OTEP is a Heavy metal band formed in 2000 in Los Angeles, California. Current lineup of the musical group consists of four members: vocalist Otep Shamaya, guitarist Aaron Nordstrom, drummer Brian Wolff, and bassist/background Vocalist "Evil" J. McGuire.

Otep is a female-fronted, four-piece experimental metal band, and the name of the lead member of the band, Otep Shamaya (as Otep has written, they are art metal, because of Otep’s lyrics) from Los Angeles, California. Witnessing a brief live performance impressed Sharon Osbourne enough for Otep to land a spot on Ozzfest before signing onto a label. Otep’s lyrics often involve discussions of pain and abuse, and there is a very personal feeling to many of Otep’s tracks; due to the use of ori