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OZZfest 08.03.02
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Continued Interviews with Otep (the band).

Maybe you can clear up a rumor.  Did you all ever cover the CURE's "LOVESONG" during live shows?
Otep: the cure?? uhm.... absolutely not.

Playing Iowa, did we live up to any expectation you may have had for Slipknot's home state?
Otep: we loved playing iowa ... the pits were insane ... violent and beautiful .... the faces of the crowd ... so lost in ecstasy .... it was right out of an ancient Mystery School ....
 
Can you comment on the sudden cancelling of the Omaha show?  Would you consider coming back?
Otep: the promoter cancelled the show .... apparently, they don't care for our brand of brutality ... their loss ... we plan on coming back thru there very soon ... destruction awaits ///

Would you ever consider covering a another artists song?
OTEP:  we're not big on covers .... but if we did, some songs we might consider would be:
- rape me by nirvana
- wild child by the doors
- killing in the name by rage against the machine

and of course we would do our best to preserve the integrity of the songs but brand them with our own unique style of alchemy ... but again, we are really into our own music, and writing is our addiction ....


There is a rumor that the Cure's "Love Song" was covered during your live shows.  True?
Evilj:  I would never play that song. I really don't like the Cure. So the
answer is NO.
Otep:  the cure?? uhm.... absolutely not.


With all the troubles the 2002 tour has encoutered, do you think it's "cursed'?
Otep:  cursed??? ... perhaps the Sumerian demons we are transporting have something to do with our ascension to the top of the tour ... ?? ...
only the Watchers know .....

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Any chance of playing OTEP playing OZZfest 2003?
I highly doubt it.  We have done 2 years in a row and to not be offered a good slot on the tour, it is a waste of our time.  I guess Trust Co. has paid their dues.  Other than Killswitch and Shadows Fall and Sworn Enemy, the tour looks like shit to me.  You would think that someone would give a break someday.  I guess we still need to bust our asses in this fucking world. 
Hope you well
, eViL j

eViLj had this to say about the Winter Armageddon 2002 tour Omaha show being cancelled:
"We had nothing to do with the show being cancelled.  We found out the venue cancelled the show.  Stories always get crossed.  Sorry."

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Tainted Imagez:
What can you tell us about the songs preformed for OZZfest 2001?
eViL j:
Which show? 
Tainted Imagez:
Did they change that often?  I guess which ever one(s) you can remember playing during OZZfest 2001.  I assume they changed for off-date shows.
eViL j:
We had some days where we played 5 songs and somedays when our old guitar players would have problems and we would start late and only play 4 songs, and one day Sharon (Osbourne) asked us to play Jonestown Tea, so we only played 3 songs.  But, when we played our normal Ozzfest set it was; Possession, Battle Ready (Old Version, not new version), The Lord is My Weapon, Fillthee and .T.R.I.C.  I hope this helps.

Tainted Imagez:
were the old versions of Battle Ready and Jonestown Tea really that different from the versions found on Sevas Tra?  also, with OZZfest 2002's set list, what was the deciding factor in choosing the songs that were played?
eViLj:
The music for both songs are completely different.  Battle Ready is much heavier than the original and Jonestown is much more powerful.  We wanted to play our new songs on this years Ozzfest.  We played most of the old songs the year before and we were more into playing the newer songs.  It really showed our bands abilities and our real style.

Tainted Imagez:
So, what was your initial response when you were offered a slot on Ozzfest 2001?  and would you consider being a three year veteran?
eViL j:
I was honored to be part of the biggest tour for metal.  And I would love to be on Ozzfest for a 3rd year.  It is a very fun tour to be on.

KUAN!!

I.

simple souls overload as i explode data banks
cuz the earth & space gave birth to this paleface 

supreme -- linguistic -- mental machine
your brain cells swell - the intellects extreme

fire fills my veins as eye proclaim my resistance
to the mind-swapping parasites that feed off my existence

as eye -- skin the burn to relearn the royal plan
somewhere out beyond the edges in the depths of spirit land

its authentic, apocalyptic destroyer
damaging challengers -- resurrection, disorder

a monument of crisis - eye strikes this - your dead
line my nest with your soul -- cleansed in bloodshed

[chorus] 

BATTLE READY!
poets gonna take control

BATTLE READY
souls violate parole

BATTLE READY
violently invade your home

-- breaking the bones 
OF THOSE WHO POSE

II.

commanding the mic -- striking up a verb-fest
mass destruction is my function - time to put it to the test

in combat --- attacking since way back
in the days eye drew praise for the way that eye slayed facts

formulating flows in revolutionary science
its the catastrophic prophet from the anarchist alliance

freaking techniques -- this creature of speech 
ewe feel the fury of devastation cuz ewe ewe tasted defeat

eye'm alone on my throne in this universe of fear
royalty divides my soul -- in this role eye'm revered

as the pinnacle -- lyrical master -- queen of disaster
eye ruin brain fluid -- the UNKNOWN IS WHUT EYE'M AFTER

[chorus]

shaking up the world -- just like the 2nd coming of christ 
-- when eye write -- thrice divine with this goddess sight

wurdz will flow -- wounds will grow
ewe know -- bones will be exposed from the force that eye unload

its THE SOUL EATER!! -- mic bleeder with the voice of chaos
eye got the nectar of the gods flowing from my mental pod

gather the flock -- alarm your block
tell them the shepherds have come & got the keys to unlock

a holy war -- thru your veins it courses
more lyrical artillery than the armed forces

supernatural -- styles be volatile
its the mind manipulator -- the WAR CHILD 

[chorus]

[bridge]

COME!
SHADOW SOLDIERS
!

we came to defy - ewe living life as a lie
we embryonic satellites need our freedom to fly

TO WATCH EWE DIE! -- agonizing cries are heard in stereo
eye'm visualizing battlefield scenarios 

in the line of fire -- watching empires fall
into attack position -- ELIMINATE ALL!!!

MY SPECIES!!!

[chorus]

[outro]

MY SPECIES!
NO SURRENDER!