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Otep is a nu metal band formed in 2000 in Los Angeles, California by Otep Shamaya. The band originally formed as a four-piece nu metal band and were invited to play Ozzfest before they had even signed to a label after Sharon Osbourne witnessed a brief part of their live performance. They've since played Ozzfest several times. Otep have since released five full-length albums featuring many session musicians including Greg Wells, Joey Jordison of Slipknot, Koichi Fukuda of Static-X, Emilie Autumn, Tony Campos of Soulfly and Asesino (ex-Static-X), and Ulrich Wild.

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1) The band is based in Kungsbacka, south of Gothenburg, Sweden. It was formerly known as Northern Shadow, but the name was changed to Nightshade in January 1996. After some serious line-up changes (in fact, the only remaining member is vocalist Daniel Kvist), the first official demo, ‘The Benighted’, was recorded in ART Studio June 1997. A couple of bassplayers later the preparation of the second demo resulted in recruiting a keyboard player.

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Threat Level first began its journey in 2005 in Kokomo, Indiana. Members include Frank Rapacki (vocals), Troy Welch (guitar)), Jason Weaver (bass), Chad Smith (drums). They have been steadily working their way up the charts and the fans are loving it! Threat Level’s first release in 2006 was a 5 song demo that they recorded on their own. In March 2008, a 10 song debut CD was released with the title “A World Beyond Devastation“. The songs were released on Internet radio, compilation CD’s, podcast’s and trade magazines.