{"id":27356,"date":"2024-12-22T07:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T06:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/type-o-negative-where-does-the-band-name-come-from\/"},"modified":"2024-12-23T09:43:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T08:43:16","slug":"type-o-negative-where-does-the-band-name-come-from","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/type-o-negative-where-does-the-band-name-come-from\/","title":{"rendered":"TYPE O NEGATIVE: Where does the band name come from?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Type-O-Negative-Girl-550x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Type-O-Negative-Girl-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Type-O-Negative-Girl-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Type-O-Negative-Girl-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Type-O-Negative-Girl-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Type-O-Negative-Girl.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The name TYPE O NEGATIVE reflects not only the English name for the blood group zero-negative, but also an allusion to the depressive mood of the lyrics. 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