House of Secrets (album)

House of Secrets is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Otep, produced by Greg Wells (Deftones, Rufus Wainwright, Mika), and released in 2004. The album entered the Billboard 200 at number 93. The video for the song "Warhead" made the top ten videos of 2004 on MTV's Headbangers Ball. This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.

House of Secrets
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 27, 2004 (2004-07-27)
GenreNu metal, alternative metal
Length44:21
LabelCapitol
ProducerGreg Wells
Otep chronology
Sevas Tra
(2002)
House of Secrets
(2004)
Wurd Becomes Flesh
(2005)
Singles from House of Secrets
  1. "Warhead"
    Released: 2004
  2. "Buried Alive"
    Released: 2004

Music and lyrics

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The album features elements of several musical genres including spoken word, hip hop, doom metal and speed metal.[1] The album is noted for having lyrical topics about insecurity and self-loathing. However, the song "Warhead" has extremely political lyrics.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [3]

Billboard called the album "terrifying" and that it brimmed "with sounds that can warp the psyche."[1] Jill Mikkelson for Exclaim! was more critical of the album, calling the lyrics "way too dramatic and adolescent to stimulate anything but scorn" and said of the overall album being a "little more than another Ozzfest headliner."[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Requiem"Otep Shamaya, Greg Wells2:40
2."Warhead"Otep Shamaya, Jason Mcguire3:29
3."Buried Alive"Otep Shamaya, Greg Wells, Rob Patterson3:42
4."Sepsis"Otep Shamaya, Jason McGuire3:29
5."House of Secrets"Otep Shamaya, Greg Wells4:02
6."Hooks & Splinters"Otep Shamaya, Jason Mcguire, Greg Wells3:33
7."Gutter"Otep Shamaya1:02
8."Autopsy Song"Otep Shamaya, Greg Wells3:42
9."Suicide Trees"Otep Shamaya, Greg Wells6:26
10."Nein"Otep Shamaya, Greg Wells, Rob Patterson4:13
11."Self-Made"Otep Shamaya, Greg Wells3:40
12."Shattered Pieces"Otep Shamaya, Greg Wells4:11
Total length:44:21

Personnel

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Production

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  • Producer: Greg Wells
  • Executive producer: Otep Shamaya
  • Engineers: Brian Scheuble, Greg Wells
  • Assistant engineers: Dan Beeston, Monique Mizrahi
  • Mixing: Greg Wells
  • Mastering: Roger Lian, Howie Weinberg
  • A&R: Ron Laffitte
  • Art direction: P.R. Brown
  • Design: P.R. Brown
  • Photography: P.R. Brown

Charts

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Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
2004 Billboard 200 93

References

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  1. ^ a b Billboard Staff (July 31, 2004). "House of Secrets". Billboard.
  2. ^ "House of Secrets Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Otep". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6 (4th ed.). MUZE. p. 351. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
  4. ^ Mikkelson, Jill (July 1, 2004). "Otep House of Secrets". Exclaim!.