Life Is Killing Me is the sixth studio album by gothic metal band Type O Negative.

39 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 27,000 copies in its first week,[2] and received positive reviews from music critics, who noted a more melodic sound in comparison to previous records.

[3] Vocalist and bassist Peter Steele used a custom Fernandes Tremor bass guitar for the recording of the album, an instrument which was built to his exact specifications under his sponsorship with the company.

[4] Describing the inspiration behind the title and theme of the record, Steele responded in an interview: "I guess I am going through some sort of midlife crisis being 41 years old now.

[7][8] AllMusic wrote "guitarist Kenny Hickey's passages have grown increasingly melodic, and the keys of Josh Silver possess a timeless melancholy" despite "how bleak or odd the lyrical proceedings get".

wrote "Life Is Killing Me pays tongue-in-cheek homage to the world and the women that have screwed Steele over so badly.

"I Don't Wanna Be Me" was covered by European death metal band Meridian Dawn for their debut 2014 release The Mixtape.