Repulsion

Repulsion was an American heavy metal band from Brooklyn, New York City. The group consisted of vocalist and bassist Peter Steele, guitarist Kenny Hickey, drummer Sal Abruscato and keyboardist Josh Silver. It was Peter Steele's third band and was founded out of the break-up of Carnivore.
==History==
Repulsion was formed after front man Peter Steele's previous band, Carnivore, broke up. Steele formed a new band with childhood friends Sal Abruscato, Josh Silver, and Kenny Hickey. The band later changed their name to Sub-Zero because another band with the name Repulsion already existed. Steele was still tied to the multi-album contract he had made with Roadrunner Records during his time in Carnivore, despite the fact the band had broken up. The band would release None More Negative, a demo album, in 1991, which convinced Roadrunner not to drop the band. The album consisted of left-over material from Carnivore, written prior to the band's break-up. Repulsion, then known as Sub-Zero, would reform into Type O Negative prior to the release of their first studio album Slow, Deep and Hard, which included all the tracks found on None More Negative and released in 1991.
==Musical and Lyrical Themes==
Being that their only released work, None More Negative, consist of left-over material from Carnivore, the band's musical and lyrics themes are very similar. Repulsion continues the crossover thrash, thrash metal and hardcore punk sound of Carnivore, but with more emphasis on doom metal, gothic metal and atmosphere in general. The band also incorporated elements of progressive metal and avant-garde metal into their sound.
Lyrically, the band is similar to the shock rock of Carnivore, but with less post-apocalyptic themes, and more emphasis on contemporary subjects such as love, romance and societal issues. Der Untermensch, for example, is about individuals who abuse welfare systems, while Xero Tolerance is about stalking a former lover after finding out she's had sexual relations with another man. The lyrics of None More Negative, as well as Slow, Deep and Hard have sparked outrage among some, with many accusing Peter Steele and the band of being far right, especially in regards to Der Untermensch, which led to Type O Negative being banned from playing concerts in Germany.
==Discography==
===Demo Albums===
*None More Negative (1990)