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.

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