Ultimatum (American band)
| Ultimatum | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States |
| Genres | Christian metal, thrash metal, speed metal, heavy metal |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Retroactive, Massacre/Gutter, Rowe, Juke Box Media |
| Associated acts | Once Dead, Moshketeers, Angelic Force |
| Website | ultimatum |
| Members | Scott Waters Robert Gutierrez Sean Griego Rob Whitlock Alan Tuma |
| Past members | Steve Trujillo Tom Michaels Augustine Ortiz Greg Dingess Mike Lynch |
Ultimatum is an American thrash metal band from Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Ultimatum was formed in 1992 in Albuquerque, New Mexico by Robert Gutierrez, John Carroll and Greg Dingess. The band's name is taken from concept of the ultimatum given by Joshua in Joshua 24:15 which states, "But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve." Robert's former Angelic Force guitar player Steve Trujillo joined soon after. Vocalist Scott Waters joined the band in January 1993 and their first public performance together was at the Sonshine Festival in Albuquerque, NM in 1993.>
From 1992-1995 the band performed regularly locally and recorded three demos, Fatal Delay (1993), Symphonic Extremities by Ultimatum (1994), and then Symphonic Extremities (1995). The later two demos were later combined and released on CD by indie label Juke Box Media and released on CD with a new song that was mixed by Whitecross guitarist Rex Carroll.
Drummer Sean Griego joined the band in 1995, whose more aggressive style helped the band morph from traditional heavy metal to a more aggressive speed and thrash metal style. That same year the band opened up for Mortification on their Blood World tour. Mortification bassist Steve Rowe liked the band's performance and purchased all their demo tapes to sell through his new indie distribution company, Rowe Productions. In 1996, the band was signed to a three album contract with Rowe, releasing Puppet of Destruction in 1998, which was distributed by Diamante Music Group in the US.
Puppet of Destruction received mixed reviews. Within a year the band used the same line-up on their second album for Rowe Productions, Mechanics of Perilous Times. The album was scheduled to be released in early 2000 on Rowe. During this time, the band also released two songs for Dwell records, including a cover of Testament's "Sins of Omission". Due to the success of the Testament cover, Massacre Records approached Ultimatum about being on their label. Rowe Productions allowed the band to release the album on their new label in March 2001.
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