House of Secrets (album)
House of Secrets is the second album by the American nu metal band Otep, produced by Greg Wells (Deftones, Rufus Wainwright, Mika), and released in 2004. The album entered the Billboard 200 at number 93. The video for the song "Warhead" made the top ten videos of 2004 on MTV's Headbanger's Ball. This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.
Music and lyrics
The album features elements of several musical genres including nu metal, death metal, groove metal, alternative metal, extreme metal, metalcore, funk metal, hip-hop, ambient and spoken word. The album is noted for having lyrical topics about insecurity and self-loathing. However, the song "Warhead" has extremely political lyrics.
Track listing
| 1. |
"Requiem" | Otep Shamaya, Greg Wells |
2:40 |
| 2. |
"Warhead" | Otep Shamaya, Jason Mcguire |
3:29 |
| 3. |
"Buried Alive" | Otep Shamaya, Greg Wells, Rob Patterson |
3:42 |
| 4. |
"Sepsis" | Otep Shamaya, Jason McGuire |
3:29 |
| 5. |
"House of Secrets" | Otep Shamaya, Greg Wells |
4:02 |
| 6. |
"Hooks & Splinters" | Otep Shamaya, Jason Mcguire, Greg Wells |
3:33 |
| 7. |
"Gutter" | Otep Shamaya |
1:02 |
| 8. |
"Autopsy Song" | Otep Shamaya, Greg Wells |
3:42 |
| 9. |
"Suicide Trees" | Otep Shamaya, Greg Wells |
6:26 |
| 10. |
"Nein" | Otep Shamaya, Greg Wells, Rob Patterson |
4:13 |
| 11. |
"Self-Made" | Otep Shamaya, Greg Wells |
3:40 |
| 12. |
"Shattered Pieces" | Otep Shamaya, Greg Wells |
4:11 |
Total length: |
44:21 |
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| Source | Rating |
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
Personnel
- Otep Shamaya - vocals, bass drum, didgeridoo, cymbal scrapes (11)
- Rob Patterson - guitar (2, 3, 10)
- Greg Wells - metal strips (1), steel drums (1), guitar (4-6, 8-12), celeste (5), drums (5, 8, 9), percussion (10), piano (12)
- Jason "eViL J" McGuire - bass guitar, back up vocals (3), guitar (4, 5)
- Joey Jordison (Slipknot) - drums (2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11)
Production
- Producer: Greg Wells
- Executive producer: Otep Shamaya
- Engineers: Brian Scheuble, Greg Wells
- Assistant engineers: Dan Beeston, Monique Mizrahi
- Mixing: Greg Wells
- Mastering: Roger Lian, Howie Weinberg
- A&R: Ron Laffitte
- Art direction: P.R. Brown
- Design: P.R. Brown
- Photography: P.R. Brown
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
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| 2004 |
The Billboard 200 |
93 |
References
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- "Evil" J. McGuire
- Rob Patterson
- Mark "Moke" Bistany
- Dave Aguilera
- Matt "Spooky" Damon
- Tarver Marsh
- Scot Coogan
- Lee Rios
- David Lopez
- Scotty CH
- Doug Pellerin
- Karma Singh Cheema
- Aaron Nordstrom
- Brian Wolff
- David Gentry
- Steven Barbola
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| | Singles |
- "T.R.I.C."
- "Blood Pigs"
- "Possession"
- "Warhead"
- "Buried Alive"
- "Ghostflowers"
- "March of the Martyrs"
- "Breed"
- "Perfectly Flawed"
- "Confrontation"
- "Crooked Spoons"
- "Special Pets"
- "Necessary Accessories"
- "Smash the Control Machine"
- "Rise, Rebel, Resist"
- "Run for Cover"
- "Fists Fall"
- "Not to Touch the Earth"
- "Rise, Rebel, Resist" (live)
- "Apex Predator"
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