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