Sevas Tra, the debut studio album by extreme metal unit Otep, is certainly the only release in their catalog you could invest time in and then some. Otep Shamaya's vocals, whilst far from versatile or even great, at least add to the record's chilling character, especially on "Jonestown Tea". She's still a pretentious twat for the sake of not actually backing her words up, but alongside the surprisingly potent musicianship on this album, the frontwoman comes off as (relatively speaking) less preachy and arrogant as fuck. If you're just getting into Otep, I suggest you check Sevas Tra - and Sevas Tra alone at that. Everything else afterwards is either neutered or plain detestable.
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