Otep Smash The Control Ma

Lyricist: Otep Shamaya.
Personnel: Otep Shamaya (vocals); Emilie Autumn (violin); Koichi Fukuda (piano).
Audio Mixer: Ulrich Wild.
Recording information: Bomb Shelter Studios; The Lair Studio.
Author: Twyla Tharp.
Illustrators: Tim Butler; Otep Shamaya.
On their fourth full-length, SMASH THE CONTROL MACHINE, OTEP hones their all-encompassing metal-rap approach into a scathing indictment against the forces of corruption that fostered the late-'00s economic crisis. Lead vocalist Otep Shamaya is a shamanic presence here, channeling the energy of her mystical, sex-magic poetry into politically charged spoke-sung diatribes.

• Format: CD
• Released: 08/18/2009
• Genre: Pop