House of Secrets (album)

House of Secrets
House of Secrets
Studio album by Otep
Released	July 27, 2004
Genre	Alternative metal, nu metal, heavy metal
Length	44:21
Label	Capitol
Producer	Greg Wells
Otep chronology
Singles from House of Secrets
	"Warhead"; Released: 2004; "Buried Alive"; Released: 2004;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

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.

Music and lyrics[]

The album features elements of several musical genres including nu metal, death metal, groove metal, alternative rock, alternative metal, extreme metal, funk metal, hip-hop, ambient and spoken word. The album is noted for having lyrical topics about insecurity and self-loathing. However, the song "Warhead" has extremely political lyrics.

Track listing[]

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

Personnel[]

Otep Shamaya – vocals, bass drum, didgeridoo, cymbal scrapes (11)
Rob Patterson – guitar (2, 3, 10)
Greg Wells – metal strips (1), steel drums (1), guitar (4-6, 8-12), celeste (5), drums (5, 8, 9), percussion (10), piano (12)
Jason "eViL J" McGuire – bass guitar, back up vocals (3), guitar (4, 5)
Joey Jordison (Slipknot) – drums (2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11)

Production[]

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[]

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2004	Billboard 200	93

References[]

^ "House of Secrets Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 22, 2011.

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Studio albums	Sevas Tra House of Secrets The Ascension Smash the Control Machine Atavist Hydra Generation Doom Kult 45
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" "Zero" "In Cold Blood" "Royals" "To The Gallows"