I was watching my partner play some Fortnite and to my surprise this started to play in the Battle Bus radio... Never would have thought I'd hear Otep in Fortnite!!

@dralezero

Ай бұрын

That's why I'm here!

@greenghost2008

27 күн бұрын

this season has a lot of great music.

@bc8057

15 күн бұрын

Stray of point however one of my Daughter's play fortnight constantly🙄🤷..Now back on shot! I am no longer a young Man,i am accomplished,i own my property,my beast car also many other things,i grow my own filthy weed each season therefore i should be content...I have also lost almost everyone i love due to those in power and be fkd if i will allow continuence of this OTEP have caught my attention and have my FULL UNBRIDLED SUPPORT💪🤜💥🤛👁️ BE TRUE TO SELF, DON'T BE CONTROLLED BY SIMPLETONS,WE DON'T MATTER TO THEM AFTER VOTES ARE CAST☝️ LOVE..POWER.. PROSPERITY TO YOU ALL MY FRIENDS and before i pass i do hope we may talk in person,but don't be afraid as i am quite scary and am one angry fkn AUSTRALIAN 🔥⚔️ ROCK ON ALL DIE ON FEET NOT EXIST ON KNEES💪 THANK YOU..BLESS YOU ALL

This song aged like the finest of wine in 2021.

@AtherAgares

2 жыл бұрын

And in 2022

@kwhufc5769

Жыл бұрын

Fine wine needs the 'fine'. This tune matures without a tag 😋😎

@jeffbrownstain

Жыл бұрын

Its almost as if she was warning us, or something. This song didnt age at all, you just finally grew up and started listening.

@marcohavokkhaos

Жыл бұрын

2022 here

@peterbarker420X

Жыл бұрын

2022 Mayne fine arts will outlive us all

I hope the irony of this video being on VEVO isn't lost on anyone haha

@THEmaggspie

8 жыл бұрын

+lacunarikain2 lol right?

@gunfuego

8 жыл бұрын

lol mind fuck...

@thelegendrubyrodd

8 жыл бұрын

+lacunarikain2 what irony?

@lacunarikain2

8 жыл бұрын

Ruby Rodd The song is called "smash the control machine" yet its on Vevo, quite possibly the most controlling and censoring video app.

@themaddeningsoundkrisadams941

8 жыл бұрын

Bahahaha! Shamaya for you...

OTEP has a voice that is cute, clear, angry, and powerful all at the same time.

@Cilantra1

8 жыл бұрын

You are right she has a beautiful voice for music :3 I like it a lot

@marlonbrandoseyes1443

5 жыл бұрын

And playful

@bleufishtv

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed and she can scream with the best of them .

@millajorgen

4 жыл бұрын

He's So kawaiiiii😍

@SpielkindFR

3 жыл бұрын

OTEP is the bands name, not the vocalists.

LYRICS STILL ON POINT (ITS ALMOST 2024) 😢

These lyrics hit home hard in 2020....otep have always produced some great music, great lyrics wish they got more recognition

@anthonydidominico587

2 жыл бұрын

System wishes they could completely silence them!. Some people can see through all the smoke and mirrors, love this woman.

@DarrenRomeo

2 жыл бұрын

Except in 2021 Otep has become part of the machine

@willhen7906

2 жыл бұрын

@@DarrenRomeo exactly. Typical sell out to the establishment once their party was in office they abandoned all of their so-called principles.

@willhen7906

2 жыл бұрын

@@DarrenRomeo you know deep in your heart she wants to do a remake called “shut up and take your goddamn vaccine”

@soudontlikeme

2 жыл бұрын

So I'm a danger to myself just think what I could do to you!

Jesus....I haven't listened to Otep in years....This is gold.

People should not be afraid of governments , governments should be afraid of the people....

@443playground

8 жыл бұрын

+Mike Hileman but only when you are not in NORKOR or China, then probably...

@charlescox86

8 жыл бұрын

+Mike Hileman Governments should be abolished by the people.

@Kim44422

8 жыл бұрын

+Mike Hileman governments have no power, corporations have the power. corporations controls the governments... -sorry for my bad english-

@budhatt7

6 жыл бұрын

Mike Hileman they are few. We are Many!

@JScottMoose

5 жыл бұрын

SMART GOVERNMENTS FEAR THEIR PEOPLE! 👍🤔😛

Just here to say this shit still goes hard af all these years later 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

"With the perfect hair And the perfect wife And the perfect kids And the perfect life I will finally be somebody" Let's play born-again american, resistance is the game! Two pigs wearing suits brought the news That I'm wanted by the bank They say the rent is due Ceaser's on to you So you better remember your place Then they outsourced my job and gave a raise to my boss Bailed out the banks, but billed me for the loss They say we must submit and be one with the machines 'Cause the kingdom of fear needs compliance to succeed So waterboard the kids for fun, it's all the rage And play born-again american, reistance is the game Smash the control machine Work, buy, consume, die Smash the control machine Happy little slaves for minimum wage "The revolution will be monetized and streamed live via renegade wi-fi" The clinic said I'm sick, toxic and impure But there isn't any cure for the poor or uninsured So we live our digital lives on multiple screens And we forget that the blood of the workers grease the machines In the psalm of the fiends, love discriminates While the fat cats feed the rats their dose of daily cake So waterboard the kids for fun, it's all the rage And play born-again american, resistance is the game Smash the control machine Work, buy, consume, die Smash the control machine Happy little slaves for minimum wage Smash the control machine Work, buy, consume, die Smash the control machine Haters, betrayers, liars and thieves She sold her soul for designer clothes For the perfect lips and the perfect nose The winner in the end always owns the most Reality tv told her so Money changer, greedy banker, this is the people's house My minister has a sinister plan to save my soul with a credit card scam Exploitation is contagious for the selfish and self-inflated Start a war, use the poor, watch our profits soar and soar We've become a nation of wolves, ruled by sheep Owned by swine, overfed and put to sleep And while the media elite decrees what to think I am wide awake, on the edge and on the brink So when atlas shrugs, and the fountainhead bleeds And when wall street apostles preach a gospel of greed I'll renounce the fame of this glutinous age And be a born-again american, resistance is to blame Smash the control machine Work, buy, consume, die Smash the control machine Haters, betrayers, liars and thieves Smash the control machine A nation of wolves, ruled by sheep Exploitation is contagious Exploitation is contagious Exploitation is contagious Exploitation

this is a perfect example of a GOOD metal band and a GREAT female vocalist/writer.

I'm always gonna love her, she just gets better and better every year. Which is rare for most artists, never a sell out and keeping it real art at its finest!

@eisley31

9 жыл бұрын

Hey T.J. give me a call bro. Got a question.. (801)870-7500

@dakotakade3547

4 жыл бұрын

She kinda flew off the handle now lol.

Divide and conquer is the name of the game. We keep falling for it for the last 12,000 years.

@joeybroussard366

5 жыл бұрын

popas7 nailed it

Love this band

Far Cry 5! So many cool songs in 1 game...dayum.

@definitelynotcrazyrei3890

3 жыл бұрын

Really? Knowing this makes me want to try that game.

@connormcintosh4828

2 жыл бұрын

Wait really?

Rock and metal are the music of strong people!

(With the perfect hair And the perfect wife And the perfect kids And the perfect life I will finally be somebody...) (Let's play born-again American, resistance is the game!) Two pigs wearing suits Brought the news That I'm wanted by the bank They say the rent is due Caesar's onto you So you better remember your place Then they outsourced my job And gave a raise to my boss Bailed out the banks But billed me for the loss They say we must submit And be one with the Machine Because the Kingdom of Fear Needs compliance to succeed So waterboard the kids for fun It's all the rage And play born-again American Resistance is the game SMASH THE CONTROL MACHINE Work, buy, consume, die SMASH THE CONTROL MACHINE Happy little slaves for minimum wage (The revolution will be monetized And streamed live via renegade WiFi) The clinic said I'm sick Toxic..... and impure But there isn't any cure For the poor or uninsured So we live our digital lives On multiple screens And we forget that The blood of the workers Grease the machines In the Psalm of the Fiends Love ...... discriminates While the fat cats feed the rats Their daily dose of cake So waterboard the kids for fun It's all the rage And play born-again American Resistance is the game SMASH THE CONTROL MACHINE Work, buy, consume, die SMASH THE CONTROL MACHINE Happy little slaves for minimum wage SMASH THE CONTROL MACHINE Work, buy, consume, die SMASH THE CONTROL MACHINE Haters, betrayers, liars, and thieves (America) She sold her soul For designer clothes For the perfect lips And the perfect nose The winner in the end Always owns the most Reality tv told her so! (Mammonites) Money changer! Greedy bankers! This is the Peoples House! My minister has a sinister plan To save my soul with a credit card scam Exploitation is contagious For the selfish & self-inflated Start a war, use the poor, Watch our profits soar & soar We've become a nation of wolves Ruled by sheep Owned by swine Overfed & put to sleep And while the media's elite Decrees what to think I am wide awake On the edge And on the brink So when Atlas shrugs And The Fountainhead bleeds And when Walstreet Apostles Preach a gospel of greed I'll renounce the fame of this gluttonous age And be a Born-again American Resistance is to blame! SMASH THE CONTROL MACHINE Work, buy, consume, die SMASH THE CONTROL MACHINE Haters, betrayers, liars, and theives SMASH THE CONTROL MACHINE A nation of wolves - ruled by sheep! Exploitation is contagious Exploitation is contagious Exploitation is contagious Exploitation............

@phillyhyman7923

5 жыл бұрын

Cool

@The1stMrJohn

4 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👏

@tonytoeknee23

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks... I didnt just hear her say all that

I first heard this song as part of an..... interlude during an episode of TNA wrestling back in maybe 2010, found it quite interesting so managed to download it as an mp3 back then. had it saved on my computer ever since

Much respect all the way from Philippines

I love the raspyness of her voice, and this video is really cool!

I just watched this video 5 times in a row. Here comes #6! Cheers 🤘✌❤

I love this girl

Miss this band so much

My sentiments exactly.. 🖤💔🖤

I see she can still shred after all these years, awesome song!

This song and album suits the situation at hand

I'm pretty sure I'm straight, but the lead singer is making me doubt it. She's wonderful 😻

@divinefallfromgrace

7 жыл бұрын

Tishy Rose No such thing as a lesbian, or a straight woman; these are delusions. Heterosexuality and Homosexuality only apply to men.

@Moonlitclovers

6 жыл бұрын

divinefallfromgrace - Do you realize that Otep is Lesbian?

@TishyRose

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I’m bi af and I have her to thank for helping me examine my sexuality. I’m 22 now and I still have a big crush on her! I’ve got a thing for badass women

Otep kept me alive in a day when i felt my days were ending

Her voice

Love otep. Btw this song is what got me into this relatively unknown band. The lyrics are nothing short of the absolute freaking truth of how greed and privilege are destroying the working class. Now we have the wealth gap between the working poor and the 1% getting wider by the year. A true metal masterpiece that should have gotten way more credit than it did.

@janath9118

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I agree with your view.

@chriswilson7211

Жыл бұрын

Unknown? I thought they were fairly common knowledge, at least among the metal scene?

@borlegin9385

Жыл бұрын

stuck mojo are the natural progression of orig 'True' Metal warriors, Manowar, formed from tuners guitar techs, virtuoso musicians, friends of support. Black sabbath featuring Ronnie james dio, 80 - 82. Heaven & Hell was an unfinished Quartz song. written by the man who helped Iommi play left handed. Sabbath's unsung hero, who filled in for geezer, and no one noticed... R.i.p. Geoff Nicholls, or better still reform with taffy in heaven. Gibson SG still Rocks

I’m obsessed with this song

2022. Song is perfecto!

"it's still we the people, right?" -peace sells by megadeth

Otep 4 president.

@bearkins789

6 жыл бұрын

OH YEA WE WOULD HAVE AN AMAZING 4 YRS

2023.... and aging perfectly....

Here in 2023 happy holidays beautiful

I'm a teenage girl, and Otep is bloody amazing. She got me into screaming and Evil J inspired me to learn bass. Not everyone listens to god awful pop music dear civilian, granted that most teenage girls do, but that's their deal.

@fuckYTIDontWantToUseMyRealName

3 жыл бұрын

8 years ago... I'm curious if you'd back up that comment today

How the hell this does not have a lot views

@kahalaman1

10 жыл бұрын

totally agree, more people should be seeing this

@hirxken7851

6 жыл бұрын

well Now they are thank far cry 5 ig

This still rocks in (insert year)!

Starting listening in my teen years back in the 2004 2005 and always find myself coming back for my otep fix ..still rocking it just I'm 32 now

If this isn't happening yet, I can see this song being a battle cry for all rebels of the government and iron-fisted conglomerates.

@RStaRaptoR

6 жыл бұрын

Shawn Barr it's happened every second of every day since 1930 or so. The great depression launched AS A COMPANY to print money and live like kings because they could. Every depression and ressesion is because other countries get smart and give back all thair american dollars and dont want to trade with us anymore. THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS PURE EVIL.

SMASH THE CONTROL MACHINE!

@bearkins789

6 жыл бұрын

(aka the fucking government)

Ma taki luz w sobie i daje takiego kopa... ahhh, orgazm.

@xyz8668

Жыл бұрын

dzieło sztuki

This is one of my absolute favorite songs ever. The video is now one of my absolute favorite videos ever with the song. The song and the video are the best!

this is the most female "suicidal Tendencies" i ever seen

Class. Oozes anger. Great lyrics. Why have I never heard that before. God is that my picture? That needs changing ;-)

@afistwithakiss

8 жыл бұрын

Ha haa!

@LazyOtaku

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

This song…. Still relevant today.

I'm reminded of this for some reason.

This song fits so well on far cry 5!

Welcome to the metal scene, an underground music genre where most of the bands' budgets are limited because mainstream media and the majority of music listeners simply doesn't approve of it.

I love everything about that song and the message it brings!! 🤘😎🤘

that damn drummer has a killer ass groove

there's a WHOLE LOT of anger in this lady...

love this women

thank God she's smiling

Machine still now smashed... damn.

this is what heavy metal is all about

@metalheadwithjokes

8 жыл бұрын

+billyblackattacks EXACTLY then people just stereotype heavy metal about killing babies, worshipping demonic bullshit, being homicidal maniacs, etc. ...it really pisses me off

@shaunsimms8839

5 жыл бұрын

@@metalheadwithjokes heavy metal isn't about any of those things. Otep use to be heavy metal. This song is out pop genre. Sad too, cause that had so much potential. Evil J had a gig composing bass track for 3mil a year. This is truly saddening in much today. "Political Rock" & "Pop Rock"

@metalheadwithjokes

5 жыл бұрын

dude, I posted that 2 years ago

@shaunsimms8839

5 жыл бұрын

@@metalheadwithjokes and

@metalheadwithjokes

5 жыл бұрын

shaun simms a lot of thoughts and views can change within a couple years

Hmmm, Vevo trying to sell me bubblegum right before this. Oh the irony.

@eblisoshaughnessy8418

6 жыл бұрын

"I’m here to kick ass and chew bubblegum and I’m all out of bubblegum"

She's so badass 😍

I love this song

My favourite line up in this video Otep - vocals Rob patterson - guitar Jason "evil j" mcguire - bass guitar Mark "moke" bistany - drums I wish they keep this line up until now

@joebobliles7511

2 жыл бұрын

On. B.

@joebobliles7511

2 жыл бұрын

Pvrock an roll

smash the control machine = smash the government :D

Man. 10 years ago and still relevant

@jeffbrownstain

2 жыл бұрын

It was a warning

Thank you!!!!

Otep, The real life Harley Quinn.

@caitynmarie4441

8 жыл бұрын

so I'm not the only one who thought that lol

@gabriella6120

8 жыл бұрын

lmao I'm not the only one 2

@davewatson9507

6 жыл бұрын

Alfa Mirc haven't seen the film, but I dig the character.

@Maggot_infestedd

6 жыл бұрын

no.

@bearkins789

6 жыл бұрын

IKR I love harley quinn too XD

who could dislike this?

@LazyOtaku

4 жыл бұрын

Democrats

Welcome to 2023 and this means even more

Great I love otep she made my day before work . I always hear this song before work

a nation of wolves ruled by sheep...

@infidel60

9 жыл бұрын

JEvf Grey And owned by swine

@MinimalistMotoLife

7 жыл бұрын

I think that's where she(and most people) messed up, we are a nation of filthy swine. not sheep, sheepdogs, wolves, etc.

@matthewsmith8700

4 жыл бұрын

Dought I'm gona get a reply but I have to the government are the sheep they need others to protect them they need security most of the US is military exmilitary survival enthusiast if we the people wanted control back we can have it back at anytime but instead of take the pigs out of control the packs are fighting about which swine is better get your head out of your ass and look we can have it back if we stop fighting with each other and change the powers that be

@KyrenaH

3 жыл бұрын

Still very accurate.

@beatrixkiddo7851

3 жыл бұрын

It's a nation of sheep us and wolves them

Far Cry 5🤘🏼🎮

One badass Woman..Respect.

Over 11 years, this song should have far more views!

confrontion and rise rebel ressit and this are awesome anti government songs

@hassett3393

8 жыл бұрын

This isnt anti-gov. The lyrics REAK of socialism.

@dsrzninja569

8 жыл бұрын

+Hasset Anteneh bitch shut up

@ashleylentz2651

8 жыл бұрын

+Hasset Anteneh first, it's "reek", not "reak". Second, you say that like socialism is a bad thing. Socialism isn't so bad. It works quite well with other systems of government. There are a number of moderately successful socialist democracies around. It's communism that's the evil form of government. Communism is a warped version of socialism yes, but socialism is so much more than communism. And it's not like the lyrics of the song are wrong about the state of the USA. We've taken capitalism much too far. I'm not saying capitalism should be abolished outright, but we need to dial it back a little bit. What we need to do is the best of capitalism and the best of socialism in one government.

As female metal singers go, shes one of my favorites. Most of them are down the 2 ally's of growl or operatic, which is overdone, unoriginal, boring, tired. This woman has done it her own way, & it sounds feminine, mean, & has signature. I dont agree with every statement, but shes an artist & credit where its due! 👍

@janath9118

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I agree.

The best Otep song.

I'm in love with Otep! She speeds truth.

I love how half the people listening to this song dont even know what its about.

@martinezbhx

6 жыл бұрын

brian carter Oh, its so difficult to understand. Teach us master.

WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO THIS BAND?!?

@toddy732

9 жыл бұрын

i will say just one thing. WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO THIS BAND?!? ²

@traceyburns7010

9 жыл бұрын

I KNOW, RIGHT?!!! They went for quantity of fans over quality. Now they're appealing to the lowest common denominator.

@PlayWoo

9 жыл бұрын

followfornothing Otep was good until the second album, after that not worth listening

@jasonhook3884

9 жыл бұрын

Tracey Burns Listen to "Rise, Rebel, Resist"

@jasonhook3884

9 жыл бұрын

The Chaosmonger Listen to "Rise, Rebel, Resist"

This song fits in this world today.

Killer video

It's hilarious that this is on VEVO, this is like the monetized, white version of "staying woke," before that phrase was abducted into popular culture.

this is how i fell about the 2016 election i cant' stand any of the candidates

@miw24601

8 жыл бұрын

+Nikola Tesla ya for the third party candidate because I can't stand Clinton Sanders Cruz or trump

@wishiwasamuffin

3 жыл бұрын

How ya feel going into the 2020 elections?

@miw24601

3 жыл бұрын

@@wishiwasamuffin Jorgensen 2020

love this jam

eye am so glad eye got to see otep live in salt lake city utah so awesomes and great!

So relevant under the biden Regime

Real passion isn't recognized as being common anymore. Now you got artists that sellout in order to make it big. What a waste of talent! Quit supporting the control machine! Even the war machine! Money isn't everything!

truly great band,music i love❤

If I didn't see Otep at Ozzfest many years ago, I may have never heard of them.

the band is a contradiction in and of itself. Singing of rebellion while bending the knee to its record company. produce hits for profit.

Until the government told everyone to wear masks, stay six feet apart and get the poke. Then she immediately started telling everyone to follow the government rules

@TheseBitchesWantNikes

9 ай бұрын

Yep

I love your music and your singer is truly superb.

So funny in fact... People are really dependant on that control machine and think they are free and the only problem is that machine.

@somerandomarmydude

9 жыл бұрын

So sad but true.

@loowheeze9326

3 ай бұрын

Yep exactly 👌👌

Love this tune!!!

I had to watch that more than once!

Otep wicked badass

Love her before 2004, and still have admiration for her music. Otep keep going and I know you will have more albums. From a navajo. Peace.

@bearkins789

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah shes still going after her throat surgery, Amazing!

so sick watching all the old music videos from like 10 years ago \m/.

I'm compiling a series of reviews I wrote long ago for magazines, e-zines, etc. and I came across this piece I wrote for this album when it came out. If memory serves me well enough, this was used for certain press release packets for this album. Anyway, the album is fucking amazing... Thru a rash of negativity and the braying of the wolf, I’ve come to reprise my view of Otep and their poetically brooding Metal. Some Thrash. Some neurotic. Some morbid. Some beautiful. And nearly every facet of music to be drowned asunder and made to review by sundown on the fifth day. “Smash The Control Machine!” Break away from the molds of schedules and deadlines. Berate humanity and its successes. On the brink of launching themselves into the abyss of a horrifically perfect Otep calculating album, I attest that Smash The Control Machine is a surreal salute to the poetic heavy monster that has been revolutionized again and again to become beyond a label. “Make Me Completely Numb And Dumb!” as I take down the Justerini & Brooks Scotch Whiskey. One more dose. Scattered throughout the album are Otep Shamaya’s lines of poetry, some with music behind and some with the constructed noises of a different dimension. Only two however, could be considered in full. Kisses & Kerosene takes us on some torturous black vision of slow mutilation and an obvious hatred towards some poor soul. “To Cover Your Body With Kisses And Kerosene. To Watch You Burn.” I Remember, not too far from a dust storm of noise and lines read in some erratic demeanor for nearly nine minutes. An ending to the album, but to what extent the power of Otep closes, I felt none. Where The River Ends... The beast… The masterpiece… The standout build-up to something more than all else combined, has a groove sense and rhythmic shamanic catharsis beat that will engrain itself and its story in your soul. A date gone horribly wrong. The finding of a Minotaur and its deserving murder. “You Are To Lick Honey From A Thorn If You Are To Survive This Night.” Liberation and revival demanding respect on all fronts. Poetic. Beautiful. Strong, and with horns of Metal to show us all Where The River Ends. It fades to black, but if done correctly, we can look back and learn a lesson from this song, the predecessor to the album’s final track. Sweet Tooth and Smash The Control Machine, two excellently written, heavy vehicles of what’s to be known as the signature Otep sound, if such a thing exists at all. An obsessed fascination and rightfully respectful musical tribe blasting through explosive stories and hellish grooves. Hooks to rock hard and tales to ponder on long afterwards. “Take My Temperature Baby. This Is What You Taste Like.” The antics of born again Americans and the bullshit of becoming such a thing. Funk taken to such a heavy level. Verses and chorus lines beyond rap and into a mode all their own. Classic Otep and a sign of what the masses have yet to even yield a glance at. “Work. Buy. Consume. Die… The Revolution Will Be Monetized, And Streamed Live Via Renegade WiFi!” The genius of Otep can be heard in three separate pieces on Smash The Control Machine. The first, and salutation of it all is Rise, Rebel, Resist. “Let’s Commit A Hate Crime!” The vocal duality with Otep Shamaya’s high notes and ferocious calloused growls ride from beginning to end, screaming at us all to make a fist and RESIST! The heaviest track on the album with a scratchy lead that drags a bit behind our headcharge on the verses and disappears on the chorus, and all of it leading to an insanely brutal Sepultura-like freakish mighty groove to the very end. The second tone of genius can be heard on the beautiful and nearly entirely piano-driven Ur A Wmn Now. The tale of an arranged wedding between two strangers… And a bit more, the as of yet unknown groom to correct his bride for life while she surrenders her free will. “Good Girls Hold Real Still. Surrender Your Free Will.” This song is light and the music sweet. The lyrics represent an anger and horrible reality of life on the “jagged edge of the world.” With no breakdown and no true musical heaviness to speak of, the tale told in Ur A Wmn Now is just enough to either raise goosebumps, bring on a single trickling tear, or if the moment is just right and the booze is in one’s veins, smash something deserving. The third example of why I find this album amazing is Where The River Ends, already praised. The outlining jams to not be discarded by any means simply hold the album together. Head… Poetic groovy verses about what ails the world and the bastard swine that have lit it all on fire, followed by a slow heavy chorus. Thick bass lines and badass lyrics… All building at the end to a faster and faster and faster message of finding one’s own way… And the chorus screaming my favorite lines on the whole album. “Are They The Shepherds Or Are They Sheep?! Are We The Butchers Or Are We Meat?!” Run For Cover… The smoothest and grooviest track on the album beyond measure. Serv Asat, and Unveiled are rides through Otep Shamaya’s lyrical mastery… Possibly a heavy dosage of Rap, or just her own brand of slaughter. Heavy and smooth as they are, when the moment comes, Otep hold nothing back in coming completely together as a unit and brandishing what is truly and remarkably only their style. Serv Asat, however, stands strong and proudly alongside Rise, Rebel, Resist in terms of absolute severity and brutality. Heavy as all Hell and with not a decibel of groove lost. Numb And Dumb has an extra dose of “Get The Fuck Outta’ My Face!” (GTFOMF!) in its simple verse lines about the narcotic existence the masses seem to live in thru whatever garbage subscribed to dose after dose, and the sickness of a sex-addicted teacher and a preacher with a porn habit, and as Otep would never cease to pile on the literary velocity, there is much more. One of the strongest finishes on the album as well with the most badass and ferocious of screams that Otep Shamaya has proven to posses time and time again. Oh, So Surreal tells a few short sentiments about the unbelievable aspects of a few lives that would otherwise be surreal, had they not been entirely true and relatively hard to imagine while sitting in front of a laptop with Scotch Whiskey in hand. But such is life. Smash The Control Machine is not Otep’s heaviest, but I believe it to be their finest and most remarkable work yet. True emotion charging head first into the unknown. They are a band in their own realm and have no equal in what they do. The lyrics and vocal styling never cease to amaze and on this album, they have surpassed anything prior. The musicianship bounds together consistently and progresses with every record. If you dig on Otep, then I suggest The Agonist, Pantera, Machine Head, Kittie, Rage Against The Machine, and The End by The Doors.

This rocks still

those are most excellent lyrics. deep and cohesive, yet they flow. ….most excellent