[6] Otep's third album, The Ascension, was due to be released through Capitol in March 2007, but was delayed indefinitely following the label's consolidation into Capitol Music Group two months prior to its planned release date; the band subsequently parted ways with the label, and the album was eventually issued through Koch Records in October of that year.

Otep's ninth and final album, The God Slayer, was released through Cleopatra Records on September 15, 2023.

[10][11] They were invited to play Ozzfest before they had signed to a label after Sharon Osbourne witnessed their fourth live performance.

[10] Otep signed with Capitol Records after four shows and without a demo, purely on the power of their live performance.

[10] After performing at Ozzfest, Marsh and Aguilera were fired, with both guitarists being replaced by Rob Patterson for the rest of the tours that year.

[19] After three years of touring, the band created a third album The Ascension, with a scheduled release date of March 20, 2007.

[23] In September 2007, the band was able to ink a deal with Koch Records,[24] who belatedly released The Ascension in October.

[10] Their 2009 album, Smash the Control Machine, which was released on August 18, 2009,[10][28] included a reunion with former members Mark "Moke" Bistany on drums and Rob Patterson on guitar.

The album also featured Koichi Fukuda on piano, and Emilie Autumn on violin, and a song co-written with songwriter Holly Knight, which resulted in "UR a WMN NOW".

In April 2014, Otep signed a new management deal with Kam 9.8 Machlation Group, a company founded by Slipknot's DJ Sid Wilson and his business partner Synonym Mead.

In September 2015 Otep announced on her Facebook page that the band had signed a new management deal with Napalm Records, and that a new album would be released in the spring of 2016 (pre-order from winter 2015).

The official Napalm announcement read: "You can expect a complete and total mutiny of the senses on Kult 45", says Shamaya.

It's important to me that I'm sending a clear and concise message to the Resistance - the people out there bending the barricades and fighting for justice is this country."

Kult 45 was recorded at The Lair in Los Angeles, using exactly the same equipment which was used for Otep's first album, Sevas Tra (down to Shamaya's vocal microphone, a SHURE Beta 58), in order to create a sound reminiscent of their roots.

Kult 45 was self-produced by the band, with assistant engineering from Larry Goetz, Nicolas Schilke, and Lizzy Ostro.

In an episode of 'Wake and Bake' (a weekly Facebook live stream on the Otep page) Justin Kier said that while creating this album the band had kept the fans in mind.

[47] The album features original material alongside covers of songs by artists including Lil Peep, Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish and Eminem.

[1] Otep's influences include Slipknot, Slayer, Korn, Rage Against the Machine, The Notorious B.I.G., Nine Inch Nails, Jim Morrison, Tool, the Doors, Nirvana, and Deftones.