1. - A vegan stra… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least 12 bands with the name "Ultimatum":
1. - A vegan straight edge hardcore band from New England.
2. - A Hard Rock / Heavy Metal band from Croatia
3. - A hardcore punk band from australia,
4. - An RAC/thrash metal band from france,
5. - A death metal band from Romania,
6. - An oi! band from Columbia and
7. - A rap group from the USA
8. - Female fronted heavy metal band from Mexico City
9. - An RAC band from Moscow, Russia.
10. - An early 80's synth pop band from Germany.
11. - A heavy metal / thrash metal band from Izhevsk, Russia.
12. - A thrash metal band from the USA
1. Vegan straight edge hardcore band from New England. Ultimatum is Cesar Gonzalez (vocals), Nick Birtles (drums), Trang Anh Le (bass), Harrison Sacco (guitar), and Evan Stein (guitar). Tommy Harte was also in the lineup for the first gig, playing bass, before quitting because he doesn’t fuckin’ know bass. They played their first show in December of 2021, and their second show in March of 2022, dropping a demo in November 2022. Stylistically, they are inspired by bands such as Throwdown and Black My Heart — heavy, moshable riffs with downtuned production with literate and intelligent lyrics that make reference to theorists such as Nick Land and Foucault, all while maintaining a straight edge theme. Members are also in notable bands such as Anklebiter, Broken Vow, Pummel, and Ill Comm.
2. Ultimatum is a Hard Rock / Heavy Metal band from Split, Croatia, founded in 2001.
They released their first album, Ulice zla, in 2008 through the major Croatian label Croatia Records and recorded three promotional videos, for the songs Ulice zla, Labud and Mojoj Ljubavi.
The band has finished recording of their second album entitled U Vihoru Vremena, which is scheduled for the release in 2012.
Line-up:
Mate Vukorepa - lead vocals
Ante Barišić - lead guitar, backing vocals
Mihovil ÄŒerina - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Marin Miletić - bass
Mladen Jurišić - drums
3. Ultimatum were an influential hardcore punk band based in Melbourne, Australia.
Ultimatum formed in 1995 and were the first vegan straight-edge band in Australia. They appeared around the same time that Earth Crisis released the definitive record 'Destroy the Machines'.
Ultimatum were also one of the early Australian bands to introduce the modern 'new school' metal influenced form of hardcore to Australia. They were also recognised, not only for their vegan straight edge stance, but also for their emotional and politically charged lyrics.
They garnered a following around Australia, Asia and in Europe with the release of their first self titled EP in 1997, recorded by engineer Scott Harper.
Ultimatum's second EP was a split CD released on Melbourne based Trial and Error/Shock Records, with highly regarded and now defunct hardcore band Not for You. This release promptly sold out and is now a rare item.
During their time, Ultimatum performed with international bands H2O, Strife, Vision of Disorder, Sommerset and Australian bands Mindsnare, 28 Days, Vicious Circle and many others.
Ultimatum disbanded in 2000. Members of the band have gone on to perform in other outfits in various music genres. Some of these bands include Within Blood, Hitlist and Retired Poets League.
4. French Ultimatum released two albums: Rébellion in 2000, Jeunes et Européens in 2002. The band has split.
5. Romanian death metal band.
6. Columbian Oi band.
7. American rap group from Toledo, Ohio.
8. Female fronted heavy metal band from Mexico City. formed in 1984, they released 2 albums. "Ultimatum" in 1986 & "No Te Detengas" in 1989.
11. Heavy metal / thrash metal band from Izhevsk, Russia. Formed in 2007. They released 2 singles, 5 EP-albums and 1 full-length album.
12. Ultimatum is a late-1980s-styled thrash metal band from Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Ultimatum has been hard at work finishing up their fourth full length album called "Into the Pit". Recorded in their home town of Albuqerque, NM at Site 16 Studios with producer Ysidro Garcia at the helm of this project this is sure be the essential Ultimatum CD to obtain.
Exonerate
Ultimatum Lyrics
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Man. Cast from the garden into darkness
Fellowship denied. Denied!
Holiness, unattained, Perfection beyond
Our grasp, Holy eyes turn away from
Righteousness of flesh. Of flesh!
Liberate, Liberate
Completely set free
Set Free, set free, I'm free, Indeed!
Set Free, set free, I'm free, Indeed!
Destitute, despised, forsaken. Model of
Succession. Unnatural act, unselfish love
Forgiveness in our reach. Forgive me Lord!
Praise the One who paid the debt, The
Debt I could NOT pay, Raise this life,
From the dead, Fellowship restored.
The lyrics of Ultimatum's song "Exonerate" touch on the inherent sin and evil that exists within human beings. The lyrics describe humanity's distance from holiness and perfection, with the notion that even though humans try to attain righteousness through the flesh, this is not enough to please a Holy God. The word "exonerate" refers to the act of being freed from guilt or blame, which is the key theme of the song. The lyrics continue to talk about being set free, which is a reference to receiving forgiveness for one's sins through God's grace.
The next part of the song talks about the model of succession that humans try to imitate, contrasted with the notion of unselfish love and forgiveness being the ultimate goals. The lyrics then shift to praising the One who paid the debt - this is a reference to Jesus dying on the cross to pay the debt of humanity's sin, something which no human could ever achieve. The song concludes with the idea of fellowship being restored, which is the ultimate goal of being exonerated and set free.
Line by Line Meaning
Born into the nature of evil, Sin inherent in Man.
Humans are born with a natural inclination towards evil and sin.
Cast from the garden into darkness Fellowship denied. Denied!
Humans were kicked out of the Garden of Eden and are denied fellowship with God.
Holiness, unattained, Perfection beyond Our grasp, Holy eyes turn away from Righteousness of flesh. Of flesh!
It is impossible for humans to attain holiness and perfection, so God turns away from our attempts at righteousness.
Exonerate, Exonerate Liberated, Liberate Completely set free Set Free, set free, I'm free, Indeed! Set Free, set free, I'm free, Indeed!
Asking to be exonerated and completely set free from sin, to be truly free from its bondage.
Destitute, despised, forsaken. Model of Succession. Unnatural act, unselfish love Forgiveness in our reach. Forgive me Lord!
Humans are unworthy, but can receive forgiveness through Jesus's unselfish love.
Praise the One who paid the debt, The Debt I could NOT pay, Raise this life, From the dead, Fellowship restored.
Jesus paid the debt for our sins and restored fellowship with God by rising from the dead.
Contributed by Dylan D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.