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Otep  Main Performer

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1 Rise, Rebel, Resist Bistany/McGuire/Pat 3:59
2 Sweet Tooth McGuire/Bistany/Sha 4:20
3 Smash the Control Machine Shamaya/Bistany/Pat 3:43
4 Head of Medusa Bistany/McGuire/Pat 5:10
5 Numb and Dumb Bistany/McGuire/Pat 4:26
6 Oh, So Surreal Patterson/McGuire/S 4:21
7 Run for Cover Bistany/Patterson/M 3:34
8 Kisses & Kerosene Bistany/Patterson/S 4:12
9 Unveiled Patterson/McGuire/S 3:27
10 Ur a WMN Now Shamaya/Knight 4:18
11 Serv Asat Shamaya/Bistany/McG 2:29
12 Where the River Ends Bistany/Shamaya/McG 11:57
13 I Remember Bistany/McGuire/Pat 8:34
14 Reconnect   3:10
15 Hurting Not Helping   4:12
16 One Out of Ten   4:02
17 Scavengers of the Damned   2:45
18 The Curtain Hits the Cast   3:37
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Smash the Control Machine

Audio Compact Disc

Label: Victory Records

Style: Heavy Metal

Smash the Control Machine

UPC: 746105052925

Release Date: 08/18/2009

Original Release Date: 08/18/2009

Number of Discs: 2

Tracks: [Rise, Rebel, Resist, Sweet Tooth, Smash the Control Machine, Head of Medusa, Numb and Dumb, Oh, So Surreal, Run for Cover, Kisses & Kerosene, Unveiled, Ur a WMN Now, Serv Asat, Where the River Ends, I Remember, Reconnect, Hurting Not Helping, One Out of Ten, Scavengers of the Damned, The Curtain Hits the Cast]
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Jason Lymangrover

With the return of original drummer Moke and guitarist Rob Patterson, both of whom last played on 2002's Sevas Tra, for Smash the Control Machine, Otep seem more determined than ever, but with a dated sound rooted in crunchy nu metal and alternative metal from the mid-'90s, and a proclivity for extreme melodrama, it might be hard for listeners to take them seriously. As far as reference points go, Korn are an obvious touchstone here, especially in vocalist Otep Shamaya's delivery, which directly mirrors Jonathan Davis' myriad voices. While growing more comfortable with her range, Shamaya bounces from pseudo-raps to squelching metal yelps, and even tries a breathy ballad along the way ("Ur a WMN Now"). Lyrically, she also takes more risks. Influenced by her time doing poetry readings on HBO's Def Poetry, she confronts society's ailments head-on, addressing the overabundance of pill-popping, media brainwashing, and apathetic behavior in American culture. Of course, it's not all so provocative. When she gasps the line, "Take my temperature baby/This is what you taste like," it comes across more creepy than sexy. Of course, as an album that will probably get heavy rotation in the Hot Topic stockroom, creepy might be exactly what she and the band are going for. ~ Jason Lymangrover, Rovi