Type O Negative – ‘World Coming Down’ CD

‘World Coming Down’ is the fifth studio album by the American gothic metal band Type O Negative. It is considered to be the darkest of the band’s releases, having been written after a series of deaths in frontman Peter Steele’s family, combined with the desire to break away from the sexually charged themes of the previous albums. It was also the band’s first album to reach the Top 40 on the Billboard 200.

As with the band’s previous album, ‘October Rust,’ this album also has a “joke intro”: in this case, ‘Skip It,’ eleven seconds of staccato band noise meant to sound as if the listener’s CD player is skipping.

Contrary to common belief, Cassette versions did not have the noise of a tape being “eaten” by the tape player. It was actually the same as in CD version. However, the 2019 released ‘None More Negative’ vinyl box set was re-issued, and 2020 released a stand-alone vinyl version that begins as if the record is damaged and stuck in a locked groove during the intro of ‘White Slavery.’