Band:	Type O Negative
Album:	Dead Again
Style:	Doom metal, Gothic metal
Release date:	March 13, 2007
A review by:	jupitreas

Disc I
01. Dead Again
02. Tripping A Blind Man
03. The Profits Of Doom
04. September Sun
05. Halloween In Heaven [feat. Tara Vanflower]
06. These Three Things
07. She Burned Me Down
08. Some Stupid Tomorrow
09. An Ode To Locksmiths
10. Hail And Farewell To Britain

Disc II [Live At Wacken 2007] [2008 re-release DVD bonus]
01. Anesthesia
02. Christian Woman
03. Love You To Death
04. Kill You Tonight
+ The Profits Of Doom [video]
+ September Sun [video]
+ Interview

Could this be Type O Negative's best album thus far?

Can anyone believe that it has already been 4 years since the Drab Four have last released an album full of original material? Maybe Life Is Killing Me being a somewhat lackluster release (at least compared to the band's previous masterpieces) is to blame for time seeming to pass so quickly? Luckily for all of us fans of the Brooklyn miscreants, Dead Again is probably the best collection of songs that this band has ever recorded. Yes! This album is even better than Bloody Kisses, and although I doubt it'll propel Type O Negative to mainstream attention again, it is bound to become a classic amongst fans of gothic metal in its own right.

What makes this album so special? Basically, the band has selected all of the best elements from their previous albums and fused them together into a cohesive and exciting whole. It's all here - the long vampiric odes of Bloody Kisses, the Beatlesesque soundscapes of October Rust and World Coming Down, the uplifting and catchy melodies from Life Is Killing Me and even the growls and hardcore grooves from Slow Deep And Hard (and Carnivore). Innovation is therefore obviously not the calling card of this particular release but who cares when the songwriting is so damn good? TON are masters of their craft and they are able to seamlessly go from aggressive hardcore to melancholic goth metal. The band shows just as much finesse with their sludgy, Sabbath-inspired riffs and melodic choruses. Naturally, they has been doing this sort of thing for years but on Dead Again the songwriting is noticeably more inspired and appealing. Just check out the faux-power ballad "September Sun" with its IMMENSE refrain or the spiritually uplifting "Halloween In Hell" with excellent guest vocals by Lycia's own Tara Vanflower (and lyrics suggesting that rock gods such as Bon Scott and John Bonham all jam in heaven - a truly beautiful notion, no?). Songs like "Some Stupid Tomorrow" and "The Profit Of Doom" contrast clearly with these beautiful moments by offering heavy riffs, fast hardcore drumming and aggressive growls from Lord Peterus (something he hasn't done in years).

What else can I say? Musically speaking this is probably Type O Negative's finest moment. "Return to form" is such a cliché that is being thrown around by everybody but it really applies here. Lets hope these guys die again?. and again?. and again?