Saturday, 20 December 2008

ULTIMATUM - LEX METALIS / 2007 / BIOGRAPHY / DISCOGRAPHY / REVIEW
















THIS ALBUM CONTAIN(13-TRACKS)
1-TON OF BRICKS
2-LOCKED IN CHAINS
3-SIN AFTER SIN
4-CREEPING DEATH
5-DENIN & LEATHER
6-GUT WRENCH
7-MOTO PSYCHO
8-METAL HEALTH
9-STEELER
10-CAN'T GET OUT
11-IRON FIRST
12-WRATHCHILD
13-POWERSURGE
ULTIMATUM - INTO THE PIT /2007
















THIS ALBUM CONTAIN(11-TRACKS)
1-ONE FOR ALL
2-EXONERATE
3-DEATHWISH
4-BLOOD COVENANT
5-HEART OF METAL
6-WRATCHILD(IRON MEIDEN COVER)
7-TRANGRESSOR
8-BLINK
9-BLIND FAITH
10-INTO THE PIT(Instrumental)
11-GAME OVER
ULTIMATUM-TIL THE END-2006
















THIS DEMO EP CONTAIN(6-TRACKS)
1-DEATHWISH
2-ONE FOR ALL
3-HEART OF METAL
4-BLIND FAITH
5-SINS OF MISSION
6-BLINK(Live)
Limited edition EP that was hand numbered and signed by the band. A total of 300 copies were pressed and released. All 300 were hand signed on the front cover in silver Sharpee.The EP contained four new "demo" tracks that originally were not intended to be released. According to the band the songs were recorded to shop to labels.The idea of releasing the songs on an EP came by the way of fan suggestions on the band's discussion board. All four songs were later re-recorded for the full length album "Into the Pit". It was these four demo tracks that got Ultimatum signed to Retroactive Records, the label that also released new music from Deliverance and Bride. The fifth track is a Testament cover that was originally recorded for a Testament Tribute CD. The last track is a live version of "Blink" recorded in California in 2004.This CD is out of print and hard to find.
ULTIMATUM-THE MECHANICS OF PERILOUS TIMES-2000
















THIS ALBUM CONTAIN(10-TRACKS)
1-TEMPLE OF THE SPIRIT
2-THE GREED REGIME.INC.
3-PERILOUS TIMES
4-SHROUD OF SCIENCE
5-THE PURGING
6-CRASH COUSE
7-WARLORD SWORD
8-BURN
9-MUTALMITLU
10-VIOLENCE & BLOODSHED
11-TEMPLE OF THE SPIRIT-1999(Demo Bonus Track)
12-HEART OF METAL-2003(Rough Demo Bonus Track)
13-GREED REGIME INC.2005(Live Bonus Track)
Ultimatum's third full-length release of power thrash metal and a fine release it is! Technical speed riffing and biting vocal shrieks are present once more as Ultimatum cranks it up a notch for their most intense release to date. Overall this is the fastest and heaviest cd Ultimatum has put out. Fans of late 80's early 90's thrash metal like Anthrax, Exodus, Metal Church, Tourniquet and Vengeance Rising,Kryst The Conquer,Detritus,Final Prophecy, will love this disc. Released in the U.S. in 2000 directly through the band.Released in Europe in 2001 on Gutter/Massacre Records..
ULTIMATUM-PUPPET OF DESTRUCTION-1998















THIS ALBUM CONTAIN(10-TRACKS)
1-NEVER
2-MORTAL STOMP
3-SCORN
4-PUPPET OF DESTRUCTION
5-GUTTERBOX
6-REPENTANCE
7-WORLD OF SIN
8-CROSSHOPE
9-CONFORM TO REALITY
10-CHARGED/POWER
This Album And Demo Ep Are My Favo.Steve Rowe had enough sense to sign these guys to a deal after they were dropped by Morphine records before they even got into the studio. Lots of double bass drumming and tight guitar riffing along with a clean production give this cd a great sound. Fans of their first album and anyone into the speed/thrash metal sound of bands like God Fear, Deliverance or Eternal Decision will dig this cd.later re-release on 1995/2007
ULTIMATUM-SYMPHONIC EXTREMITIES-1994/95/2007
















THIS ALBUM CONTAIN(14-TRACKS)
1-SYMPHONIC EXTREMITIES
2-THE KILLING FIELDS
3-E.N.D(Erroneous Nation Of Death)
4-BLACK LIGHT
5-DARKEST VOID
6-ODE TO NOISE
7-THE GRIP
8-FATAL DELAY
9-MEGATON
10-BLINK
11-WORLD OF SIN(Bonus Track)
12-WICKEDNESS & PERDITION-1993)(Bonus Track)
13-FATAL DELAY-1993(Demo)
14-BLINK(Live
Retroactive RecordsContains 3 bonus tracks and additional liner notes. Cover art is slightly different than the original Juke Box Media release as well.Bonus Tracks:Wickedness & Perdition (demo)Fatal Delay (demo)Blink (live 2006)This CD was re-released in June 2007, but the initial pressing had an error.The last track was incorrect. While it was suppose to be "Blink"(live)this initial run contained "Greed Regime, Inc."(live)The CDs were instantly recalled by Retroactive and only a handful of copies made it out onto the market. They were released again in July 2007. The CDs with the mistake are now a rare collector's item.Then The First Released Contained 5 song pre-release Demo with 6 songs (!?!)Cassette only release.
ULTIMATUM-FATAL DELAY-1993
















THIS DEMO CONTAIN(4-TRACKS)
1-WICKEDNESS & PERDITION
2-FATAL DELEAY
3-ALL I NEED
4-PLEA FOR A HOLINESS















CREDIT:
Former/past member(s)
Guitars:Steve Trujillo(Angelic Force)Augustine Ortiz
Bass:Tom Michaels,Joey Anaya(Blood Justice)
Drums:Mike Lynch Sean Griego (1996-2007)

Current line-up
Scott Waters - Vocals (Once Dead)(formerly known as Vengeance Rising)
Robert Gutierrez-Guitars(Angelic Force)(Saint)(as guest)
Justin Frear -Guitars
Rob Whitlock - Bass
Alan Tuma-Drums(ex-Moshketeers)(Combat Faith)
Scott Waters Lead The last Album from Vengeance Rising.( Vengeance Rising )

Ultimatum began in early 1992 by founder Robert Gutierrez and guitarist Steve Trujillo. Ultimatum played their first two shows with Robert singing lead vocals in October of 1992. Scott & Robert had been friends for a while, so he was asked to audition for the band. Scott joined in January 1993. At the same time, Ultimatum were looking for a permanent drummer. Mike Lynch joined the band in March of 1994. Ultimatum's first public performance with Scott, Steve and Robert was at Sonshine 94 opening for Godfear and Extraction. Extraction vocalist/drummer Rick Campbell, filled in on the drums as Mike was not yet familiar with all the material.In 1993 they released their first demo titled Fatal Delay that was sold worldwide and began to give them a dedicated following. The band was never real happy with the demo, feeling they could do much better. So, in the Winter of 1994 they went into a new studio and began recording a new demo titled Symphonic Extremities by Ultimatum. This five song demo was never released. Only about 50 copies were sent out to magazines, labels, and a few friends. Later that year, they decided it best not to release another cheap demo, so they went back into the same studio the first five tracks were recorded at and recorded five more. This is also where they met bassist Tom Michaels. October of 1995, a full length tape titled Symphonic Extremities by Ultimatum was released independently by the band and captured raving reviews in metal publications across the globe. In January of 1997 Ultimatum licensed Symphonic Extremities to Juke Box Media (USA), a small indie company, to be released on a national level with the added bonus cut, "World of Sin." "World of Sin" was released as a single, received airplay worldwide and was in the top 10 on the Pure Rock Report LOUD Chart for several weeks. Ultimatum has also appeared on the Rowe Productions/ Diamante release Massive Frequency Overload-the U.S. Hard Compilation. "World of Sin" would be the last song recorded with drummer Mike Lynch. Current drummer Sean Griego joined the band in May 1997. JBM sold out of Symphonic Extremities within a matter of weeks. After the company was sold, "Symphonic" went into it second printing. Since "World of Sin" was originally intended to be recorded for their second full length release, a new, slightly altered version appears on the band first Rowe Productions release, Puppet of Destruction. "Never" the only single to be released by Rowe, reached #7 on the Pure Rock charts. The album became one of Rowe;s better selling discs. Overall, "Puppet" did well for the band, opening up a wealth of new doors. The album grabbed the attention of a few international labels that began to carry the cd in their mail order catalogues. One label, Dwell Records, offered Ultimatum the opportunity to record songs for two of their compilation cds. "2000-A Second Coming" featured a new remixed version of their single "Never." The other project was recording the song "Sins of Omission" for Dwell's Testament tribute disc. 2000 saw Ultimatum record their third full length disc titled "The Mechanics of Perilous Times" Originally scheduled to be on Rowe Productions, Ultimatum opted to release the disc themselves in the U.S. while Gutter Records, a division of Massacre Records, released the disc in Europe in March 2001. During this time Ultimatum played various shows across the country to promote the disc, including the 2001 Stryper Expo. Also during this year, long time bassist Tom Micheals left the band and was replaced by California native Rob Whitlock. Ultimatum performed their first show with Rob at the Metal Marti Gras festival in California in August of 2002 and as of the Spring 2003 are writing songs for their fourth CD.for more info go to the official website of Scott Water Vocalist of Ultimatum( Ultimatum).finaly words if you like this Style of music you may come to visit to Our Radiostation at (http://www.holymetalrob.com/)

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