Alt-Metal Queen OTEP Returns To Reclaim Her Crown With A New Single, Announces New National Tour!
It’s been nearly 5 years since the release of OTEP’s last full-length album, the crushing Kult 45, and since then the world has gone to complete…well, let’s just say it’s become the kind of world that desperately needs OTEP. Not only is Otep Shamaya a revered musical figure, known for her intrepid blending of metal genres and hip hop, as exemplified on her notorious 2002 debut album Sevas Tra, but she’s also amassed an enormous following based on her fearless performances and confrontational, spiritually tinged lyrics. It’s that combination of radical artistry and galvanizing message that the world desperately needs now more than ever, and OTEP is ready to answer the call.
Today marks the release of OTEP’s first new recorded material since 2018, and it may come as a surprise. “You Should See Me In A Crown” was the lead single from the 2018 debut album of another controversial female figure who cut across musical and social norms to carve out an identity all her own. That artist is, of course, Billie Eilish and OTEP’s cover version is no mere homage to a young acolyte but rather a radical reimagining of the song that mines all of its dark sonic complexity as well as its bold lyrical message, transforming it into the kind of modern metal epic that nobody does better than OTEP.
As Shamaya herself puts it, “To me the song is a warning against cultural reduction, biased underestimation & the volatile anti-Newtonian reaction of judging someone before you know their true power.”
Stream the single: https://orcd.co/otep_youshouldseemeinacrown
And be sure to catch OTEP coming to a stage near you, bringing her army of metal warriors to the musical/cultural frontlines all across the nation!
SACRAMENTO, CA
05/10/2023
Old Ironsides
PORTLAND, OR
05/12/2023
Dante’s
BEND, OR
05/13/2023
Silver Moon Brewing
SEATTLE, WA
05/14/2023
El Corazón
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
05/16/2023
The Black Sheep
PARKER, CO
05/17/2023
Wild Goose Saloon
COVINGTON, KY
05/19/2023
Madison Theater
CHESTERFIELD, MI
05/20/2023
Diesel Concert Lounge
MECHANICSBURG, PA
05/23/2023
Lovedraft’s Brewing Co
PITTSBURGH, PA
05/24/2023
Hard Rock Cafe
JORDAN, NY
05/25/2023
Kegs Canalslide
STROUDSBURG, PA
05/26/2023
The Sherman Theater
CLIFTON, NJ
05/27/2023
Dingbatz
NEW BEDFORD, MA
05/28/2023
The Vault
HOBART, IN
05/31/2023
Hobart Art Theatre
MCHENRY, IL
06/01/2023
The Vixen
KENT, OH
06/02/2023
Outpost Concert Club
JOLIET, IL
06/03/2023
The Forge
COLUMBUS, OH
06/04/2023
The King of Clubs
ST. LOUIS, MO
06/06/2023
Red Flag
SAN ANTONIO, TX
06/08/2023
The Rock Box
HOUSTON, TX
06/09/2023
Warehouse Live
DALLAS, TX
06/10/2023
Trees
MESA, AZ
06/12/2023
Nile Theater
FLAGSTAFF, AZ
06/13/2023
Yucca North
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
06/14/2023
Whisky a Go Go
ANAHEIM, CA
06/15/2023
House of Blues – Anaheim
FRESNO, CA
06/16/2023
Fulton 55
SPARKS, NV
06/17/2023
The Ranch House
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
06/18/2023
DNA Lounge
