Sevas Tra is the debut studio album by the nu metal band Otep, released in 2002.
[3][7] The album's song "Jonestown Tea" features elements of spoken word.
[7] The band's vocalist Otep Shamaya said that the album Sevas Tra "is a story about life's struggles and what you do to overcome them, or what you do to be swallowed by them.
[10] Otep Shamaya spoke about the song "Jonestown Tea" saying I wanted to do something dramatic for the record.
Allmusic gave the album a 4 out of 5 stars rating writing "Sevas Tra is a record that raises the high watermark for goth metal.
[6] All tracks are written by M. Bistany, J. McGuire, R. Patterson and Otep Shamaya, except where notedAlbum - Billboard (North America)