Otep Shamaya is no stranger to controversy. She challenges every status quo in heavy metal, feminism, and well, the music industry in general. She welcomes the chance to stand up and speak out for ...

Otep vocalist Otep Shamaya revealed in a social media post of the weekend that she is planning to retire. The announcement came as a bit of surprise as it was in an attached comment to a post in which ...

The always-outspoken Otep Shamaya, leader and namesake for Otep, has a history of beefing with tourmates: in the past, she’s accused the then-vocalist for Terror ...

Yesterday, the promoters of Mayhem Festival announced their lineups, including a Victory Records stage. The stage features a lot of acts the label is currently promoting. One of the acts NOT featured, ...

For the longest time, American politics has been a high stakes game that has massive consequences for nearly everyone on the planet. And while our two parties are really only set up to serve a hyper ...

The post Misfits’ Doyle Announces Co-Headlining 2024 US Tour with Otep appeared first on Consequence. Doyle, the eponymous project of Misfits guitarist Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein, have announced ...

Heavy metal has never been known as a very female friendly genre, and this year’s Ozzfest was certainly no exception. Laden with groupie scouting rock stars, and men yelling for girls to take off ...

WHEN Otep Shamaya appeared on the Whisky stage Tuesday night, her blond hair was perked in a ponytail. But it took just two seconds for her tattooed deltoids, devil salute and chin-first attitude to ...

Don't mess with Otep. Otep frontwoman Otep Shamaya is not somebody to fuck with. Following an assault incident earlier this year with the former frontman of Terror ...

It took five openers, four-and-a half-hours and one water break to get to OTEP Friday night at Trees, but it was worth the wait. OTEP didn’t go onstage until close to midnight, making me wonder if the ...

Metal band The Convalescence have revealed they were kicked off their recent tour with Otep by singer Otep Shamaya personally. The band made a statement on Facebook detailing what went down on tour ...