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#REDIRECT [[Blue Swords Cup]]
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{{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}}
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| previouscomp= [[1981 Blue Swords]]
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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}}
|-
! ...
| ||
|}
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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 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 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==
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==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 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 trillion note for much more than
their pre-demonetisation face value of 40 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 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 trillion note for much more than
their pre-demonetisation face value of 40 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 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 trillion note in their wallet as a physical reminder of the perils of
hyperinflation.<ref name="wsj-20110511"/>
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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
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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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