The Profit of Doom

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"Profits of Doom"
Single by Type O Negative
from the album Dead Again
B-side "Profits of Doom (Album Version)"
ReleasedFebruary 2007
Recorded2006
Genre
Length4:33 (single version)
10:47 (album version)
Label Steamhammer Records [2] /SPV
Songwriter(s) Peter Steele
Producer(s) Peter Steele, Kenny Hickey, Josh Silver, Johnny Kelly
Type O Negative singles chronology
"I Don't Wanna Be Me"
(2003)
"Profits of Doom"
(2007)
"September Sun"
(2008)

"The Profit of Doom" (renamed to "Profits of Doom" when released as a single) is a song by American gothic metal band Type O Negative, released in February 2007 as the lead single from their seventh studio album, Dead Again . The single version of the song is four minutes and 33 seconds long, but lasts nearly 11 minutes on the album. A music video was released for the song.

Contents

The song begins with slow, heavy riffs, with a chorus in the style of King Crimson before some additional doom metal riffs, and ending with a doom metal solo. The lyrics refer to the asteroid 99942 Apophis; which, at that time, was said to have a possibility of hitting the Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029. [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Peter Steele.

No.TitleLength
1."Profits of Doom" (Radio Edit)4:33
2."Profits of Doom" (Album Version)10:51
Total length:15:24

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Laliberté, Sophie (November 23, 2022). "Review: Type O Negative "Dead Again" [Nuclear Blast]". ANTICHRIST Magazine. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  2. "Type O Negative - The Profit of Doom". Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives.
  3. Type O Negative - The Profit of Doom Lyrics | SongMeanings