by Bram Teitelman | Jun 17, 2015 | News, Updates, Video
Last week, it came to light that singer Otep Shamaya took matters into her own hands dealing with an audience member at a show in Belvedere, IL. According to what she said in a statement, the supposedly large and drunk man threw a woman into the sound board, then...
by Bram Teitelman | May 13, 2015 | News, Touring, Updates
The male/female ratio at the Civil Unrest tour keeps leaning more heavily in the male direction, as Kittie have exited the Ill Nino-led tour. If you’ll remember, a few months back, Otep dropped off after the singer Otep Shamaya claimed she was groped by the...
by Bram Teitelman | Apr 9, 2015 | Controversy, Metal Musical Chairs, News, Updates
The whole event in recent weeks with Terror Universal, a masked band said to include members of Ill Nino, and Otep, has been pretty uncomfortable. To recap, Otep dropped off the Civil Unrest tour because she claimed that the singer of Terror Universal groped her...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 23, 2015 | Controversy, News, Touring
Last year, we wrote about Terror Universal, a masked band that allegedly contains members of Ill Nino, Machine Head and Soulfly. And although it’s being vigorously disputed by the band, Otep have pulled out of a co-headlining run with Ill Nino for the second...
by Metal Insider | Feb 27, 2015 | In Memoriam, News
Leonard Nimoy, who many knew simply as Mr. Spock from the Star Trek TV and film series died at the age of 83 earlier today (27). Nimoy announced this past year that he suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. His wife, Susan Bay Nimoy confirmed her husband...