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The smell of sweat and a darkened room appear to be moving; but it is only the people who are throwing themselves into each other. One may be asking themselves what is this that I describe, a mad house? No a concert! The Otep website is about the music and promotion of their band. The Band Otep is not like most metal bands considering their lead singer is a female who can scream. Otep speaks of change to those people who listen, hence the title of the website: Destroying Popular Culture, One Mind At A Time. Otep’s audience is international, reaching different individuals who come together for the love of a metal band. The website is mainly used to check tour dates and talk with others who are also infatuated with the music. If one does not understand a portion of the site one should be able to grasp onto the idea that the site revolves around a metal band. The love for this band may be hard to understand if one is not into this form of music. Otep is not a radio band, they use the internet for exposure to the public. The site focuses on showing clips of videos and music trying to get individuals out to Otep shows. All text that would describe this bands content would be heard through their music which truly allows one to understand what would drive a person to use this site for many things. Such as a communication device used around the world, a voice of politics, or an interest in music. Otep is more than a band for the people who listen to them, they are hope.

The Otep site is trying to find fans to join their site by signing up as a member. There is also a place on the site where viewers can demand a city for Otep to come play. Once again they are trying to build public support. The “demand a city” function helps find the cities with the most fans. Otep wants to play in as many cities as possible with audiences that are enormous. The lead singer Shamaya Otep is trying to communicate her thoughts of self government and revolution of the people, for the people. This message is the voice which she shares with the fans who hear her. The metal world knows Otep for Shamaya’s incredible voice and thought provoking lyrics.

This website is one of the few that I visit because of the love of music and concerts. Communication is simple between fans of Otep and of music in general through the internet. The music world and writing world is growing through technology and culture. Music and writing are both forms of expression; of emotion and the internet is just another medium to be used to present that expression. A web, a blog, or the internet in general can reach and change context of writing for ever.