Interview by Liz Wize
I had been a little apprehensive and honestly, felt somewhat intimidated to interview Otep Shamaya, lead vocalist of the metal band for which she is the namesake, Otep. Previous interviews and articles I'd read and past shows I'd seen, Shamaya seemed to tell it like it is and not hold back. All these descriptions are true as well as her being genuine and very intelligent. In the brief time we had to talk together, I was interested in her take on the music business and what had really lead to the bands split from Capitol Records in late 2006. Otep had been signed with Capitol since 2001 after a stint on the same year's Ozzfest. Currently the band is signed with Koch Records; currently America's largest independently distributed record company. I was also interested as to the reasons the band had had so many lineup changes in the past. Otep's current lineup includes Otep Shamaya (vocals), Aaron Nordstrom (guitar)"Evil" J. McGuire on bass, and Brian Wolff (drums). Several other artists have played on their records including Greg Tribbett of Mudvayne and Joey Jordison of Slipknot.
Otep recenting finished the Balls, Volume, Strength Tour with Hellyeah and Bloodsimple. Their latest album, The_Ascension was released October 30th, 2007, and debuted at #81 on the Billboard 200 chart.
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