Fans of Otep know one thing for certain: namesake and frontwoman Otep Shamaya always speaks her mind. It's no surprise, then, that Ms. Shamaya isn't shy in explaining her decision to make the band's ...

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 ...

During an appearance on the Metal Sucks podcast, Shamaya described her unfortunate encounter during a 43-minute interview. Shamaya had plenty of time to go in-depth, and that's exactly what she did.

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 ...

As a road warrior and all of these years of touring, what are your favorite and least favorite parts of being out on the road? The hardest part of being out on the road is just being away from home, ...

Otep Shamaya found herself at the center of controversy this week when her band pulled out of the upcoming Civil Unrest Tour — also set to feature Ill Nino, 36 ...

Notoriously outspoken musician Otep Shamaya, frontwoman of her namesake nü-metal act Otep, is repeating a familiar old parable. “If you put a frog in boiling water, he jumps right out,” she tells AP. ...

Otep Shamaya had never been shy about expressing her opinions in songs she wrote for Otep over the course of her band’s previous seven albums. The previous album, 2016’s “Generation Doom,” for ...

Otep also claims one of the Butcher Babies has a sugar daddy. Otep was recently a guest on the Jamey Jasta podcast, and to say she didn't hold anything back seems like quite the understatement. I didn ...