Enough people are going to sing his praises, and this is not the time to delineate his failures, so I’ll just say that with severely mixed feelings yet gratitude for what was, I express regret and offer condolences to the band, family and friends of Peter Steele who passed yesterday, April 14, 2010, supposedly of heart failure. Band and family statements are forthcoming as per Blabbermouth.

May his death serve as the reminder that we should actualize our potential for the good while we are still on this earth (OK, yeah, I’m admittedly sad about it – what can I say).