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1982 Blue Swords
Non-notable figure skating competition. ← Previous revision Revision as of 15:55, 30 April 2026 Line 1: Line 1: #REDIRECT [[Blue Swords Cup]] {{More citations needed|date=June 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}{{Infobox Figure Skating Competition | title= 1982 Blue Swords | image= Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1982-1126-019, Birgit Lorenz, Knut Schubert.jpg | imagesize= | caption= Lorenz and Schubert at the 1982 Blue Swords | comptype= | startdate= 24 | enddate= 27 November 1982 | skatingseason= 1982–83 | location= [[Karl-Marx-Stadt]] | host= | venue= | prizemoney= | championmen= {{flagathlete|[[Falko Kirsten]]|GDR}} | championladies= {{flagathlete|[[Janina Wirth]]|GDR}} | championpairs= {{flagathlete|[[Birgit Lorenz]] / [[Knut Schubert]]|GDR}} | championdance= | previouscomp= [[1981 Blue Swords]] | nextcomp= [[1983 Blue Swords]] | previousgp= | nextgp= }} The '''1982 Blue Swords Cup''' (''[[Pokal der Blauen Schwerter]]'') international [[figure skating]] championship was held in [[Karl-Marx-Stadt]], [[East Germany]]. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of [[single skating|men's singles, ladies' singles]] and [[pair skating]]. On 25 November, [[Birgit Lorenz]] and [[Knut Schubert]] of East Germany won the cup in pair skating.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thieme |first=Wolfgang |date=26 November 1982 |title=Birgit Lorenz, Knut Schubert (Bild 183-1982-1126-019) |url=https://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de/dba/en/search/?channelid=dcx-channel-channel_barch_bilder&query=&day=&month=&yearfrom=&yearto=&imageid=183-1982-1126-019&title=&farbe=&kostenfrei=&ausrichtung=&view=gallery&submit= |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=[[Das Bundesarchiv]] |language=de |agency=[[ADN-ZB]]}}</ref> ==Men== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Rank ! Name ! Nation |- bgcolor="gold" | align="center" | '''1''' | [[Falko Kirsten]] || {{GDR}} |- bgcolor="silver" | align="center" | '''2''' | [[Fernand Fedronic]] || {{FRA}} |- bgcolor="cc9966" | align="center" | '''3''' | Didier Manaud || {{FRA}} |- ! 4 | [[Joachim Eder]] || {{FRG}} |- ! 5 | [[Cameron Medhurst]] || {{AUS}} |- ! 6 | [[Imre Raabe]] || {{HUN}} |- ! ... | || |- |} ==Ladies== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Rank ! Name ! Nation |- bgcolor="gold" | align="center" | '''1''' | [[Janina Wirth]] || {{GDR}} |- bgcolor="silver" | align="center" | '''2''' | [[Petra Schruf]] || {{AUT}} |- bgcolor="cc9966" | align="center" | '''3''' | [[Kerstin Wolf]] || {{GDR}} |- ! 4 | [[Marina Serova]] || {{URS}} |- ! 5 | [[Nadia Romaniuk]] || {{GDR}} |- ! 6 | [[Antonella Carrera]] || {{ITA}} |- ! ... || || |} ==Pairs== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Rank ! Name ! Nation |- bgcolor="gold" | align="center" | '''1''' | [[Birgit Lorenz]] / [[Knut Schubert]] || {{GDR}} |- bgcolor="silver" | align="center" | '''2''' | [[Inna Volyanskaya]] / [[Valery Spiridonov]] || {{URS}} |- bgcolor="cc9966" | align="center" | '''3''' | [[Lyudmila Koblova]] / [[Andrei Kalitin]] || {{URS}} |- ! ... | || |} ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Blue Swords]] [[Category:1982 in figure skating|Blue Swords]] {{Figure-skating-stub}}
Zimbabwean one hundred trillion dollar note
From eswiki: report about fake $100 trillion notes. ← Previous revision Revision as of 15:55, 30 April 2026 Line 25: Line 25: | reverse_design_date = | reverse_design_date = }} }} The '''Zimbabwean one hundred trillion dollar note''' was a [[banknote]] of the [[Zimbabwean dollar (1980–2009)#Second re-denomination (ZWR)|third Zimbabwean dollar]] with a [[denomination (currency)|face value]] of $100&nbsp;trillion, equal to 40 [[United States dollar|US cents]] in 2015.<ref name="timesunion-20150612">{{cite news|title=Count the zeroes: Zimbabwe allows old banknote exchange|url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/2015/06/12/count-zeroes-zimbabwe-allows-old-banknote-exchange/15666840007/|access-date=30 April 2026|work=The Florida Times-Union|agency=Associated Press|publisher=USA Today Co.|date=12 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406105127/https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/2015/06/12/count-zeroes-zimbabwe-allows-old-banknote-exchange/15666840007/|archive-date=6 April 2024|location=Jacksonville|language=en-us}}</ref> Issued by the [[Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe]] and legal tender from January 2009 to September 2015, it was one of the world's largest currency denominations (along with the [[Paper money of the Hungarian pengő#Postwar inflation series (1945–1946)|last notes]] of the [[Hungarian pengő]]), and symbolised the [[hyperinflation in Zimbabwe|2007–2009 period of hyperinflation]] in Zimbabwe.<ref name="si-object">{{cite web|last1=Moran|first1=Roger J.|title=100,000,000,000,000 Dollars, Zimbabwe, 2008|url=https://www.si.edu/object/100000000000000-dollars-zimbabwe-2008:nmah_1694052|website=National Museum of American History|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|access-date=30 April 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115002858/https://www.si.edu/object/100000000000000-dollars-zimbabwe-2008:nmah_1694052|archive-date=15 January 2024|location=Washington, D.C.|language=en-us|date=2008|url-status=live}}</ref> It has since gained significant interest from economists and banknote collectors, with examples selling for much more than their 2015 face value.<ref name="timesunion-20150612"/><ref name="wsj-20110511">{{cite news|last1=McGroarty|first1=Patrick|last2=Mutsaka|first2=Farai|title=How to Turn 100 Trillion Dollars Into Five and Feel Good About It|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703730804576314953091790360|access-date=14 January 2026|work=The Wall Street Journal|publisher=Dow Jones & Company|date=11 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225051145/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703730804576314953091790360|archive-date=25 December 2014|location=New York City|language=en-us}}</ref> The '''Zimbabwean one hundred trillion dollar note''' was a [[banknote]] of the [[Zimbabwean dollar (1980–2009)#Second re-denomination (ZWR)|third Zimbabwean dollar]] with a [[denomination (currency)|face value]] of $100&nbsp;trillion, equal to 40 [[United States dollar|US cents]] in 2015.<ref name="timesunion-20150612">{{cite news|title=Count the zeroes: Zimbabwe allows old banknote exchange|url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/2015/06/12/count-zeroes-zimbabwe-allows-old-banknote-exchange/15666840007/|access-date=30 April 2026|work=The Florida Times-Union|agency=Associated Press|publisher=USA Today Co.|date=12 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406105127/https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/2015/06/12/count-zeroes-zimbabwe-allows-old-banknote-exchange/15666840007/|archive-date=6 April 2024|location=Jacksonville|language=en-us}}</ref> Issued by the [[Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe]] and legal tender from January to June 2009, it was one of the world's largest currency denominations (along with the [[Paper money of the Hungarian pengő#Postwar inflation series (1945–1946)|last notes]] of the [[Hungarian pengő]]), and symbolised the [[hyperinflation in Zimbabwe|2007–2009 period of hyperinflation]] in Zimbabwe.<ref name="si-object">{{cite web|last1=Moran|first1=Roger J.|title=100,000,000,000,000 Dollars, Zimbabwe, 2008|url=https://www.si.edu/object/100000000000000-dollars-zimbabwe-2008:nmah_1694052|website=National Museum of American History|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|access-date=30 April 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115002858/https://www.si.edu/object/100000000000000-dollars-zimbabwe-2008:nmah_1694052|archive-date=15 January 2024|location=Washington, D.C.|language=en-us|date=2008|url-status=live}}</ref> It has since gained significant interest from economists and banknote collectors, with examples selling for much more than their 2015 face value.<ref name="timesunion-20150612"/><ref name="wsj-20110511">{{cite news|last1=McGroarty|first1=Patrick|last2=Mutsaka|first2=Farai|title=How to Turn 100 Trillion Dollars Into Five and Feel Good About It|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703730804576314953091790360|access-date=14 January 2026|work=The Wall Street Journal|publisher=Dow Jones & Company|date=11 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225051145/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703730804576314953091790360|archive-date=25 December 2014|location=New York City|language=en-us}}</ref> ==Description== ==Description== Line 39: Line 39: ==Aftermath== ==Aftermath== Despite falling out of use in favour of [[hard currency|hard currencies]] such as the [[United States dollar]] in April 2009, the $100&nbsp;trillion banknote remained redeemable until 30 September 2015, 6 years and 171 days after the Zimbabwean dollar was abandoned:<ref name="bbc-20090412"/><ref name="rbz-20150611">{{cite web|last1=Mangudya|first1=John|title=Press Statement: Demonetisation of the Zimbabwe Dollar|url=http://www.rbz.co.zw/pdfs/Public%20Notices/2015/Demonetisation%20Press%20Statement%209%20June%202015.pdf|website=Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe|access-date=15 January 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711113239/http://www.rbz.co.zw/pdfs/Public%20Notices/2015/Demonetisation%20Press%20Statement%209%20June%202015.pdf|archive-date=11 July 2015|location=Harare|language=en-zw|date=11 June 2015}}</ref> by then, banknote collectors were trading the $100&nbsp;trillion note for much more than their pre-demonetisation face value of 40&nbsp;US cents.<ref name="timesunion-20150612"/> The notes also became a target of [[high-yield investment program|investment scam]]s similar to [[Iraqi dinar#Use in speculation and fraud since the Iraq war (2003–present)|those affecting the Iraqi dinar]], where promoters falsely claimed that the notes would be "revalued" ([[deflation|deflated]]) to a profitable exchange rate.<ref name="skeptoid-20150714">{{cite web|last1=Rothschild|first1=Mike|title=The Next Great Currency Scam|url=http://skeptoid.com/blog/2015/07/14/the-next-great-currency-scam/|website=Skeptoid|publisher=Skeptoid Media|access-date=14 January 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409083535/http://skeptoid.com/blog/2015/07/14/the-next-great-currency-scam/|archive-date=9 April 2016|location=Laguna Niguel|language=en-us|date=14 July 2015}}</ref> Despite falling out of use in favour of [[hard currency|hard currencies]] such as the [[United States dollar]] in April 2009, the $100&nbsp;trillion banknote remained redeemable until 30 September 2015, 6 years and 171 days after the Zimbabwean dollar was abandoned:<ref name="bbc-20090412"/><ref name="rbz-20150611">{{cite web|last1=Mangudya|first1=John|title=Press Statement: Demonetisation of the Zimbabwe Dollar|url=http://www.rbz.co.zw/pdfs/Public%20Notices/2015/Demonetisation%20Press%20Statement%209%20June%202015.pdf|website=Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe|access-date=15 January 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711113239/http://www.rbz.co.zw/pdfs/Public%20Notices/2015/Demonetisation%20Press%20Statement%209%20June%202015.pdf|archive-date=11 July 2015|location=Harare|language=en-zw|date=11 June 2015}}</ref> by then, banknote collectors were trading the $100&nbsp;trillion note for much more than their pre-demonetisation face value of 40&nbsp;US cents.<ref name="timesunion-20150612"/> The notes also became a target of [[high-yield investment program|investment scam]]s similar to [[Iraqi dinar#Use in speculation and fraud since the Iraq war (2003–present)|those affecting the Iraqi dinar]], where promoters falsely claimed that the notes would be "revalued" ([[deflation|deflated]]) to a profitable exchange rate,<ref name="skeptoid-20150714">{{cite web|last1=Rothschild|first1=Mike|title=The Next Great Currency Scam|url=http://skeptoid.com/blog/2015/07/14/the-next-great-currency-scam/|website=Skeptoid|publisher=Skeptoid Media|access-date=14 January 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409083535/http://skeptoid.com/blog/2015/07/14/the-next-great-currency-scam/|archive-date=9 April 2016|location=Laguna Niguel|language=en-us|date=14 July 2015}}</ref> and counterfeits that capitalise on the note's high collectable value.<ref name="lapo-20250102">{{cite web|title=How to spot a fake Zimbabwe 100 trillion dollar banknote|url=https://laponumismatics.com/blogs/noticias/how-to-spot-a-fake-zimbabwe-100-trillion-dollar-banknote|website=Lapo Numismatics|access-date=30 April 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250610091755/https://laponumismatics.com/blogs/noticias/how-to-spot-a-fake-zimbabwe-100-trillion-dollar-banknote|archive-date=10 June 2025|location=Miami|language=en-us|date=2 January 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> According to ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' in 2011, [[United States House Committee on the Budget|United States House Budget Committee]] Chairman [[Paul Ryan]] and Stanford University economist [[John B. Taylor]] each kept a $100&nbsp;trillion note in their wallet as a physical reminder of the perils of hyperinflation.<ref name="wsj-20110511"/> According to ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' in 2011, [[United States House Committee on the Budget|United States House Budget Committee]] Chairman [[Paul Ryan]] and Stanford University economist [[John B. Taylor]] each kept a $100&nbsp;trillion note in their wallet as a physical reminder of the perils of hyperinflation.<ref name="wsj-20110511"/>
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Vatican Film Library
Importing Wikidata short description: "Film library In Rome" ← Previous revision Revision as of 15:55, 30 April 2026 Line 1: Line 1: {{Short description|Film library In Rome}} The '''Vatican Film Library''' is a [[film archive]] established in 1959 by Pope [[John XXIII]]. The collection comprises over 8,000 films including historic films, Church events, commercial films and documentaries.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Vatican Film Library celebrates its 60th anniversary|url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2019-11/vatican-film-library-anniversary-john-xxiii.html|work=Vatican News|date=16 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117134610/https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2019-11/vatican-film-library-anniversary-john-xxiii.html|archive-date=17 November 2019}}</ref> The '''Vatican Film Library''' is a [[film archive]] established in 1959 by Pope [[John XXIII]]. The collection comprises over 8,000 films including historic films, Church events, commercial films and documentaries.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Vatican Film Library celebrates its 60th anniversary|url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2019-11/vatican-film-library-anniversary-john-xxiii.html|work=Vatican News|date=16 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117134610/https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2019-11/vatican-film-library-anniversary-john-xxiii.html|archive-date=17 November 2019}}</ref>
Sevas Tra
Composition: Typo fixing, replaced: deciption → depiction ← Previous revision Revision as of 15:55, 30 April 2026 Line 40: Line 40: Once writing was completed, Otep travelled to Seattle to begin recording ''Sevas Tra'' with producer [[Terry Date]] at [[Studio Litho]] in October 2001.<ref name=":12" /> Date first expressed interest in working with the band after seeing them perform at a private showcase for Capitol Records;<ref name=":7" /> Shamaya said they wanted to work with him as they "thought he would be the right person to find our distinctive sound".{{Sfn|Larsson|2002|p=59}} The first song Shamaya recorded vocals for was "Jonestown Tea", which she completed in one take following three attempts in a room lit by a single candle.{{Sfn|Campagna|2002|p=33}} Shamaya said she almost had an emotional breakdown recording the rest of the album following the song, but believed that the experience "might have helped in some aspects, that I know the things that were said and done on [the] record were real."{{Sfn|Campagna|2002|p=33}} Following additional recording and mixing sessions at the [[Record Plant]] in Hollywood<ref name="Liners" /> in November 2001,{{Sfn|Toazted.com|2002|loc=1:44–2:00}} ''Sevas Tra'' was completed in March 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-03-13 |title=News |url=http://www.otepsaves.com/otep_news.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020607145152/http://www.otepsaves.com/otep_news.html |archive-date=June 7, 2002 |access-date=2025-08-23 |website=otepsaves.com |url-status=live }} To find relevant text, inspecting the page elements and searching for the content in question is required.</ref> Once writing was completed, Otep travelled to Seattle to begin recording ''Sevas Tra'' with producer [[Terry Date]] at [[Studio Litho]] in October 2001.<ref name=":12" /> Date first expressed interest in working with the band after seeing them perform at a private showcase for Capitol Records;<ref name=":7" /> Shamaya said they wanted to work with him as they "thought he would be the right person to find our distinctive sound".{{Sfn|Larsson|2002|p=59}} The first song Shamaya recorded vocals for was "Jonestown Tea", which she completed in one take following three attempts in a room lit by a single candle.{{Sfn|Campagna|2002|p=33}} Shamaya said she almost had an emotional breakdown recording the rest of the album following the song, but believed that the experience "might have helped in some aspects, that I know the things that were said and done on [the] record were real."{{Sfn|Campagna|2002|p=33}} Following additional recording and mixing sessions at the [[Record Plant]] in Hollywood<ref name="Liners" /> in November 2001,{{Sfn|Toazted.com|2002|loc=1:44–2:00}} ''Sevas Tra'' was completed in March 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-03-13 |title=News |url=http://www.otepsaves.com/otep_news.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020607145152/http://www.otepsaves.com/otep_news.html |archive-date=June 7, 2002 |access-date=2025-08-23 |website=otepsaves.com |url-status=live }} To find relevant text, inspecting the page elements and searching for the content in question is required.</ref> == Composition == == Composition == Music critics categorized ''Sevas Tra'' as [[nu metal]],{{Sfn|Popoff|Perri|2011}}{{Sfn|Frampton|2002}} [[death metal]],<ref name="PlayLouder" /><ref name="MTV">{{cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=August 16, 2002 |title=Otep Challenges Corey Taylor, Jonathan Davis To Poetry Slam |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1457071/otep-challenges-corey-taylor-jonathan-davis-to-poetry-slam/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326175418/http://www.mtv.com/news/1457071/otep-challenges-corey-taylor-jonathan-davis-to-poetry-slam/ |archive-date=March 26, 2015 |access-date=2015-11-13 |website=[[MTV News]]}}</ref>{{sfn|Boyce|2002}} and [[gothic metal]].<ref name="AM" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Cooper |first=Ali |date=2021-12-02 |title=20 nü-metal bands that defined the late '90s and early 2000s |url=https://www.altpress.com/nu-metal-bands-that-defined-the-late-90s-and-early-2000s/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626013259/https://www.altpress.com/nu-metal-bands-that-defined-the-late-90s-and-early-2000s/ |archive-date=2022-06-26 |access-date=2025-08-12 |website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Shamaya disliked many of the labels attached to Otep and preferred to categorize the band as "art-core".<ref name=":11" /> Jason Bracelin of the ''[[Cleveland Scene]]'' likened the album to "[[Sylvia Plath]] fronting a death-metal band."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bracelin |first=Jason |date=2002-07-31 |title=Wake and Bake |url=https://www.clevescene.com/music/wake-and-bake-1480001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208090006/https://www.clevescene.com/music/wake-and-bake-1480001 |archive-date=2022-12-08 |access-date=2025-08-20 |website=[[Cleveland Scene]] |language=en}}</ref> Its songs are marked by raw guitars,{{Sfn|Steele|2002}} rhythmic bass and drums<ref name=":5" /> utilizing [[Bass drum#Double bass drum|double-bass]],{{Sfn|Steele|2002}} and aggressive vocals that alternate between various styles{{Sfn|Stredan|2002}} including growling, screaming,<ref name="AM" />{{sfn|Boyce|2002}} rapping,<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last=Niccum |first=Jon |date=August 16, 2002 |title=Otep adjusts to being sole female artist on Ozzfest |url=http://www.lawrence.com/news/2002/aug/16/otep_adjusts/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041229023639/http://www.lawrence.com/news/2002/aug/16/otep_adjusts/ |archive-date=2004-12-29 |access-date=2015-11-13 |website=[[Lawrence Journal-World]]}}</ref>{{Sfn|Forgach|2003}} whispering,<ref name=":11" /> and [[spoken word]].{{Sfn|Forgach|2003}}<ref name=":5" /> Shamaya's lyrics, which reflect her personal experiences and opinions,{{Sfn|Larsson|2002|p=59}} address topics including [[sexual abuse]],<ref name="MTV" /><ref name=":4" /> [[incest]],{{Sfn|Stredan|2002}} [[organized religion]],<ref name=":4" /> survival, anger and vulnerability,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Matt |date=2002-02-28 |title=Interview with Otep Shamaya, singer of Otep |url=http://www.digital-noise.net/interviews/otep.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050225195736/http://www.digital-noise.net/interviews/otep.php |archive-date=2005-02-25 |access-date=2025-08-23 |website=Digital Noise Network}}</ref> and include references to [[Myth|mythology]]<ref name="MTV" /> and aincent cultures.<ref name="PlayLouder" /> Though she wrote the lyrics in a non-specific way so that listeners could form their own meanings to the songs,{{Sfn|Campagna|2002|p=34}} Shamaya intended ''Sevas Tra'' to give people a sense of empowerment{{Sfn|Campagna|2002|p=32}} and inspire them to believe they can be something outside of society-dictated roles and identities.{{Sfn|Ratner|2002b}} The album's title is an [[anagram]] for "art saves";<ref name="MTV" /> in an interview with ''Rag Magazine'', Shamaya credited creating art with preventing her from hurting herself or others and allowing her to become the person they were today.<ref name=":8" /> The cover art of ''Sevas Tra'', designed by Shamaya and [[P. R. Brown]],<ref name=":7" /> presents a "grotesque" deciption of Otep intended to appear like a [[Hieronymus Bosch]]-style [[Triptych|triptcyh]] and reflect its themes of "being reborn as your own creature from the things that are trying to destroy you".{{Sfn|Richardson|2002}}<!-- 11/13 "tortured/possesion" --> Music critics categorized ''Sevas Tra'' as [[nu metal]],{{Sfn|Popoff|Perri|2011}}{{Sfn|Frampton|2002}} [[death metal]],<ref name="PlayLouder" /><ref name="MTV">{{cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=August 16, 2002 |title=Otep Challenges Corey Taylor, Jonathan Davis To Poetry Slam |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1457071/otep-challenges-corey-taylor-jonathan-davis-to-poetry-slam/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326175418/http://www.mtv.com/news/1457071/otep-challenges-corey-taylor-jonathan-davis-to-poetry-slam/ |archive-date=March 26, 2015 |access-date=2015-11-13 |website=[[MTV News]]}}</ref>{{sfn|Boyce|2002}} and [[gothic metal]].<ref name="AM" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Cooper |first=Ali |date=2021-12-02 |title=20 nü-metal bands that defined the late '90s and early 2000s |url=https://www.altpress.com/nu-metal-bands-that-defined-the-late-90s-and-early-2000s/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626013259/https://www.altpress.com/nu-metal-bands-that-defined-the-late-90s-and-early-2000s/ |archive-date=2022-06-26 |access-date=2025-08-12 |website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Shamaya disliked many of the labels attached to Otep and preferred to categorize the band as "art-core".<ref name=":11" /> Jason Bracelin of the ''[[Cleveland Scene]]'' likened the album to "[[Sylvia Plath]] fronting a death-metal band."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bracelin |first=Jason |date=2002-07-31 |title=Wake and Bake |url=https://www.clevescene.com/music/wake-and-bake-1480001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208090006/https://www.clevescene.com/music/wake-and-bake-1480001 |archive-date=2022-12-08 |access-date=2025-08-20 |website=[[Cleveland Scene]] |language=en}}</ref> Its songs are marked by raw guitars,{{Sfn|Steele|2002}} rhythmic bass and drums<ref name=":5" /> utilizing [[Bass drum#Double bass drum|double-bass]],{{Sfn|Steele|2002}} and aggressive vocals that alternate between various styles{{Sfn|Stredan|2002}} including growling, screaming,<ref name="AM" />{{sfn|Boyce|2002}} rapping,<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last=Niccum |first=Jon |date=August 16, 2002 |title=Otep adjusts to being sole female artist on Ozzfest |url=http://www.lawrence.com/news/2002/aug/16/otep_adjusts/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041229023639/http://www.lawrence.com/news/2002/aug/16/otep_adjusts/ |archive-date=2004-12-29 |access-date=2015-11-13 |website=[[Lawrence Journal-World]]}}</ref>{{Sfn|Forgach|2003}} whispering,<ref name=":11" /> and [[spoken word]].{{Sfn|Forgach|2003}}<ref name=":5" /> Shamaya's lyrics, which reflect her personal experiences and opinions,{{Sfn|Larsson|2002|p=59}} address topics including [[sexual abuse]],<ref name="MTV" /><ref name=":4" /> [[incest]],{{Sfn|Stredan|2002}} [[organized religion]],<ref name=":4" /> survival, anger and vulnerability,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Matt |date=2002-02-28 |title=Interview with Otep Shamaya, singer of Otep |url=http://www.digital-noise.net/interviews/otep.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050225195736/http://www.digital-noise.net/interviews/otep.php |archive-date=2005-02-25 |access-date=2025-08-23 |website=Digital Noise Network}}</ref> and include references to [[Myth|mythology]]<ref name="MTV" /> and aincent cultures.<ref name="PlayLouder" /> Though she wrote the lyrics in a non-specific way so that listeners could form their own meanings to the songs,{{Sfn|Campagna|2002|p=34}} Shamaya intended ''Sevas Tra'' to give people a sense of empowerment{{Sfn|Campagna|2002|p=32}} and inspire them to believe they can be something outside of society-dictated roles and identities.{{Sfn|Ratner|2002b}} The album's title is an [[anagram]] for "art saves";<ref name="MTV" /> in an interview with ''Rag Magazine'', Shamaya credited creating art with preventing her from hurting herself or others and allowing her to become the person they were today.<ref name=":8" /> The cover art of ''Sevas Tra'', designed by Shamaya and [[P. R. Brown]],<ref name=":7" /> presents a "grotesque" depiction of Otep intended to appear like a [[Hieronymus Bosch]]-style [[Triptych|triptcyh]] and reflect its themes of "being reborn as your own creature from the things that are trying to destroy you".{{Sfn|Richardson|2002}}<!-- 11/13 "tortured/possesion" --> "Blood Pigs" is about "betrayal and punishment".<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Raizerblades |date=2004-01-05 |title=Otep Interview |url=http://www.growinglotus.com/interview/otep |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040212032245/http://burninthepit.com/Pages/INTERVIEWGrowinglotus.html |archive-date=February 12, 2004 |access-date=2025-08-10 |website=Growing Lotus |via=burninthepit.com }}<!-- original link here: https://web.archive.org/web/20040114195110/http://www.growinglotus.com/interview/otep however formatting is broken and not useful for readers. nevertheless supports the text. see also: https://web.archive.org/web/20040218130555/http://www.growinglotus.com/phpws/index.php --></ref> Sean Richardson of [[The Phoenix (newspaper)|''The Boston Phoenix'']] remarked that the song was "as ferocious and ugly as commercial rock gets".{{Sfn|Richardson|2002}} "T.R.I.C." combines hip hop and death metal{{Sfn|Richardson|2002}} and features references to [[David and Goliath]], [[Babylon]], and [[Armageddon]].{{Sfn|Kosek|2023|p=286}} "My Confession" sees Shamaya outline her insecurities before exploding into "purposeful anger and exudes strength", according to Amy Steele of ''[[The Boston Globe]]''.{{Sfn|Steele|2002}} "Sacreliege" and "Battle Ready" are both hip-hop influenced songs<ref name="AM" /> that attack organized religion.<ref name="MTV" /><ref name=":2" /> Shamaya viewed the latter as a call for "artistic solidarity";{{Sfn|Campagna|2002|p=34}} Gil Kaufman of ''[[MTV News]]'' considered it an anthem for Otep's fanbase, the Shadow Soldiers.<ref name="MTV" /> "Emtee" details abuse<ref name="MTV" /> amidst eerie vocals and melodies.{{Sfn|Steele|2002}} "Thots" is an improvised [[Jam session|jam]] stemming from a beat played by Bistany{{Sfn|Campagna|2002|p=34}} similar in style to the ''Jihad'' track "Germ",{{Sfn|Larsson|2002|p=58}} over which Shamaya gives her thoughts on the perpetrators of the [[September 11 attacks]] and "people that do the same sort of attacks on a smaller scale on their own communities every day".<ref>{{Cite web |last=G. |first=Ben |date=2007-05-10 |title=Interview with Otep Shamaya |url=https://www.metalunderground.com/interviews/details.cfm?newsid=26113 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012184646/https://www.metalunderground.com/interviews/details.cfm?newsid=26113 |archive-date=2007-10-12 |access-date=2025-09-03 |website=Metal Underground}}</ref> "Blood Pigs" is about "betrayal and punishment".<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Raizerblades |date=2004-01-05 |title=Otep Interview |url=http://www.growinglotus.com/interview/otep |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040212032245/http://burninthepit.com/Pages/INTERVIEWGrowinglotus.html |archive-date=February 12, 2004 |access-date=2025-08-10 |website=Growing Lotus |via=burninthepit.com }}<!-- original link here: https://web.archive.org/web/20040114195110/http://www.growinglotus.com/interview/otep however formatting is broken and not useful for readers. nevertheless supports the text. see also: https://web.archive.org/web/20040218130555/http://www.growinglotus.com/phpws/index.php --></ref> Sean Richardson of [[The Phoenix (newspaper)|''The Boston Phoenix'']] remarked that the song was "as ferocious and ugly as commercial rock gets".{{Sfn|Richardson|2002}} "T.R.I.C." combines hip hop and death metal{{Sfn|Richardson|2002}} and features references to [[David and Goliath]], [[Babylon]], and [[Armageddon]].{{Sfn|Kosek|2023|p=286}} "My Confession" sees Shamaya outline her insecurities before exploding into "purposeful anger and exudes strength", according to Amy Steele of ''[[The Boston Globe]]''.{{Sfn|Steele|2002}} "Sacreliege" and "Battle Ready" are both hip-hop influenced songs<ref name="AM" /> that attack organized religion.<ref name="MTV" /><ref name=":2" /> Shamaya viewed the latter as a call for "artistic solidarity";{{Sfn|Campagna|2002|p=34}} Gil Kaufman of ''[[MTV News]]'' considered it an anthem for Otep's fanbase, the Shadow Soldiers.<ref name="MTV" /> "Emtee" details abuse<ref name="MTV" /> amidst eerie vocals and melodies.{{Sfn|Steele|2002}} "Thots" is an improvised [[Jam session|jam]] stemming from a beat played by Bistany{{Sfn|Campagna|2002|p=34}} similar in style to the ''Jihad'' track "Germ",{{Sfn|Larsson|2002|p=58}} over which Shamaya gives her thoughts on the perpetrators of the [[September 11 attacks]] and "people that do the same sort of attacks on a smaller scale on their own communities every day".<ref>{{Cite web |last=G. |first=Ben |date=2007-05-10 |title=Interview with Otep Shamaya |url=https://www.metalunderground.com/interviews/details.cfm?newsid=26113 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012184646/https://www.metalunderground.com/interviews/details.cfm?newsid=26113 |archive-date=2007-10-12 |access-date=2025-09-03 |website=Metal Underground}}</ref>
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