Otep Shamaya is an American singer and rapper, best known as the lead vocalist and founder of the eponymous metal band Otep. Career Shamaya made her debut in 2000 with her band OTEP, and released the full-length albums Sevas Tra (June 2002), House of Secrets (July 2004), The Ascension (October 2007), Smash the Control Machine (August 2009), Atavist (April 2011), Hydra (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 HBO's television series Def Poetry. 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 vegan. She is known to be an advocate of animal rights. Shamaya also spoke at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Discography References External links Otep's Merch Otep at Last.fm American rock songwriters American rock singers American women heavy metal singers American women rappers American lesbian musicians American lesbian writers American LGBT singers American LGBT songwriters Living people Nu metal singers Musicians from Los Angeles LGBT rappers American LGBT poets American women poets American contraltos Lesbian singers Lesbian songwriters Lesbian poets Singer-songwriters from California 21st-century American rappers 21st-century American women musicians 21st-century American poets 20th-century LGBT people 21st-century LGBT people 1979 births 21st-century women rappers