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Otep Shamaya Calls Out Ubisoft for Stealing an Otep Song for FarCry 5

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Musician, artist, and activist Otep Shamaya, the namesake of the band OTEP took to social media this week to call out video game company Ubisoft for stealing the song “Smash The Control Machine” (from the 2009 album of the same name) as heard in FarCry 5 release originally in 2018. The singer questioned the gaming giant why they thought it was cool to take her song and incorporate it into the game without compensation. The rabid and loyal fans of the band have also taken to calling out Ubisoft, tagging their social handles, and asking for answers, so far to no avail. Otep herself has worked as a voice artist on many films and video games notably The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies, and The Last of Us. In other Otep news, a later post indicates Otep is working on both a solo Rap album and a new album with Otep at the same time. We’ll follow up on this story as we learn more details.  Continue reading →


Watch a Lyric Video for Einar Selvik’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Track “Hrafnsmál – The Words of the Raven”

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Acclaimed Norwegian dark folk outfit Wardruna’s Einar Selvik’s recent single from the  have shared a lyric video from Assassin’s Creed, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla –  “Hrafnsmál – The Words of the Raven”. The track is from the recent EP   Out of the North, which features seven tracks from the Assassin’s Creed Valhalla soundtrack including Selvik’s track. The lyric video premiered at Revolver which you can see below with Selvik’s commentary. Out of the North was released digitally by Lakeshore Records on July 17th and also includes music by the Assassin’s Creed franchise’s core composers Jesper Kyd and Sarah Schachner..Continue reading →


Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – Out Of The North EP ft Einar Selvik of Wardruna Out Today

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Wadruna mastermind Einar Selvik– the Norwegian composer, musician who use of a wide range of old Nordic instruments and lyrics placed in a contemporary soundscape to musically interpret Old Norse and Nordic traditions-was enlisted to work on the score for the next installment of the Assassin’s Creed® franchise, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla alongside BAFTA Award-winning Danish composer Jesper Kyd (Assassin’s Creed, Ezio Trilogy) and American composer Sarah Schachner (Assassin’s Creed Origins). In partnership with Ubisoft, Lakeshore Records today (July 17) have released a seven-track EP of original music taken from the forthcoming official soundtrack Assassin’s Creed® Valhalla-Out Of The North which features SELVIK‘s track “Hrafnsmál – The Words of the Raven.” The track was premiered yesterday (July 16) via Loudwire who lauded its “stirring musical soundscape.Continue reading →