Throbbing Gristle's Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson Dies at 55 5.82K Max Read 11/25/10 01:28PM Filed to: and now he's dead and now he's dead Music Peter christopherson throbbing gristle Tweetg Fb Musician Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson, a founding member of legendary industrial band Throbbing Gristle reportedly died in his sleep last night at age 55. Here's his band Coil's cover of the Northern Soul classic "Tainted Love."