Atavist

Atavist is the fifth studio album by American metal band Otep. The album was released on 26 April 2011 through Victory Records. On March 8, Otep Shamaya shared the track titles "Atom to Adam", "Blood of Saints", "Remember to Forget", and "We Dream Like Lions" via Facebook and Twitter. On March 15, Otep Shamaya shared the track title "Not to Touch the Earth" via Twitter at 8PM PST. The track is a cover of The Doors song of the same name. On March 21, Victory Records launched an audio stream of the song "Drunk on the Blood of Saints". The first single from the album, "Fists Fall", made its debut on Full Metal Jackie Radio on March 26. On March 29, the single was available to purchase separately or as a bundle along with the song "Not to Touch the Earth" on iTunes. On April 16, 2011 the entire album was available to stream :30 and 1:30 previews of all songs via iTunes. This is the first album to not feature long-time bassist Jason "eViL j" McGuire who left the band on September 30, 2010.