Ultimatum (band)

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Name = Ultimatum


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Origin = Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Genre = Christian metal Thrash metal Speed metal Heavy metal
Years_active = 1992–present
Label = Retroactive, Gutter, Massacre, Rowe, Juke Box Media
Associated_acts = Once Dead Angelic Force
URL = [http://www.ultimatum.net Official website]
Current_members = Scott Waters Robert Gutierrez Sean Griego Rob Whitlock
Past_members = Steve Trujillo Tom Michaels Augustine Ortiz Greg Dingess Mike Lynch

Ultimatum is an American Christian metal band from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Their sound is often compared to other thrash metal bands such as Exodus, Overkill, Metal Church, and Pantera. To date, the band has released 4 studio albums, 1 EP, and 1 demo.

History

Ultimatum was formed in 1992 in Albuquerque, New Mexico by Robert Gutierrez and Steve Trujillo. The band's first public performance was at the Sonshine Festival in 1994.

The singles "World of Sin" from their 1995 debut album "Symphonic Extremities" and "Never" from their second studio 1998 album "Puppet of Destruction" reached the top ten on the Pure Rock Report's chart. [http://www.metal-archives.com/more.php?id=496]

The band recorded a cover of the Testament song "Sins of Omission" that appeares on the tribute album "Jump in the Pit - A Tribute to Testament".

Vocalist Scott Waters states that the band's name has several meanings:

:"ULTIMATUM (ul-ti-ma-tum) n. 1. a final proposition. 2. one whose rejection will end negotiations and cause a definite action. 3. Choose this day who you will serve. 4. A metal band whose sound is a mixture of traditional heavy, power/speed/thrash metal and more modern grooves; brutal guitars, blazing leads, pounding drums, thundering bass and shrill, shrieking vocals. Ultimatum does not claim to follow any trends nor do they wish to do so."

:"Our interests have never been to be the fastest, or the heaviest, or even the most bizarre. We really don’t care to be trendy. Rather we want to write good, heavy, memorable metal songs with lyrics that will challenge the listener."

Discography

tudio albums

*"Symphonic Extremities" (1995) - Juke Box Media
*"Puppet of Destruction" (1998) - Rowe Productions
*"The Mechanics of Perilous Times..." (2001) - Gutter Records, Massacre Records
*"Into the Pit" (2007) - Retroactive Records

EPs

*"...til the End!" (2006) - Roxx Productions

ingles

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*"World of Sin" (1995)
*"Never" (1998)

Demos

*"Fatal Delay" (1993)

Members

Current line up

*Scott Waters - vocals
*Robert Gutierrez - guitar
*Rob Whitlock - bass
*Alan Tuma - drums

Former members

*Augustine Ortiz - guitars
*Steve Trujillo - guitars
*Tom Michaels - bass
*Greg Dingess - bass
*Sean Griego - drums
*Mike Lynch - drums

Trivia

*Scott Waters is also an avid metal fan and runs his own metal website, where he lists and reviews his entire extensive metal collection.

External links

* [http://www.ultimatum.net Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/ultimatummetal Ultimatum's MySpace page]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:8d967uq010jg~T0 Ultimatum's Allmusic page]
* [http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=496 Ultimatum at Encyclopaedia Metallum]
* [http://nolifetilmetal.com/ Scott Waters' Nolifetilmetal.com]