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Sevas Tra by OTEP
Sevas Tra is an album by OTEP, released in 2002. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Blood Pigs”, on 1 list with a best position of #43.
Sevas Tra, Otep's debut album, came out on Capitol on May 27, 2002, and the title gives the game away once you read it backwards: art saves. The Los Angeles band had landed the deal without so much as a demo after Sharon Osbourne picked them for Ozzfest 2001, and they wrote this in a single month before cutting it with Terry Date at Studio Litho in Seattle in October 2001. Otep Shamaya fronted a lineup of guitarist Rob Patterson, bassist eViL J and drummer Mark Bistany.
It's nu metal with death metal and goth bleeding through the seams, and Shamaya tears through songs about sexual abuse, incest, organized religion, survival, rage and vulnerability, dragging in mythology and ancient cultures as she goes. Critics praised the songwriting and Shamaya's singing but split over the lyrics and presentation, and the band took "Blood Pigs" and its video out on Ozzfest across Europe and the United States.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Sevas Tra on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blood Pigs | 1 | #43 | – | 2002 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.