Slow, Deep and Hard
Slow, Deep and Hard is the debut studio album from American band Type O Negative, released through Roadracer Records in June 1991. It began life under a different title, None More Negative, as a 1990 demo recorded when the group still went by the name Repulsion. The finished record is where the band first set out their stall.
The material mixes doom metal, crossover thrash and gothic metal, so the pace lurches between crawling heaviness and sudden aggression. It sits at the start of a run of seven studio albums that would take in The Origin of the Feces, Bloody Kisses and October Rust. For anyone who knows the band's later, more polished work, it is worth hearing as the rawer starting point.
Slow, Deep and Hard: tracklist, credits and charts
7 tracks · 58:39Tracklist
- 1Unsuccessfully Coping With the Natural Beauty of InfidelityPeter Steele12:40
- 2Der UntermenschPeter Steele8:55
- 3Xero TolerancePeter Steele7:46
- 4Prelude to AgonyPeter Steele12:15
- 5Glass Walls of Limbo (dance mix)Peter Steele6:44
- 6The Misinterpretation of Silence and Its Disastrous Consequences1:04
- 7Gravitational Constant: G = 6.67 × 10⁻⁸ cm⁻³ gm⁻¹ sec⁻²Peter Steele9:15
- Produced by
- Josh Silver, Peter Steele, Type O Negative
- Recorded at
- Systems Two (Brooklyn, New York City)
- Recorded
- December 1989 – January 1990
- Mixed at
- Systems Two Recording Studio
- Engineered by
- Michael Marciano
- Label
- Roadracer Records
- Length
- 58:39
Line-up
- Sal Abruscato · drums (drum set), vocals
- Ken Hickey · electric guitar, vocals
- Josh Silver · keyboard, vocals
- Peter Steele · electric bass guitar, vocals, lead vocals
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ) · 2021–2024 | 14 |
| German Albums · 2021–2024 | 53 |
From MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Only what the sources record is shown.
Also released on 11 June
Every year →
More from Type O Negative
Full discography →
The best of 1991
All of 1991 →
More on Roadracer Records
The label →
Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1991-06-11 vs 1991-06-04 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 4 June 1991 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 11 June 1991 | |
| Wikidata | 1991 | |
| US release | 4 June 1991 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1991 | earliest UK or European date |
11 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | XE | Roadracer Records | 016861931322 | other |
| 1991 | US | Roadrunner Records | 016861931346 | other |
| 4 June 1991 | US | BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. | 016861931322 | original |
| 4 June 1991 | US | Roadracer Records | 016861931322 | original |
| 2001 | US | Roadrunner Records | 016861931322 | other |
| 2006 | DE | Roadracer Records | 016861931322 | other |
| 2009 | — | Roadrunner Records | 0016861794408 | remaster |
| 2009 | CA | Attic | 016861931322 | other |
| 15 March 2009 | US | Roadrunner Records | 016861794422 | other |
| 2017 | XE | Roadracer Records | 016861931322 | other |
| — | — | Roadrunner Records | 0016861931308 | other |
Cover art sources
itunes · upscaled: minor: best source 1425x1425, upscaled to 1500 (x1.05)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 1425×1425 | upscaled: minor: best source 1425x1425, upscaled to 1500 (x1.05) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 497×500 | upscaled |