Otep Shamaya is an American singer and rapper, best known as the lead vocalist and founder of the eponymous metal band

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Career

Shamaya made her debut in 2000 with her band

OTEP Otep is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2000. They have released two EPs, eight studio albums, and one live album. They are currently signed with Napalm Records. The band has sold over 500,000 albums world ...

, and released the full-length albums ''

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'' (June 2002), '' House of Secrets'' (July 2004), '' The Ascension'' (October 2007), ''

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'' (August 2009), ''

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'' (January 2013), and Shamaya released her latest album, "Generation Doom" via Napalm Records on April 15, 2016. The album debuted on Billboard at #10 on the Independent Chart, #7 on the Rock Chart, #4 on the Hard Rock Chart and #109 on the Top 200 Albums Chart, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Shamaya is featured in '' The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies'' as a voice-over actor for creatures. Shamaya has been featured on

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's television series ''

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''. In 2010, Shamaya was a GLAAD Nominee for Outstanding Music Artist, alongside Lady Gaga (who won) and Adam Lambert.

Personal life

Shamaya is openly a lesbian and a

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. She is known to be an advocate of animal rights. Shamaya also spoke at the

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Discography

References

External links

Otep's Merch

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