Metal Anarchy

Otep has revealed the details for her new album “The God Slayer.” The effort will be released on September 15 and it will feature original tracks as well as covers of songs from Slipknot, Eminem, Billie Eilish, Lil Peep, Olivia Rodrigo, etc.

“The God Slayer” Track Listing:

01. “My Violent Appetites”
02. “Ostracized”
03. “Good 4 U”
04. “Exit Wounds”
05. “You Should See Me In A Crown”
06. “The Way I Am”
07. “California Girls”
08. “Pet”
09. “Territorial Pissings”
10. “Star Shopping”
11. “Purity”
12. “God Slayer”

Otep commented:

“I’m so proud of all the songs and covers. Vocally, the most challenging was the Eminem cover. He’s just such a master & his style is so unique. In my heart, the Slipknot cover was very important to me. Corey and his wife are friends of mine, Joey played 5 songs on House of Secrets. Clown used to let me stand side stage at OzzFest while he threw things at me (out of love of course).

Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo were difficult bcz they’re not my typical style but I think I honored the originals and made them mine (Olivia especially, it’s kind of a lesbian break up anthem now), PET was an honor (& some of the lyrics reflect my animal activism), Star Shopping was very special for many reasons, California Girls was a triumph by taking a classic song & reconstructing it based on the lyrics which are much darker than some ppl think.

Then there are the originals. Ostracize was approached as if I was a new artist and Nu-Metal was just happening now so what would that sound like? And with guitarists Kiki Wongo, it’s the first song I’ve ever had with a guitar solo.

The other originals are just as special and I wanted to show all that I am passionate about vocally, lyrically and stylistically. And lastly the secret track, that’s the VM my eldest brother left me the night before he died. He always believed in me and I miss him so, so sooo very much ❤️‍🩹 Thank you all ❤️”