Otep Shamaya

Otep Shamaya
Otep Shamaya
	Otep Performing at Reggie's Rock Club in Chicago.; February 22, 2010.
Background information
Born	November 7, 1979 (age 45)
Genres	Alternative metal, nu metal, rap metal
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, actress, poet, writer, painter, rapper
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	Capitol (2001–2007); KOCH (2007-2009) ; Victory (2009-Present)
Website	Otep's blog

Otep Shamaya (born November 7, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, poet, writer, and painter. She is best known as the lead vocalist of the metal band Otep.

Early life

Otep was born on November 7, 1979 in Los Angeles, California

Career

Otep Shamaya made her debut in 2000 with her band Otep, and released the full length albums Sevas Tra (June 2002), House of Secrets (July 2004), The Ascension (October 2007), Smash the Control Machine ( August 2009), Atavist (April 2011) and Hydra (January 2013).

Shamaya has been featured on HBO's television series Def Poetry. The first printed collection of poetry and illustrations by Otep Shamaya was made available to the public in November 2006 exclusively on Lulu.com. In August 2007, the e-book Little Sins, her first electronic collection of printed poems and illustrations was placed in book form.

Controversy

Shamaya's song "Menocide" was condemned by Robert Franklin of Fathers & Families for promoting the murder of men. The lyrics of the song suggest men are "infectious human waste" and that those who are oppressed should "give death to them" and commit "menocide".^[1] In her blog she responded to the criticism that her work was "hateful towards men" by saying: "I don’t see it that way. Indeed, I am an emotional person and I use angry words, but they are aimed (mostly) at IDIOTS and MONGRELS. Perhaps YOU equate men with the likes of those scourge. But not me. I am an equal opportunity dispenser of rage. Ha!"^[2]

Personal life

Otep is openly lesbian^[3] and a vegetarian.^[4] She is known to be an advocate of animal rights. Shamaya also spoke at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.^[5]

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
Year	Album details	US^[6]	US Ind.^[6]	FRA^[7]	UK^[8]
2002	Sevas Tra Released: June 18, 2002 Label: Capitol/EMI (C2-33346) Format: CD, DI	145	—	—	86
2004	House of Secrets Released: July 27, 2004 Label: Capitol/EMI (C2-91043) Format: CD, DI	93	—	102	—
2007	The Ascension Released: October 30, 2007 Label: Capitol/EMI (C2-11653) Format: CD, LP, DI	81	6	—	—
2009	Smash the Control Machine Released: August 18, 2009 Label: Victory (529) Format: CD, DI	47	6	—	—
2011	Atavist Released: April 26, 2011 Label: Victory Format: CD, DI	61	10	—	—
2013	Hydra Released: January 22, 2013 Label: Victory Format: CD, DI	133	—	—	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Extended plays

Year	Album details
2001	Jihad Released: June 19, 2001 Label: Capitol/EMI (C2-33725) Format: CD
2005	Wurd Becomes Flesh Released: 2005 Format: CD

Singles

Year	Title	US Main.	Album
2002	"Blood Pigs"	—	Sevas Tra
2002	"Possession"	—	Sevas Tra
2004	"Warhead"	—	House of Secrets
2007	"Ghostflowers"	—	The Ascension
	"March of the Martyrs"	—
	"Breed"	—
2008	"Confrontation"	—
2009	"Smash the Control Machine"	28	Smash the Control Machine
2010	"Rise, Rebel, Resist"	—	Smash the Control Machine
2011	"Fists Fall"	—	Atavist
2011	"Not to Touch the Earth"	—	Atavist
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

DVD

Otep - Abominations (2004)
Otep - Live Confrontation (2009)

Music videos

Year	Title
2001	"T.R.I.C."
2002	"Blood Pigs"
2004	"Warhead"
2004	"Buried Alive"
2007	"Ghostflowers"
2007	"Breed"
2008	"Confrontation"
2008	"Crooked Spoons"
2009	"Smash the Control Machine"
2010	"Rise, Rebel, Resist"
2010	"Run for Cover"
2011	"Fists Fall"
2011	"Baby's Breath"
2013	"Apex Predator"

References

^ "Blog Archive". GlennSacks.com. 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
^ Posted by Danger. "eye sea … | I'm Not A Monster". Web.archive.org. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
^ Scott Marti, Kris (January 31, 2005). "Interview with Otep Shamaya". AfterEllen.com.
^ Shamaya, Otep (April 17, 2008). "Might Makes Write: Otep Reveals the Passions of the Poet". MTV.
^ http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=FV&p_theme=fv&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=12A5D2E044F42488&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
^ ^a ^b "Otep - Charts & Awards - Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
^ "Discographie Otep" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: The O - Ozric Tentacles". Zobbel. Retrieved 2009-07-07.

External links

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[1] "Blog Archive". GlennSacks.com. 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2013-12-05.

[2] Posted by Danger. "eye sea … | I'm Not A Monster". Web.archive.org. Retrieved 2013-12-05.

[ae-3] Scott Marti, Kris (January 31, 2005). "Interview with Otep Shamaya". AfterEllen.com.

[4] Shamaya, Otep (April 17, 2008). "Might Makes Write: Otep Reveals the Passions of the Poet". MTV.

[5] ttp://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=FV&p_theme=fv&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=12A5D2E044F42488&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM

[Allmusic_albums-6] "Otep - Charts & Awards - Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-01-17.

[FRA-7] "Discographie Otep" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2009-07-07.

[UK-8] Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: The O - Ozric Tentacles". Zobbel. Retrieved 2009-07-07.

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v t e Otep
Otep Shamaya Ari Mihalopoulos Justin Kier Andrew Barnes "Evil" J. McGuire Rob Patterson Mark "Moke" Bistany Dave Aguilera Matt "Spooky" Damon Tarver Marsh Scot Coogan Lee Rios David Lopez Scotty CH Doug Pellerin Karma Singh Cheema Aaron Nordstrom Brian Wolff David Gentry Steven Barbola
Studio albums	Sevas Tra House of Secrets The Ascension Smash the Control Machine Atavist Hydra Generation Doom Kult 45 The God Slayer
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"