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OTEP SHAMAYA On Nu Metal: 'There Was No Taboo In That Time Period, Which Was Really Great'

In a new interview with Ghost Cult's Keefy, OTEP frontwoman Otep Shamaya spoke about being part of the so-called "nu-metal" genre which swept the airwaves and peaked for a brief period in the late nineties and early noughties. She said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "The great thing about nu metal, it wasn't just a fusion of rap and metal, like RUN-DMC and AEROSMITH; it wasn't just that. 'Cause 'Walk This Way' was kind of one of the first, and then ANTHRAX and I think PUBLIC ENEMY did it back in the '80s. And then KORN was probably the biggest influence in that world at first, because they brought in funk and they brought in punk and metal and rap and whatever else Jonathan [Davis] was doing on the microphone, which is amazing, singing. You have the DEFTONES, which early on were considered emo, mainly because of Chino's [Moreno] screams and stuff. But the DEFTONES have a DJ, and not a lot of people know that, but that's because they brought t

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OTEP SHAMAYA: 'Where We Are Now Politically Is We're Actually Fighting Fascism In America'

In a new interview with Heavy New YorkHeavy New York, OTEP frontwoman Otep Shamaya, who is also known as an outspoken advocate of gay rights, poet, illustrator, author and activist, talked about her approach to writing lyrics and having her songs occasionally misinterpreted by people from the opposite side of the political spectrum. She said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I do my best to write with universal language. I know that what truth I'm trying to convey or what emotional experience I'm trying to write about, and sometimes it's multiple things all in this big alchemical stew that it may start off with one idea in the same verse and it switches to several other different things. But I try to do as the beat poets did — use a lot of universal language — and so that people that might not understand or have never had the experience that inspired me to write the song, they can find their own experiences in it and their own meanings to it. Sometimes it can be a

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An Interview with Otep Shamaya of OTEP

While currently on their European tour supporting their last year release ‘Kult 45’, Otep Shamaya of OTEP join us backstage in Manchester to discuss, American politics, their latest album and influences.

Great to meet you, how did last night in Coventry go?

“It was a great venue, the staff were fantastic and we really had a great time playing there.”

And tonight here in Manchester, do we know what happened with the late change of venue?

“I was told that the old venue took their stage out to do some renovations and they didn't get it back in time for our show, so we switched to this venue and we are happy that the Bread Shed took us on with such short notice.”

You have a few more dates in the UK and then across Europe, what’s next after that? Will you be doing festivals over the summer?

“They haven't told me, so I'm not sure! There is talk of us going maybe to South America then we may be coming back in Europe in the fall and also probably another headlining run in the States. But right now we're just happy to be here as it'