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 Čerina - 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.
Shroud of Science
Ultimatum Lyrics
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to your scientific claims; there are things that can't be seen.
Look around at the beauty around you.
We are not an accident, there is meaning to this life.
State theory as if it's fact,
dismissing creation as a myth, materialism is your kick.
Cold facts distorting the truth.
I am blinding. I am jaded. I am theory masked as fact.
I am blinding. I am jaded. All live underneath my shroud.
I am shroud of science. (4x)
Lost identity, results of the big lie.
Moral decay the consequence of a world that's meaningless.
Play the fool, professing to be wise.
The wisdom of this world is not, it's foolishness in God's eyes.
The lyrics to Ultimatum's song Shroud of Science criticize the scientific community and the idea that science is the only means of understanding reality. The band believes that reality cannot be limited to what can be measured and proven through scientific claims alone. The lyrics urge listeners to look around and appreciate the beauty of the world as evidence that humans are not just accidents.
The song takes a dig at those who state theories as fact and dismiss creation as a myth. Ultimatum argues that this materialistic view of the world distorts the truth and creates a shroud of science that blinds people to larger truths. Darwin's theory of evolution is also criticized as a farce, and the band says that the fossil records don't hold up.
The lyrics suggest that this scientific materialism has led to a loss of identity and moral decay because people are taught that the world is meaningless. The song concludes that while humans might play the fool and profess to be wise, the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God's eyes.
Line by Line Meaning
Since when is reality limited to your scientific claims; there are things that can't be seen.
The world is much larger than what science can explain and some things cannot be observed.
Look around at the beauty around you.
Observe the world's natural beauty.
We are not an accident, there is meaning to this life.
Life has intention and meaning, it did not occur by chance.
State theory as if it's fact, dismissing creation as a myth, materialism is your kick.
Describing a scientific theory as absolute truth, disregarding creation and promoting materialism.
Cold facts distorting the truth. Fossil records donít hold up; Darwin's theory is a farce.
Scientific evidence can sometimes manipulate the truth, as seen in the unreliability of fossil records and the shortcomings of Darwin's theory.
I am blinding. I am jaded. I am theory masked as fact. I am blinding. I am jaded. All live underneath my shroud. I am shroud of science. (4x)
Science can sometimes obscure reality, creating a 'shroud' that blinds people.
Lost identity, results of the big lie. Moral decay the consequence of a world that's meaningless.
Denying a greater truth leads to a loss of identity and a world without moral values.
Play the fool, professing to be wise. The wisdom of this world is not, it's foolishness in God's eyes.
Claiming scientific superiority can lead to ignorance, and the idea that the worldly intelligence is foolish in a religious sense.
Contributed by Addison J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.