https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Steele
In April 2007, Steele revealed that he began identifying himself as Roman Catholic in recent years, after decades of self-professed atheism.[16] In an interview with Decibel magazine, Steele explained:
“There are no atheists in foxholes, they say, and I was a foxhole atheist for a long time. But after going through a midlife crisis and having many things change very quickly, it made me realize my mortality. And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what’s after it. And then you start hoping there is a God. For me, it’s a frightening thought to go nowhere. I also can’t believe that people like Stalin and Hitler are gonna go to the same place as Mother Teresa.”
Peter Steele has to be the best fairly unknown metal/hard rock conversion. A dramatic reversal of an avowed atheist coming around. It’s a tragedy he died after only making one album as Christian, and it’s a great album by Type O Negative. With his sense of humor and smarts, he would have been a deadly opponent of the folks who would have given him crap over it.
Freegards
Thanks. I heard about his death, but not his salvation. I believe the lead singer of Korn (former) is now a believer as well.