RUMORS OF PETER STEELE (TYPE O NEGATIVE) DEMISE?

We at ITP would like to state that we support MUSIC and not RUMORS. However, ALL DAY, and all over the net, rumors have been abound about Peter Steele of Brooklyn, NY goth/metal band TYPE O NEGATIVE's passing. We at ITP can NOT deny nor confirm Peter Steele's passing of "heart failure".
However, both TYPE O NEGATIVE's and PETER STEELE's WIKEPEDIA have STEELE listed as deceased (WIKEPEDIA can be updated by any one and is not always accurate.) Also, METAL INJECTION, BROOKLYN VEGAN, MISTRESS JULIA, REVOLVER, EVAN SEINFELD (BIOHAZARD), SMNNEWS.com and BLABBERMOUTH.NET.have also "confirmed" PETER STEELE's death as this rumor has gone viral.
Of course, PETER STEELE possesses a keen deadpan, macabre sense of humor, and awful timing (yesterday was ITP authors birthday). ITP first reaction is to laugh, because rumors of PETER STEELE's demise had gone viral in 2005 (http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=36711) and that proved to be a hoax.
If PETER STEELE is alive and "kidding", I just figured he got kicked out of the psych ward, If PETER STEELE is deceased, I'm saddened, specifically on my b'day, he'll be missed.
I hope these rumors of PETER STEELE's demise are a joke, and I hope all is well in the TYPE O NEGATIVE camp. If these rumors of PETER STEELE's demise are provoked by anyone but the band, lmao. There is NO official word from TYPE O NEGATIVE as the bands news section (on TON website) and forum are down.
Say it aint so man of STEELE, and thanks for the gig, PETER STEELE is the funniest guy in metal. Mucho support for STEELE, TYPE O NEGATIVE and the Brookyln, NY metal family.

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal, he better have not died on my birthday- -l- \m/ -l-