Omar Perez

While last year's self-titled debut from this Richmond, Virginia, quartet received its share of Björk comparisons, the group's sophomore offering is likely to stand on its own merits rather than its trip-hop stylings and Maura Davis' voice, which can be as earsplitting as that of Iceland's pint-size princess. The Instinct,...

Type O Negative can embrace only about three emotions: misery, anger or some combination of the two. So it's no surprise to encounter more morose melodrama, haunted-house synthesizers, Sabbathian sludge and the phantom-like baritone of vocalist-bassist-beefcake brooder Peter Steele. On their latest, songs such as "IYDKMIGTHTKY (Gimme That)" and "A...