Ultimatum (metal band)
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | New Mexico, USA  |
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| Genre(s) | Thrash metal Christian metal Power metal Heavy Metal |
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| Years active | 1992 – present | |
| Label(s) | Retroactive Records | |
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Once Dead Angelic Force |
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| Website | Official Homepage | |
| Members | ||
| Scott Waters Robert Gutierrez Sean Griego Rob Whitlock |
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| Steve Trujillo Tom Michaels Augustine Ortiz Mike Lynch |
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Ultimatum is an American Christian Metal band from Albuquerque, New Mexico that was founded by Robert Gutierrez and Steve Trujillo. The bands sound is often compared to bands such as Exodus, Overkill, Metal Church, and Pantera. To date the band has released 3 full albums and 1 EP. The single "Never" from the 1998 album "Puppet of Destruction" reached #7 on the Pure Rock charts.
The band recorded a cover of the Testament song Sins of Omission that appeared on the tribute album Jump in the Pit - A Tribute to Testament.
The band is currently seeking a new guitarist to replace Augustine Ortiz who recently left the band.
Defenition of the group by vocalist Scott Waters:
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."
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[edit] Discography
- Fatal Delay (demo) 1993
- Symphonic Extremities (Juke Box Media) 1995
- Puppet of Destruction (Rowe Productions) 1998
- The Mechanics of Perilous Times... (Gutter/Massacre) 2001
- ...til the End! (EP) (Roxx Productions) 2006
[edit] Current Members
- Scott Waters - vocals
- Robert Gutierrez - guitars
- Sean Griego - drums
- Rob Whitlock - bass
[edit] Former Members
- Augustine Ortiz - guitars
- Steve Trujillo - guitars
- Tom Michaels - bass
- Mike Lynch - drums
[edit] Trivia
Vocalist Scott Waters is also an avid metal fan and runs his own metal website (nolifetilmetal.com) where he lists and reviews his entire extensive metal collection.
