Otep’s Sevas Tra is a heaping plate of rebellion against authority/opression/sheepdom, accompanied by a main course of artassalvation and peppered with pain.
Aching, angry, female vocals metamorphose into heavier demonicsounding growls. The album is disturbing in sound as well as mood, with themes of violence and anger. However, the lyrics possess a poetic quality which combine very well with the rhythm of the guitars to produce a euphonic flow. Otep’s use of extensive conceptual imagery–including allusions and references to mythical creatures, and religious figures–provides the colour to effectively illustrate attitudes and issues.
Sevas Tra is bitter enough to bite back, so those with an affinity for musical sweets should taste with caution.