocker Peter Steele had to use his size to avoid violence in jail because fellow inmates made it clear they didn't approve of his long black hair and fangs.