| "The Profit of Doom" | ||||
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| SinglebyType O Negative | ||||
| from the album Dead Again | ||||
| Released | February 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Length | 4:33 (single version) 10:47 (album version) | |||
| Label | Steamhammer Records[1]/SPV | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Peter Steele | |||
| Producer(s) | Peter Steele, Kenny Hickey, Josh Silver, Johnny Kelly | |||
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"The Profit of Doom" is a single by doom metal band Type O Negative from the 2007 album Dead Again. The single version of the song is 4½ minutes long, but lasts nearly eleven minutes on the album. The single was released just before the album was released in February 2007. A music video was released for the song.
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.[2]
