Otep is a nu metal band formed in 2000 in Los Angeles, California by Otep S… Read Full Bio ↴Otep is a nu metal band formed in 2000 in Los Angeles, California by Otep Shamaya. The band originally formed as a four-piece nu metal band and were invited to play Ozzfest before they had even signed to a label after Sharon Osbourne witnessed a brief part of their live performance. They've since played Ozzfest several times.
Otep have since released six full-length albums featuring many session musicians including Greg Wells, Joey Jordison of Slipknot, Koichi Fukuda of Static-X, Emilie Autumn, Tony Campos of Soulfly and Asesino (ex-Static-X), and Ulrich Wild. Their first three albums, Sevas Tra, House of Secrets, and The Ascension, were released on Capitol Records. However, after the label's merging with Virgin Records, Otep, along with many other bands, were released from their contracts with Capitol in 2007. Two years later, Otep signed with Victory Records and released their fourth album, Smash the Control Machine, which included a reunion with former members Mark "Moke" Bistany on drums and Rob Patterson on guitar. The album also featured Koichi Fukuda on piano and Emilie Autumn on violin.
Atavist was the first album not to feature longtime bassist Jason "eViL J" McGuire who left the band on September 30, 2010, the personnel consisted of session musicians Rani Sharone, Gil Sharone, Tony Campos, Collyn McCoy, Ulrich Wild, and Markus Estrada. On the tour supporting the album, her band consisted of support musicians courtesy of the supporting band and labelmates on the tour, Destrophy. The band is now mainly Otep Shamaya.
In 2011, Otep toured as a supporting act along with Earth Crisis for Cavalera Conspiracy. She also wrote and released a new book of poems titled "New Word Order" in December 2011.
In 2013, Otep released her sixth studio album titled Hydra on January 22 through Victory Records.
Otep have since released six full-length albums featuring many session musicians including Greg Wells, Joey Jordison of Slipknot, Koichi Fukuda of Static-X, Emilie Autumn, Tony Campos of Soulfly and Asesino (ex-Static-X), and Ulrich Wild. Their first three albums, Sevas Tra, House of Secrets, and The Ascension, were released on Capitol Records. However, after the label's merging with Virgin Records, Otep, along with many other bands, were released from their contracts with Capitol in 2007. Two years later, Otep signed with Victory Records and released their fourth album, Smash the Control Machine, which included a reunion with former members Mark "Moke" Bistany on drums and Rob Patterson on guitar. The album also featured Koichi Fukuda on piano and Emilie Autumn on violin.
Atavist was the first album not to feature longtime bassist Jason "eViL J" McGuire who left the band on September 30, 2010, the personnel consisted of session musicians Rani Sharone, Gil Sharone, Tony Campos, Collyn McCoy, Ulrich Wild, and Markus Estrada. On the tour supporting the album, her band consisted of support musicians courtesy of the supporting band and labelmates on the tour, Destrophy. The band is now mainly Otep Shamaya.
In 2011, Otep toured as a supporting act along with Earth Crisis for Cavalera Conspiracy. She also wrote and released a new book of poems titled "New Word Order" in December 2011.
In 2013, Otep released her sixth studio album titled Hydra on January 22 through Victory Records.
Battle
Otep Lyrics
KUAN!!
I. simple souls overload as I explode data banks 'cause the earth & space gave birth to this paleface supreme -- linguistic -- mental machine your brain cells swell - the intellects extreme fire fills my veins as eye proclaim my resistance to the mind-swapping parasites that feed off my existence as eye -- skin the burn to relearn the royal plan somewhere out beyond the edges in the depths of spirit land its authentic, apocalyptic destroyer damaging challengers -- resurrection, disorder a monument of crisis - eye strikes this - your dead line my nest with your soul -- cleansed in bloodshed
BATTLE READY! poets gonna take control
BATTLE READY souls violate parole
BATTLE READY violently invade your home
-- breaking the bones OF THOSE WHO POSE
II. commanding the mic -- striking up a verb-fest mass destruction is my function - time to put it to the test in combat --- attacking since way back in the days eye drew praise for the way that eye slayed facts formulating flows in revolutionary science its the catastrophic prophet from the anarchist alliance freaking techniques -- this creature of speech ewe feel the fury of devastation 'cause ewe ewe tasted defeat eye'm alone on my throne in this universe of fear royalty divides my soul -- in this role eye'm revered as the pinnacle -- lyrical master -- queen of disaster eye ruin brain fluid -- the UNKNOWN IS WHUT EYE'M AFTER
[chorus]
Shaking up the world -- just like the 2nd coming of Christ -- when eye write -- thrice divine with this goddess sight wurdz will flow -- wounds will grow ewe know -- bones will be exposed from the force that eye unload its THE SOUL EATER!! -- mic bleeder with the voice of chaos eye got the nectar of the gods flowing from my mental pod gather the flock -- alarm your block tell them the shepherds have come & got the keys to unlock a holy war -- through your veins it courses more lyrical artillery than the armed forces supernatural -- styles be volatile its the mind manipulator -- the WAR CHILD
[chorus]
[bridge]
COME! SHADOW SOLDIERS! we came to defy - ewe living life as a lie we embryonic satellites need our freedom to fly TO WATCH EWE DIE! -- agonizing cries are heard in stereo eye'm visualizing battlefield scenarios in the line of fire -- watching empires fall into attack position -- ELIMINATE ALL!!! MY SPECIES!!!
[chorus] [outro]
MY SPECIES! NO SURRENDER!
I. simple souls overload as I explode data banks 'cause the earth & space gave birth to this paleface supreme -- linguistic -- mental machine your brain cells swell - the intellects extreme fire fills my veins as eye proclaim my resistance to the mind-swapping parasites that feed off my existence as eye -- skin the burn to relearn the royal plan somewhere out beyond the edges in the depths of spirit land its authentic, apocalyptic destroyer damaging challengers -- resurrection, disorder a monument of crisis - eye strikes this - your dead line my nest with your soul -- cleansed in bloodshed
BATTLE READY! poets gonna take control
BATTLE READY souls violate parole
BATTLE READY violently invade your home
-- breaking the bones OF THOSE WHO POSE
II. commanding the mic -- striking up a verb-fest mass destruction is my function - time to put it to the test in combat --- attacking since way back in the days eye drew praise for the way that eye slayed facts formulating flows in revolutionary science its the catastrophic prophet from the anarchist alliance freaking techniques -- this creature of speech ewe feel the fury of devastation 'cause ewe ewe tasted defeat eye'm alone on my throne in this universe of fear royalty divides my soul -- in this role eye'm revered as the pinnacle -- lyrical master -- queen of disaster eye ruin brain fluid -- the UNKNOWN IS WHUT EYE'M AFTER
Shaking up the world -- just like the 2nd coming of Christ -- when eye write -- thrice divine with this goddess sight wurdz will flow -- wounds will grow ewe know -- bones will be exposed from the force that eye unload its THE SOUL EATER!! -- mic bleeder with the voice of chaos eye got the nectar of the gods flowing from my mental pod gather the flock -- alarm your block tell them the shepherds have come & got the keys to unlock a holy war -- through your veins it courses more lyrical artillery than the armed forces supernatural -- styles be volatile its the mind manipulator -- the WAR CHILD
[chorus]
[bridge]
COME! SHADOW SOLDIERS! we came to defy - ewe living life as a lie we embryonic satellites need our freedom to fly TO WATCH EWE DIE! -- agonizing cries are heard in stereo eye'm visualizing battlefield scenarios in the line of fire -- watching empires fall into attack position -- ELIMINATE ALL!!! MY SPECIES!!!
[chorus] [outro]
MY SPECIES! NO SURRENDER!
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