The Ascension (Otep album)

The Ascension
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 30, 2007
Recorded2006
StudioPiety Street Studios, New Orleans, and Balance Studios, Mandeville, Louisiana
GenreNu metal, alternative metal
Length60:25
70:44 (Bonus Tracks)
LabelKoch
ProducerDave Fortman
Otep chronology
Wurd Becomes Flesh
(2005)
The Ascension
(2007)
Smash the Control Machine
(2009)
Singles from The Ascension
  1. "Ghostflowers"
    Released: November 2006
  2. "March of the Martyrs"
    Released: May 2007
  3. "Breed"
    Released: October 30, 2007
  4. "Perfectly Flawed"
    Released: March 18, 2008

The Ascension (stylized as the_Ascension) is the third studio album by Otep. The original release date was set for March 20, 2007 through Capitol Records, however, the album was delayed indefinitely due to the merger with Virgin Records.[1][2][3]

The album debuted at number 81 on the Billboard 200 with 10,200 copies sold.[4]

  1. ^ Blabbermouth, "Blabbermouth.net article" Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, Posted March 3, 2007.
  2. ^ CD Universe, "CD Universe album listing" Archived March 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved March 19, 2007.
  3. ^ Digital Media Wire, "Capitol/Virgin Records merger" Archived 2013-06-27 at the Wayback Machine, Posted January 25, 2007.
  4. ^ "AVENGED SEVENFOLD, PUSCIFER, OTEP, BLOODSIMPLE First-Week Sales Revealed". blabbermouth.net. November 7, 2007. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved November 7, 2007.