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 new album Hydra its last. Ending Otep wasn't an easy decision, but one made out of sheer survival and basic business 101...
Killer Lyrics: From long nights of trying to be strong / Hoping that you'd be dead by dawn / Blinded by false emotions / True feelings / Will they ever show
Cincinnatti's Beneath the Sky return with their third offering in 'In Loving Memory' -- an incongruous title for an album as vicious-sounding and vindictive as this one...
Iwrestledabearonce are reissuing last year's 'It's All Happening,' which debuted at number one on the Billboard Heatseekers sales chart, on June 29. The reissue will feature 'It's All Remixed!,' a bonus CD and DVD featuring redos by the likes of Dillinger Escape Plan's Ben Weinman and Mindless Self Indulgence's Jimmy Urine...
Otep are hitting the road on the Rise Rebel Resist Tour with labelmates Bury Your Dead and Destropy in tow, along with Through the Eyes of the Dead. "World domination" was the eponymous singer Otep Shamaya's answer to Noisecreep's questions about what we can expect from Otep this year...
Otep frontwoman and namesake Otep Shamaya was recently nominated for Outstanding Music Artist for the 21st Annual Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Media Awards.
"It is truly an honor to be recognized by GLAAD," the outspoken Otep told Noisecreep...
When we chatted with Ill Niño drummer Dave Chavarri, he was in Australia, awaiting the imminent birth of his daughter. "I have been wanting to be a dad for a while, and I am ready," Chavarri, who is only in Australia temporarily, told Noisecreep. "Beco...
Killer Lyrics: The skin strips from my body, the flesh from my bone / I rapidly plummet through hordes of burning, tortured souls
Florence, S.C.'s Through the Eyes of the Dead return with their third full-length, 'Skepsis,' releasing Feb...
Los Angeles metal band Otep, led by the inimitable Otep Shamaya, has landed the title track from their latest album, 'Smash the Control Machine,' as the theme for TNA Wrestling's 'Final Resolution' pay-per-view special, airing live from Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla...