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Life Is Killing Me
Studio album by Type O Negative
Released	June 17, 2003
Recorded	Systems Two, Brooklyn, New York
Genre	Gothic metal
Length	Original: 74:26 w/ Bonus CD: 118:59
Label	Roadrunner Records
Producer	Josh Silver; Peter Steele
Professional reviews
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Type O Negative chronology
Least Worst Of (2000) Life Is Killing Me (2003) Dead Again (2007)

Life Is Killing Me is the sixth album of original material by Brooklyn band Type O Negative. The title was originally going to be The Dream Is Dead, but was supposedly changed because it suggested that the band may finally be ending their union^{[citation needed]}.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Track listing 2.1 Bonus CD 3 Credits 4 Charts 5 References

[edit] Overview

There are no "soundscape" tracks on Life Is Killing Me, but there is a brief instrumental track titled "Drunk in Paris." There are two tracks featured on the album about Steele's parents. "Todd's Ship Gods (Above All Things)" is named after the ship yard his father worked in^{[citation needed]}, while "Nettie" is named after his mother^{[citation needed]}. The band covers the song "Angry Inch" from the off Broadway musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. The album also contains a cover of the interstitial music from television's The Munsters. Track 11 of the album is titled "IYDKMIGTHTKY (Gimme That)." The acronym IYDKMIGTHTKY is believed to stand for "If You Don't Kill Me I'm Going To Have To Kill You," since it is the most repeated phrase in the song, other than "Gimme That."

The album leaked onto the internet before release, upsetting keyboardist Josh Silver to the point where he released a message online complaining that the leak essentially takes revenue from the band.^{[citation needed]}.

It is also the last album by the band to make use of a drum machine, although Johnny Kelly is still credited as drummer. Studio drums would not reappear until 2007's Dead Again.^[1]

The inside spine under the CD tray has the message "Type O Negative is a non-prophet organization".

The opening two seconds of "I Don't Wanna Be Me" (featuring Kenny's feedback on guitar, while the drums start up) are heard as a frequent sample in Grand Theft Auto IV on the Liberty Rock Radio Station.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Thir13teen" – 1:07
2. "I Don't Wanna Be Me" – 5:08
3. "Less Than Zero (<0)" – 5:25
4. "Todd's Ship Gods (Above All Things)" – 4:10
5. "I Like Goils" – 2:35
6. "...A Dish Best Served Coldly" – 7:13
7. "How Could She?" – 7:35
8. "Life is Killing Me" – 6:35
9. "Nettie" – 4:46
10. "(We Were) Electrocute" – 6:38
11. "IYDKMIGTHTKY (Gimme That)" – 6:20
12. "Angry Inch" – 3:39
13. "Anesthesia" – 6:41
14. "Drunk in Paris" – 1:27
15. "The Dream is Dead" – 5:07

[edit] Bonus CD

In Europe, the album was released with a bonus CD.

1. "Out of the Fire (Kane's Theme)" – 3:24
2. "Christian Woman " – 4:27
3. "Suspended in dusk" – 8:39
4. "Blood & Fire (Out Of The Ashes Mix)" – 4:36
5. "Black Sabbath" – 7:47 (Black Sabbath cover)
   • Originally released on the Nativity in Black album.
6. "Cinnamon Girl (Extended Depression Mix)" – 3:53
7. "Haunted (Per Version)" – 11:47

[edit] Credits

• Peter Steele – lead vocals, bass guitar, guitar, and keyboards
• Josh Silver – keyboards and backing vocals
• Kenny Hickey – guitars and backing vocals
• Johnny Kelly – drums

[edit] Charts

Year	Chart	Position
2003	The Billboard 200	39

[edit] References

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