OTEP – …Are Back! New Album Expected this December – Otep Shamaya Speaks Out
Capitol recording group OTEP has entered a New Orleans studio to begin recording their highly anticipated third album. Assisting OTEP in the recording is producer Dave Fortman, known for his work with such bands as MUDVAYNE, EVANESCENCE, SUPERJOINT RITUAL.
Along with longtime bassist eViL j, Shamaya is joined in the studio by ex-AMERICAN HEADCHARGE guitarist Karma Cheema and drummer Brian Wolff (formerly of SYNAPSE).
”Recording this album has felt like being reborn,” says Shamaya. “It’s everything I felt from ‘SEVAS TRA’ and everything I experienced during ‘HOUSE OF SECRETS.’ This album is the best thing we’ve ever done.”
OTEP kicked off the recordings last month by performing a special Day of Atonement benefit concert at New Orleans’ House of Blues. Portions of the proceeds raised by the June 6th show presented in association with the heavy metal community’s philanthropic organization, Slave To The Metal Foundation were donated to a pair of charitable organizations dedicated to helping rebuild Louisiana communities devastated by last year’s Hurricane Katrina disaster.
The gig included a rare on-stage visit from producer Fortman, who strapped on a guitar for an electric rendition of VAN HALEN’s classic “Eruption.”
The yet-to-be-titled album is due to hit stores by December through Capitol Records.
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