The Ascension (Otep album)

The Ascension (stylized as the_Ascension) is the title of the third studio album by Otep. The album was recorded at Piety Street Studios in New Orleans, LA and Balance Studios in Mandeville, LA. The original release date was set for March 20, 2007 through Capitol Records, however, the album was delayed indefinitely due to the recent Capitol/Virgin Records merger.^[1]^[2]^[3] As of April 2009 Otep is currently signed to Victory Records.

The album debuted at number 81 on the Billboard 200 with 10,200 copies sold.^[4]

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Track listing

All lyrics written by Otep Shamaya, all music composed by Shamaya, Karma Singh Cheema, "Evil" J. McGuire, and Brian Wolf, except where noted.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Eat the Children"		3:47
2.	"Crooked Spoons"	Shamaya, G. Tribbett	4:19
3.	"Perfectly Flawed"	Shamaya, Holly Knight	3:48
4.	"Confrontation"	Shamaya, G. Tribbett	3:13
5.	"Milk of Regret"		6:00
6.	"Noose & Nail"		3:40
7.	"Ghostflowers"		4:23
8.	"Breed" (Nirvana Cover)	Kurt Cobain	3:27
9.	"March of the Martyrs"		4:16
10.	"Invisible"	Shamaya, G. Tribbett	5:24
11.	"Home Grown"		4:20
12.	"Communion"		4:26
13.	"Adrenochrome Dreams" (Hidden Track, Music starts at 3:33)	Shamaya	9:55

Japanese Bonus Tracks^[5]
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Special Pets"	3:56
15.	"Necessary Accessories"	4:16
16.	"Breed (radio edit)"	3:00

Best Buy Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Special Pets"	3:56
15.	"Necessary Accessories"	4:11

iTunes Bonus Track
No.	Title	Length
14.	"And I Burn"	2:13
15.	"Exothermic Oxidation^[6]"	8:30

Personnel

Otep Shamaya – vocals
Karma Singh Cheema - guitars
Holly Knight - mellotron, piano, programming on "Perfectly Flawed"
Jason "eViL J" McGuire – bass guitar, backup vocals
Brian Wolff – drums

Production

Art iirection, design – Otep Shamaya, P.R. Brown
Photography – P.R. Brown, Sam Throne
Engineer – Jeremy Parker
Assistant engineers – David Troia, Drew Vonderhaar, Wesley Fontenot
Executive producer – Jonathan Cohen, Otep Shamaya
Mastering – Ted Jensen
Recording, producer, mixing – Dave Fortman
Drum technician – Rory Facianne
Co-producer – Holly Knight

References

↑ Blabbermouth, "Blabbermouth.net article", Posted March 3, 2007.
↑ CD Universe, "CD Universe album listing", Retrieved March 19, 2007.
↑ Digital Media Wire, "Capitol/Virgin Records merger", Posted January 25, 2007.
↑ "AVENGED SEVENFOLD, PUSCIFER, OTEP, BLOODSIMPLE First-Week Sales Revealed". blabbermouth.net. 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
↑ The Ascension (Japanese release) on Victor Entertainment's website (Japanese)
↑ via itunes

Otep

Otep Shamaya "Evil" J. McGuire Rob Patterson Mark "Moke" Bistany Dave Aguilera Matt "Spooky" Damon Tarver Marsh Scott Coogan Lee Rios David Lopez Scotty CH Doug Pellerin Karma Singh Cheema Aaron Nordstrom Brian Wolff David Gentry Steven Barbola

Studio albums	Sevas Tra House of Secrets The Ascension Smash the Control Machine Atavist Hydra

Live albums	Sounds Like Armageddon

EPs	Jihad Wurd Becomes Flesh

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"