After a few shows Otep were signed to Capitol Records. On June 18, 2002 Otep's first album "Sevas Tra" was released. "House of Secrets" was released July 27, 2004. On October 30, 2007 Otep's third album "The Ascension" was released. Otep's fourth album "Smash the Control Machine" was released on August 18, 2009. "Atavist" was released on 26 April 2011. On November 6, 2012, Otep released their first live album, "Sounds Like Armageddon". The band's sixth studio album "Hydra" was released on January 22, 2013. In an interview Otep said that it is the band's last album.