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OTEP: General Info

Member Since	6/11/2004
Band Website	otep.com
Band Members	Management : CazzyDog Management/MRV Music, Ltd., London/NY Contact: Kyle@merovingianmusic.com Booking Agent: TKO Contact: AndrewGoodfriend@tkoco.com Press Relations: Koch Records Contact: Gio@kochent.com ARM YOURSELF WITH OFFICIAL OTEP MERCH! CLICK BELOW! • • • • • • • • • JOIN THE OT3P ARMY! www.myspace.com/otepstreetteam WATCH - OTEP'S "GHOSTFLOWERS" WATCH OTEP SHAMAYA ON HBO'S DEF POETRY WITNESS A LIVE PERFORMANCE OF "AND I BURN"
Influences	.....the first clinch of orgasm. the first shriek of birth. cold snow on a summer day. a breeze after armageddon. fist and bone. outlaws, outcasts, forsaken, fragile, empowered. the last nail on the cross. ascension, redemption. the flood of noah. a heart breaking at the sight of unimaginable beauty. the yawp of endless hunger. a brush on canvas. a pen on paper. the hopes of countless souls burning, yearning for emancipation.
Sounds Like	INSURRECTION. // WESTCOAST ARTCORE. // 'FUCK'N BADDASS.
Record Label	KOCH RECORDS
Type of Label	Indie

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About OTEP

"Our music is formed from the marrow of creative intercourse. Art for art's sake. Indeed. And just as Artaud taught: our music is a protest against the senseless constraints that reduce "culture" into an inconceivable Pantheon of humdrum, ineffectual lesser gods and puppets of sterility & puritanism. In antiquity, the Theatre was created as an outlet for all of life's repressions and to proclaim to one and all that life's intensity is still intact. Just as light is born from the burning flame, we must fight for the glow. But we warn you, this music, our message, and these lessons are not for every soul. Some will be devoured. Others reborn. Remember, do not slide into bed with the Devil unless you intend to fuck."
-- Otep Shamaya

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Gemarghh	Dec 4 2008 4:32 AM It would make me so incredibly happy if you would visit Australia :)I crave to see you
Angie Soto	Dec 4 2008 3:02 AM U did well this sunday. Many emotions and memories were openly exposed there thank u 4 the wonderful show and thank u 4 the awsum time. Cant wait 2c how the dvd turns out. Ty 4 uniting and conquering. U have taken a vital step in the rite direction... 2 ur victories and 2 the many more victories 2come. Live long, and fight hard! -Angie
FaRCHILD	Dec 4 2008 3:46 AM "Your life, time, and brain should belong to you, not to an institution. " - Grace Lwellyn
ANN R. KEY	Dec 4 2008 2:09 AM Hey that Def Jam rap was deep...no seriously, I'm feeing you.
~PeRfEcTlY fLaWeD~	Dec 4 2008 2:26 AM
Suicideangel	Dec 4 2008 12:39 AM I've seen you twice now and dying to see you guys again. actually got to meet you in nashville at the exit in. don't expect u to remember me. i know u must meet all kinds of people everyday. just wanna tell u that I AM YOUR BITCH!! (that is, when ever u need one, of course). i send my kisses to u. oh, and by the way. invisible is the greatest fucking song i have ever heard. please keep them coming, as i know u will.
Rey loves OTEP, GH and OBAMA!	Dec 4 2008 12:45 AM awesome interview! http://www. shockwavemagazine. com/main/exclusives/otep. html
Kinky Obsession	Dec 4 2008 12:14 AM
Julie	Dec 4 2008 12:01 AM hey all! You rocked out at the alrosa........when you coming back around? You should have a poetry reading around here...lol...love to be there..got a bad ass front and center pic of ya on my profile...
NoK@S ]§~☠~H£@DHUNT£R~☠~H.M.A.§[	Dec 3 2008 11:36 PM Hell(o)f my hell!!! HORNS UP,MY FRIEND! STAY METAL...STAY EVIL... METAL 4EVER!!!!! Bloody kisses Dark luv, Nok@s
BROKEN MERCY	Dec 4 2008 12:01 AM if you guys like OTEP check Broken Mercy out we opened up for them in SC and add us i promise it annnnt no bullshit
Lee Peyton	Dec 3 2008 11:38 PM "Man will begin to recover the moment he takes art as seriously as physics, chemistry or money." - Ernst Levy Levy could say, but what isn't art? from the masonry that holds our structures together to the beautiful paintings in them. the second we forget that we are all artisans with a brush, we fail. we all have our abilities and putting them forth is our art.
ART INCARNATE	Dec 3 2008 11:00 PM OTEP: A Voice of Modern Revolution BY:Jawanza Williams Revolution universally begins with an idea of something different and a seething desire to manifest that significant change. Human history is a compilation of hundreds of revolutions. Reformation is as much a part of humanity as life itself; and the constant embedment of revolutionary movements are coaxed and aroused through the music of the time period. That is, music is a reflective catalyst for social, political, or simply ideal reformations. The mass encompassing lyrical capabilities of the modern musician and poet Otep Shamaya gives way to cataclysmic thoughts and incites multiple revolutions. Her mysterious life is veiled through cryptic yet personal lyrics dealing with all things from political activism to molestation. Otep is becoming an integral gear of social opinion; she interjects her influences into multiple mediums. “And I remember him fucking me, and I remember liking it. I didn’t know any better,” these are the painful words of a woman molested, ideally confused due to a childhood ripe with domestic violence. This is the opening line of the song “Jonestown Tea,” Otep Shamaya’s tell all and self- empowering attack against the dark world of child molestation. This song maps Otep’s turbulent relationship with her father that, quite naturally, parallels the lives of many people. The phenomenological response of the listeners is usually intense because of the extreme nature of the song. Culturally, molestation is hidden and something that its victims are usually inclined to be ashamed of; Otep is challenging that idea. On a Headbangers Blog she said, “Writing “Jonestown Tea” was both cathartic and resurrectional for me. I needed to write a song that spoke for those that believe they have no voice but also to empower my own spirit to defeat the demons of doubt.” This song is reforming how many victims of molestation deal with the effects of being abused. It empowers them to achieve what they can
SHOCKWAVE MAGAZINE!	Dec 3 2008 11:18 PM Thanx for the kick ass interview. Your time is much appreciated. Check the interview out in our December issue at www. shockwavemagazine. com. Keep Rockin'.
ART INCARNATE	Dec 3 2008 10:59 PM OTEP: A Voice of Modern Revolution BY:Jawanza Williams Revolution universally begins with an idea of something different and a seething desire to manifest that significant change. Human history is a compilation of hundreds of revolutions. Reformation is as much a part of humanity as life itself; and the constant embedment of revolutionary movements are coaxed and aroused through the music of the time period. That is, music is a reflective catalyst for social, political, or simply ideal reformations. The mass encompassing lyrical capabilities of the modern musician and poet Otep Shamaya gives way to cataclysmic thoughts and incites multiple revolutions. Her mysterious life is veiled through cryptic yet personal lyrics dealing with all things from political activism to molestation. Otep is becoming an integral gear of social opinion; she interjects her influences into multiple mediums. “And I remember him fucking me, and I remember liking it. I didn’t know any better,” these are the painful words of a woman molested, ideally confused due to a childhood ripe with domestic violence. This is the opening line of the song “Jonestown Tea,” Otep Shamaya’s tell all and self- empowering attack against the dark world of child molestation. This song maps Otep’s turbulent relationship with her father that, quite naturally, parallels the lives of many people. The phenomenological response of the listeners is usually intense because of the extreme nature of the song. Culturally, molestation is hidden and something that its victims are usually inclined to be ashamed of; Otep is challenging that idea. On a Headbangers Blog she said, “Writing “Jonestown Tea” was both cathartic and resurrectional for me. I needed to write a song that spoke for those that believe they have no voice but also to empower my own spirit to defeat the demons of doubt.” This song is reforming how many victims of molestation deal with the effects of being abused. It empowers them to achieve what they can
zack(just fuckin around)	Dec 3 2008 10:28 PM hey thx for the add,and keep kickin ass!!and come to louisana so i can see ya live again,peace
Hanoverfiste.........	Dec 3 2008 10:01 PM you are the light of a new day let your words bring us all to stand up an speak out.
Medusa S.x.	Dec 3 2008 6:07 AM and marking skin forever, you do it with things that are most important and uplifting to you. I realizied that this band was more then just a sound, that it was a voice, i voice i didn't have but now command for myself.. i wont be silent and i wont back down....
marissa	Dec 3 2008 7:40 PM i love you.
kerri	Dec 3 2008 6:10 AM i love that quote you just put up. i totally agree.
666^corianne^666	Dec 3 2008 2:20 PM I love you Otep!! You are the greatest artist on this planet. You are my outlet for everything that I'm forced to hide everyday. Thank you. It was great seeing you live at the Hayloft in Michigan. Thanks for coming and if you come back, I will be there. Take care...and let me know if you want to unload those painkillers! hahaha!
Greene Nathanael	Dec 3 2008 4:43 PM Declare Interdependence!
Pink	Dec 3 2008 5:18 PM Thanks for the add!!! You rock!!!
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FISHBOX 2 - more fishbox : official page	Dec 3 2008 3:39 AM Thanks 4 the request !! your music is so amazing :) FISHBOX loves you !!!
DeathSex	Dec 3 2008 3:24 AM Otep your music is amazing! It inspires me everyday :)
Holly [=	Dec 2 2008 10:00 PM For you =]
i'm dead!!!	Dec 3 2008 1:39 AM i love you fuking song "my confession"
††SACRIFICIAL LAMB††	Dec 2 2008 10:55 PM OTEP YOU ARE MY QUEEN!!!! And EVIL J RULES!!!
Starinmycar (Music Page)	Dec 2 2008 11:08 PM

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