Otep

Formed: 2000 in Los Angeles, CA
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Styles: Alternative Metal, Death Metal/Black Metal, Goth Rock, Rap-Metal, Goth Metal
Group Members: eViL j, Otep Shamaya
Biography: Otep got their start in late 2000, when singer/band namesake Otep Shamaya brought her Marilyn Manson-meets-Kim Gordon style of singing to a crew of musicians known only as Rob, Moke, and eViL j. The foursome began gigging around Los Angeles and scored a deal with Capitol solely on the strength of their ...Read full biography
Sevas Tra
Released: 2002
Label: EMI
Critics' Rating:
Sevas Tra stands for "art saves," a philosophy written all over Otep's debut full-length, an album that yanks itself from the jaws of suffering with rage, anger, doom, and a sound heavier than Slipknot. ...Read full review
House of Secrets
Released: 2004
Label: Capitol
Critics' Rating:
The sophomore effort from art house nu-metal practitioners Otep only briefly flirts with the genre's anarchic political leanings ("Warhead"), focusing instead on the medium's most revered theme: angst. ...Read full review
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