| Otep Shamaya | |
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Otep Performing at Reggie's Rock Club in Chicago. February 22, 2010. |
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| Background information | |
| Born | November 7, 1979 |
| Genres | Alternative metal, nu metal, rap metal, artcore |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, actress, poet, writer, painter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels | Capitol (2001–2007) KOCH (2007-2009) Victory (2009-Present) |
| Associated acts | Otep, Imaginary Friends |
| Website | www.myspace.com/otep |
Otep Shamaya (born on November 7, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter, the lead vocalist of the metal band Otep. She made her debut in 2000 with her band and released the full length albums Sevas Tra, House of Secrets, The Ascension, and Smash the Control Machine in June 2002, July 2004, October 2007, and August 2009 respectively. She is openly lesbian[1] and a vegetarian.[2] Otep Shamaya is known to be an advocate of animal rights.
Shamaya has been featured on HBO's 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.
Contents |
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US[3] | US Ind.[3] | FRA[4] | UK[5] | ||
| 2002 | Sevas Tra | 145 | — | — | 86 |
| 2004 | House of Secrets
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93 | — | 102 | — |
| 2007 | The Ascension
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81 | 6 | — | — |
| 2009 | Smash the Control Machine
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47 | 6 | — | — |
| 2011 | Atavist
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61 | 10 | — | — |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||
| Year | Album details |
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| 2001 | Jihad
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| 2005 | Wurd Becomes Flesh
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| Year | Title | US Main. |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | "Blood Pigs" | — | Sevas Tra | |
| "Possession" | — | |||
| 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" | — | ||
| 2011 | "Fists Fall" | — | Atavist | |
| "Not to Touch the Earth" | — | |||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||
Otep - Live Confrontation (2009)
| Year | Title |
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| 2001 | "T.R.I.C." |
| 2002 | "Blood Pigs" |
| 2004 | "Warhead" |
| "Buried Alive" | |
| 2007 | "Ghostflowers" |
| "Breed" | |
| 2008 | "Confrontation" |
| "Crooked Spoons" | |
| 2009 | "Smash the Control Machine" |
| 2010 | "Rise, Rebel, Resist" |
| "Run for Cover" | |
| 2011 | "Fists Fall" |
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