▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Department ▁of ▁Park s ▁and ▁Rec re ation ▁up ▁until ▁he ▁began ▁tour ing ▁with ▁Type ▁O ▁Neg ative ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁based ▁at ▁Brook lyn ▁He ights ▁Prom en ade , ▁where ▁his ▁job ▁involved ▁park ▁maintenance , ▁driving ▁vehicles ▁including ▁garbage ▁tr uck s ▁and ▁steam rollers , ▁and ▁event ual ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁park ▁super visor . ▁Ste ele ▁considered ▁his ▁days ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁par ks ▁department ▁to ▁be ▁among ▁his ▁happ iest . ▁ ▁Musical ▁career ▁ ▁Fall out ▁and ▁Car n iv ore ▁( 1 9 7 9 – 1 9 8 7 ) ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Ste ele ▁formed ▁the ▁heavy ▁metal ▁band ▁Fall out . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁after ▁the ▁split ▁of ▁Fall out , ▁Ste ele ▁formed ▁the ▁thr ash ▁metal ▁band ▁Car n iv ore . ▁With ▁Car n iv ore , ▁Ste ele ' s ▁lyr ics ▁were ▁often ▁har sh , ▁dealing ▁with ▁religion , ▁war , ▁race ▁and ▁mis og yn y . ▁Car n iv ore ▁released ▁their ▁debut ▁self - t itled ▁album ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Ste ele ▁wrote ▁lyr ics ▁for ▁several ▁songs ▁on ▁hard core ▁punk ▁band ▁Ag nost ic ▁Front ' s ▁second ▁album ▁C ause ▁for ▁Al arm . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Car n