OTEP to hit the road in support of new album

Victory Records recording artist OTEP will be hitting the road in support of her upcoming release Smash The Control Machine for what promises to be one of the most sensory invasive tours of 2009. The tour will hit more than 23 U.S. cities, starting August 2nd at Gator's in Farmington, NM, and will wrap up September 16th at LA's Whiskey-A-Go-Go. The tour will include a stop at 2009's Rock the Ink, a music and tattoo festival with projected attendance of 10,000, which OTEP has been chosen to headline. "We are incredibly excited to be able to share all of the new tracks with our fans," comments Otep. "We just want to get out there and do what we do best: PLAY!" OTEP has named fellow Victory act DESTROPHY as direct support with Central Illinois metal heads 7 YEAR EXISTENCE rounding out the package. "We want to annihilate the senses at every show," states OTEP. This trek marks OTEP's first stateside appearance in 2009. The Los Angeles, CA native toured South America in January and has spent the last several months in self-induced "artistic solitary confinement" submersed in creating, writing, recording and perfecting her brand-new album. OTEP, however, was not a silent invalid. Her core fans were engaged in the process and journey via Twitter tweets, daily Facebook updates and her blog www.iamnotamonster.com.

Smash The Control Machine will be released August 18th on Victory Records. The artistically cathartic, socially riveting and revolutionary album was produced by Grammy-nominated Ulrich Wild (Pantera, Deftones, Breaking Benjamin). The vocal style of Otep Shamaya ranges from soothingly and romantically hypnotic to piercingly guttural, to anthem like proclamations that cohesively come together encapsulating her trademark, one of a kind delivery. OTEP engages and enlightens with her lyrics, which are sung and screamed over metallic riffs, hook-laden rhythms and even delicate piano. Smash The Control Machine is not just another hard rock album, it is an intelligent, mind expanding work of art.

Otep has also made a name for herself outside of music. Singer, activist, actress, writer and artist she has filmed segments for several top-rated TV shows, including HBO's "DEF POETRY," Bravo's "DATE MY EX" and TLC's hit show "L.A. Ink." She was a guest speaker at the Democratic National Convention and worked extensively with Voter Registration. OTEP is one of the most searched celebrities on pop culture sites, such as Theinsider.com and Citizenceleb.com. Shamaya also finds time to be a vocal and committed activist for such causes as Climate Change via Carbon Rally.com, Equal Rights, Victims Rights, Hurricane Relief, the genocides in Darfur, Chad, and Myanmar, PETA, and RAINN. Otep Shamaya also created a social networking site (www.allshapesandsizes.org) to help reinforce new ideas to promote self-esteem and self-confidence.

To date, OTEP has sold over 500,000 records and continues to convert the masses to her militant mantra of art and activism on a daily basis.


Aug 1, 2009 Colorado Springs, CO, US @ Black Sheep
Aug 2, 2009 Farmington, NM, US @ Gators
Aug 4, 2009 Lubbock, TX, US @ TEQUILLA JUNGLE
Aug 5, 2009 San Antonio, TX, US @ SCOUT BAR
Aug 6, 2009 Dallas, TX, US @ THE LOFT @ PALLADIUM BALLROOM
Aug 7, 2009 Houston, TX, US @ SCOUT BAR
Aug 10, 2009 Kansas City, MO, US @ BEAUMONT CLUB
Aug 11, 2009 St. Louis, MO, US @ POPS
Aug 12, 2009 Minneapolis, MN, US @ The Rock
Aug 13, 2009 Mokena, IL, US @ THE PEARL ROOM
Aug 14, 2009 Columbus, OH, US @ Woodshock
Aug 15, 2009 Detroit, MI, US @ HARPO'S
Aug 16, 2009 Cincinnati, OH, US @ Annie's
Aug 18, 2009 New York, NY, US @ GRAMERCY THEATRE
Aug 21, 2009 Providence, RI, US @ Rhose Island Convention Center
Aug 22, 2009 Hartford, CT, US @ Webster Theater
Aug 23, 2009 Allentown, PA, US @ Crocodile Rock
Aug 26, 2009 Jacksonville, NC @ HOOLIGANS
Aug 27, 2009 Fayetteville, NC, US @ Jester's Pub
Aug 31, 2009 Denver, CO, US @ Marquis Theatre
Sep 3, 2009 Wheatland, CA, US @ VANS WARPED TOUR 2009
Sep 5, 2009 Seattle, WA, US @ Ex Hall Bumbershoot FEST
Sep 16, 2009 West Hollywood, CA, US @ Whiskey A Go Go

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