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ULTIMATUM - THE MECHANICS OF PERILOUS TIMES
Ultimatum is a Christian thrash metal band that has been around for sixteen years, based out of Albuquerque, New Mexico. They have remastered this recording that was initially released in 2001, adding three bonus tracks. Sean Griego pounds out a relentless stream of sledgehammer rhythms on the drums while Tom Michaels fills the low end with his booming bass guitar. Guitarists Robert Guitierrez and Steve Trujillo have no problem laying down one series after another of crunching power chords. Vocalist Scott Waters sounds like a cackling, demonic gargoyle spewed forth from the bowels of the Earth, only he is indeed praising God in all his glory.

The booklet that accompanies the disc includes lyrics to each track, which many listeners will appreciate as Waters vocal style takes some getting use to before you can comprehend the message. The band also lists appropriate scripture texts to study for greater understanding of many of the songs.

"Perilous Times" sends out a warning that is no less relevant today as Waters screams out ". Hatred grows bold, persecution begins. Wars and rumors, rage and death is all around. Natural disaster and destruction abounds" with the band developing a musical maelstrom in support. The pace of "Greed Regime, Inc." undergoes several changes that keep the seven and a half minute interesting throughout, while expounding on placing more value on riches than on faith, asking ". Can we reduce Almighty God to an indulgent Santa Claus?".

Other highlights include a raging cover of Vengeance Rising's "Burn" with it's ". burn, Satan, burn ..." refrain and the instrumental "Muta Mitlu" that gives each musician a chance to burn. "The Purging" is a confessional hymn that strips away the sins of this life to humble oneself before God, the Father Almighty.
The bonus tracks include a rough demo of "Temple of the Spirit" which opens the disc, a demo of "Heart of Metal" featuring new bass player Rob Whitlock and a live version of "Greed Regime, Inc." from a 2005 California show. This cut proves that the band is a formidable live act and not a creation of studio wizardry.
Ultimatum only knows one way to play it -- fast, loud, heavy and with plenty of passion for their faith in God. Their songs hold up over repeated listens, with enough variety in pacing to breakup the aural assault long enough for listeners to catch their breath. Some might question if Ultimatum is ". making a joyful noise." If you believe that faith and worship can take many forms -- especially intensely spirited and loud -- this disc will quickly be a favorite.

Mark Thompson (a 55 year old who typically finds thrash metal a boring listen)

ULTIMATUM The Mechanics Of Perilous Times/Gutter Records 2001
This is the third album from these New Mexico thrash monsters, and without a doubt their best so far.There are two verey noticeable improvements on this CD that anyone who has listened to Ultimatum in the past will pick up on, being the production and the severe aggressiveness of the playing and the songs themselves. The playing is top notch, bringing back the glory days of bands like Overkill and Exodus, and it is eas y to har that each member of the band put their all into the songwriting and perfomrance for this release. In terms of growth level, compare their first release 'Symphonic Extremities' from 5 years back to this CD would be like comparing Kill 'Em All to Master of Puppets, Killing is My Business to So Far, So Good, So What, Bonded By Blood to Fabulous Disaster, Night on Brocken to No Exit, Feel the Fire to The Years of Decay; I could go on but the point is that Ultimatum have made loads of improvements and have succeeded in making a great third album. If you want to hear some REAL metal this year, played with conviction and done in a style that absolutely no one is doing right now, make the right move and track this down.
-The Irish, Dirt Culture, Issue 4

ULTIMATUM The Mechanics Of Perilous Times 2000/Gutter Records 2001
Thrash Metal, who still plays this style today? Who is doing it really well ? Especially in the christian scene traditional Thrash bands have become very rare ! ULTIMATUM show us with their new album "The Mechanics Of Perilous Times that Thrash is not dead ! They bring back the sounds of old heros like EXODUS and FORBIDDEN ! There style is melodic, heavy and intense and also has a big Power Metal touch ! The "Temple Of Spirit" opens our journey into Thrash Metal Heaven, the intense EXODUS kind vocals of Scott Waters are smashing us the lyrics around our ears ! "Greed Regime, Inc." starts with a heavy intro and then turns into a little bit VENGEANCE influenced banger, yep let you hair fly! The title track "Perilous Times" is a very traditional headbanger for the Lord, which talkes about the corruption, and the wickedness that is going on into the world! This song has some really heavy riffs that will shock you neighbors if they are not SBH (Spiritual Born Headbangers! He! He!) ! The next songs "Shroud Of Science" and "Crash Course" follow the thrash lines of the previous songs and are heavy bangers! "Warlords Sword" also the title of my favourite ULTIMATUM shirt! "The Purging" another higlight, "Burn" follows, an amazing heavy coverversion of the VENGEANCE classic, "Muta Mitlu" a cool instrumental and "Violenc & Bloodshet" closes the door! ULTIMATUM are power, great musicanship, this is Heavy Metal, this is hard & heavy! They define Thrash for this Millenium! www.ultimatum.net is their home!
Metal Mission Mag #9 (October 2001)

Ultimatum The Mechanics Of Perilous Times (Gutter Records)
Ultimatum is a New Mexico-based metal outfit that cranks out straight up, old-school thrash metal. Or, as it states on the album packaging, "Unrestrained, fist clenching, neck snapping, head banging Heavy Metal!" I can't think of a more fitting description, so we'll just leave it at that. This is an album full of double kick-drums, thrashy guitar riffs, cool, screaming solos and raspy vocals. Vocalist Scott Waters sounds like a mixture of Exodus' Steve Souza and Bobby "Blitz" from Overkill with his gritty, reptilian tone and the occasional death growl. Guitarists Robert Gutierrez and Steve Turjillo both sport heavy, distorted rhythm tones and good feel on the solos. Their riffs are a mix of classic heavy metal and Bay Area Thrash with plenty of head banging and mosh parts. Drummer Sean Griego and bassist Tom Michaels are the quintessential metal rhythm section, driving the tempos and gluing the whole works together nicely. "Crash Course" starts off with a driving, strict-time double kick-drum riff and cool melody into a good, thrashing verse. The cut-time groove on the instrumental break is a nice foundation for the slithery lead work found here. The syncopated bass and drum intro to "The Purging" is really tight, this leads into mid-tempo, crunchy metal verse riff. Waters reminds me a bit of David Wayne here with his delivery and his raspy tone. The intense, syncopated riffing on the bridge is great! The music on the rest of the disc is similar in style and quality. Just a good metal band playing good metal. The lyrics are of a blatantly christian viewpoint, and at times can be a little cheesy (like mentioning MTV in the socially conscious title track, and lines like "...who says you can't mix aggression with a message of faith..." on "Violence & Bloodshed"), but are no more a detriment to the band's sound than it is to all the equally cheesy satanic bands out there. All in all, The Mechanics Of Perilous Times is a solid effort. If you're sick of trends, and long for good, solid thrash with big, head banging riffs, then go for Ultimatum. I doubt you'll be disappointed.
Shawn Pelata, Digital Metal

Ultimatum The Mechanics Of Perilous Times
Now this is more like it! Top-notch old-school thrash, still very much in the Exodus vein but hey, that band's been broken up for years so this is a worthy replacement. I especially like the long songs "Greed Regime" and "The Purging". Definitely recommended to all those nostalgic for the old days. Hey, I just looked at the liner notes and whaddaya know, they're a CHRISTIAN band...how cool. Can't say I care for the "instructions" on how to accept Jesus into your life, reminds me too much of a Jack Chick tract.
KingGodSpace, The CD Gallery

As soon as we get an English translation of this review, we will post it.
ULITIMATUM-The Mechanics of Perilous Times (Gutter Records)
Ultimatum haben es in der Metal Welt ganz sicher alles andere als einfach, da die meisten Metalheads sofort ein Grausen kriegen sobald sie hörn das hier 5 Oberchristliche Amis am Werke sind! Ich muß sagen ich bin ja auch ganz sicher kein gläubiger Christ, ich halt sowieso nix von Religionen oder von Gott (außer natürlich vom Metal Gott...und das ist ganz sicher NICHT Rob Schwallford!!), aber ich werd euch deshalb sicher nicht einreden das ULTIMATUM Scheiße sind, denn das sind sie ganz gewiß nicht! Vergeßt einfach die Texte und lauscht der Mucke, denn die lässt Erinnerungen an längst vergangene EXODUS Tage wach werden! Yeah, Baby, here comes some THRASH METAL! Vorallem Sänger Scott Waters klingt verdammt arg nach dem Typen der den berühmten und mächtigen "Toxic Waltz" eingesungen hat! Hier und da tauchen auf jeden Fall auch noch ein paar progressivere Elemente auf, welche zusammen mit dem eher Mid- bis Up-Tempo lastigeren THRASH METAL ne interessante Mixtur ergeben! Erwartet also keinen Prügelthrash!

Von den 10 Songs fallen außer dem doch recht einfallslosen "Shroud of science" und dem Instrumental "Muta within" eigentlich keine wirklich negativ auf, aber nen Track bei dem ich jetzt sagen würde, “boah, Killer, ich muß jetzt loswichsen³ gibt´s auch nicht wirklich! "Temple of the spirit", "Warlord´s Sword" oder "Violence&Bloodshed", um mal ein paar zu nennen, bewegen sich qualitativ alle so ziemlich auf dem selben Niveau, sprich recht geil aber noch nicht ganz Killer! Wer auf old school THRASH METAL steht, der sollte unbedingt mal mindestens ein Ohr, wenn nicht sogar beide, riskieren und in die Scheibe reinhörn!! Das Ultimatum Web Sanctuary gibt´s unter www.ultimatum.net oder auf deutsch unter www.ultimatum.de!!! Erhältlich ist “The mechanics of perilous times" bei uns im Mailorder, he he!!!
--Review von Steel Commander, Metal District (www.metaldistrict.de)

The following review was translated from Norwegian:
Ultimatum - The Mechanics of Perilous Times (Gutter Records/Massacre)
Is Bay Area thrash on it's way back? It seems like it, 'cause bands with Testament, Exodus and Vio-lence as role-models are popping up constantly. Blisten (another Scream reviewer) slaughtered this band's debut a couple of years ago, and although I haven't heard that disc, I think this new one is really good. This is classic thrash with ultracool riffs and a Steve Souza (Exodus) clone on vocals. Excellent stuff!
--Frode Øien, Scream Magazine translated by Kurt Morgan

The following review was translated from German:
Ultimatum - The Mechanics of Perilous Times (Gutter Records/Massacre)
The ones who already knew ULTIMATUM before will probably be happy (just like me) to hear that they got even harder. In former times you could hear influences of thrash, but today you can categorize the whole album as thrash metal. The vocals aren't as much in the foreground as they used to be, the fat guitars make them sounding not to primary. But the whole sound got pretty well, you really can call it "fat". For all the ones who don't know the name ULTIMATUM, I can give the information that this is a good secret tip. They are a still upcoming band which you should give a chance. When you start listening to music of ULTIMATUM, the vocals will be the first thing to strike you. With Scott Waters they have a man at the micro who reminds me very strongly of EXODUS. He is always being compared to them over and over again. The guitar work can convince with some fat riffs, you can only commend the two guitar players Robert Gutierrez and Steve Trujillo. Especially for the second song on the CD, which is a real hit in my eyes. "Greed Regime Inc." is a song of 7.5 minutes length which never gets boring and always stimulates you to mosh. A great song, no doubt! Remarkable is also the thrasher "Crash Course". This song is just cool! With "The Purging", another track of 7,5 minutes length is at hand. "Burn" is certainly known among many white metal freaks. This song once was written by Glen Rogers (ex-DELIVERANCE) and Roger Martinez (VENGEANCE RISING), their music from the end of the 80s still makes you cry of joy (actually you can find the original version on the VENGEANCE RISING debut album "Human Sacrifice"). With "Muta Mitlu", even a pure instrumental song is present on the CD. The intro fairly reminds of IRON MAIDEN, but then the music gets harder and the guitar soli are only shortly interrupted by great bass-tappings. Again a capital song which finishes harmonically with quiet tones! When listening to it, I realise that I haven't heard such a cool instrumental for a long time. You really have to show respect referring to the development of the band. Since the release of their demo ("Symphonic Extremities") and their first "real" CD ("Puppet Of Destruction" - released through Rowe Productions) they improved continually, so their new record has the right to get placed into the good assortment of a thrasher by all means. The CD rotates in my player for a longer time now, so it doesn't get boring immediately. The ones who know Rowe Production and the song "Burn" will certainly also be aware of the band being from the white metal scene. ULTIMATUM never made a secret out of it, and so you can also find wistful notes plus Bible verses for each song in the booklet. But I think that nobody will or should have a problem with that nowadays. Get this record to be one of the first to recommend the CD to other people! It is released through http://www.gutterrecords.com and you can buy it at http://www.metalmerchant.com (t-shirts will be available then, too, the CD "Puppets Of Destruction" is already available). If you want to take a look at the band first, you can do that here: http://www.ultimatum.net. Tips for playing: Greed Regime Inc., Muta Mitlu, Burn, Temple Of The Spirit
--Stefan (MetalS), translation by Kathy

Ultimatum-The Mechanics of Perilous Times April 2001
This is Heavy Metal. I could end there, but not only would that be a shitty review, but it certainly wouldn't do justice to a hard-working from New Mexico that call themselves Ultimatum. I still stand by my statement that this IS Heavy Metal. They have a sound all their own, but at the same time, you can't help but pick out similarities from some of Metal's best bands. Scott Water's delivery sound like a cross between David Wayne of Metal Church and Bobby Blitz of Overkill... come to think of it, the music is similar to the earlier days of Overkill and Metal Church too. Throw in some Testament and you're pretty close to Ulitmatum. It's great to hear relatively new bands not afraid to play the classic souding Metal. This is an independent release, so if does lack that slick produced sound, and the levels from song to song are off a bit, but nothing to really be over-concerned with. What's funny about the CD is that in my studio with decent speakers and processing, I wasn't really impressed with the sound quality, but with my crappy car stereo it rocked!! The louder I cranked it, the better it sounded! I guess it has it's own personality. Overall, a great effort from Ultimatum. They have the right elements to move ahead, including great packaging, website, and work ethic. For the traditionalists, this is a CD that will be great for the collection.
--Rock and A Hard Place, http://www.rockhardplace.com/mainpage.htm

Ultimatum-The Mechanics of Perilous Times, Rowe Productions
I had reviewed Ultimatum's last disc, "Puppet of Destruction" a few years ago. I was very impressed by their last CD, but always felt the band was missing something that I couldn't figure out. They sent me this new CD a few weeks ago and that "something" that was missing is no longer. "The Mechanics..." is a thousand times better than their last effort. The production is top notch. Ultimatum play thrash, plain and simple. Fans of Overkill or even classic Testament would like this band. Classic thrash riffs abound and vocals that sound like early Exodus. But vocalist Scott Waters has matured immensely in his vocal style. Not as much "whining" as before. He puts more aggressiveness into his vocals, making "The Mechanics..." not outdated whatsoever. They do a classic cover of Vengeance Rising's "Burn." Very cool. Oh, I forgot to mention that this is a Christian band not afraid to speak their beliefs. But if you're totally anti-Christian, don't let it stop you from buying this one, I'm thrashing around my house as we speak.
--Rod Brown, Throat Culture, Issue 2 Vol. 1

Ultimatum-The Mechanics of Perilous Times (86/100)
You never know what you find on eBay. I didn't recognize Scott Waters' name, the fellow who won my Kreator" Cause for Conflict" disc, but when he sent a postcard promoting the new Ultimatum album I was excited about the prospect of a new release from these old school Christian thrashers. Like their previous disc, Puppet of Destruction, The Mechanics of Perilous Times us an album that metallers into bands like Metal Church, Overkill, and (old) Megadeth will love. Scott's vocals come across as a twisted combination of Udo, David Wayne, and Blitz. A recognizable snarl that fits perfectly the mid paced thrash riffs. While I have emphasized the classic metal nature of Ultimatum, songs like "Warlord's Sword" convery a sense of groove and don't be surprised to hear Tom Michaels intense and heavy bass. They include a cover of Vengeance Rising's "Burn." Micheals playing ranks with Dave Ellefson and D.D. Verni's best. Another impressive release.
--Brett Van Put, Transcending the Mundane, Issue #12

Ultimatum-The Mechanics of Perilous Times 2000
After serving up the "fabulous" Thrash album a couple of years ago (Puppet of destruction) under the guise of Exodus worship, Ultimatum have returned with a better album from all angles. 1998's Puppet of Destruction album is very good, an album that I gave praise to, however any shortcomings were all in the mix of the album. Enter "The Mechanics of Perilous times"…Perilous times apparently call for an 80's thrash album up there with any "fabulous Disaster" of a platter. Perfectly fitting is "Mechanics" against its predecessor making sure to fix any problems and adding some overall weight to the album. In other more boring words, this is a better album and a perfectly natural step for a band as hungry for word as they are for metal music. A true treat of a listen if you can handle the dead ringer for Steve Sounza (Exodus post "Bonded by Blood") vocals done by vocalist Scott Waters-a love him or hate him style which Exodus suffered from as well. If the hogwash above makes no sense, here it is again in simple terms. The Mechanics of perilous times is a classy not polished thrash album. Very reminiscent of the best Exodus yet still full of Ultimatum. Lyrics are a plus, layout is very well done, and asking price is well worth it. I urge those interested in Thrash of the heavier style (Overkill, Exodus) to go to the website and buy this album. Those leads are unstoppable. http://www.ultimatum.net
Rating: 5.25 (out of a possible 6)
--Justin Harvey, Justin's Heavy Metal Page

Ultimatum -Mechanics of Perilous Times
Now that they've left Rowe Productions, the band is currently without US national retail distribution, so you'll have to look for The Mechanics of Perilous Times from several mail-order places that will pick it up. Fans of Overkill classic thrash will love the galloping double bass and dirty riffage. There's a variety of guitar tones and tricks that liven up the mix that keeps things from getting boring or predictable. Scott Waters' vocals continue in the Udo Dirksneider shriek-growl mode, but are produced slightly better than pervious efforts, as is the whole album (except, perhaps, the pesky snare drum). The start-stop chunky riffs in "Greed Regime, Inc." rock really hard and give reason for a larger audience than the strict speed/thrash metal fan to listen in; and the cover of Vengeance Rising's "Burn" takes a classic and succeeds in adding some fresh ideas to it.
--Doug VanPelt, HM Magazine, Issue #86 December 2000

ULTIMATUM - The Mechanics of Perilous Times (2000) Ultimatum is back with their 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. The vocals are still done in the vein of Exodus (as is the music) with a lot of influence from Blitz from Overkill. On some tracks the vocal performance is better than ever before, such as the leadoff track "Temple of the Spirit" which has a vocal style similar to that of Roger Martinez in early Vengeance Rising and there are even some death growls thrown in for good measure! Speaking of Vengeance, they do a great cover of the Vengeance classic "Burn", which they have been performing in their live sets for several years now. The guitars are fast heavy and reek of pure tech-metal. Somehow the songs don't seem to stick in your head like their previous release "Puppet of Destruction", now this could be a good thing because I am finding myself wanting to hear the disc even more! Fans of late 80's early 90's thrash metal like Anthrax, Exodus, Metal Church, Tourniquet and Vengeance Rising will love this disc.
-- Review by Norm -- rating 8 out of 10 Thunderline Web Zine

ULTIMATUM - The Mechanics of Perilous Times
ULTIMATUM is back with their 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 will love this disc.
-- Alan, Cross Rhythms Music.

ULTIMATUM - The Mechanics of Perilous Times (10 out of 10)
The I love to see a band get better and better in their style without doing any radical changes of their style. If you've heard their previous work 'Puppet of Destruction' then you know exactly what to expect from Ultimatum and they deliver it...only this time it's BETTER! Overall Ultimatum is still playing their very own brand of 90's thrash but on this new album they have certainly speeded things up quite a bit. I love the music fast and crunchy, but for me I really needs the heavy intensity to remain rooted in the music, and again the boys have not failed me. This music is without a doubt the heaviest they have recorded to date.

First thing I'd like to focus on is the vocal improvement. Now Scott still has his usual high pitched shriek ala old Exodus, and in the insert he calls it "Piercing siren howls" which does indeed fit nicely, but his delivery is so much crisper this time. I think he's speeded up his vocals to match the increased speed of the music and it really does sound tons better. Not to mention many tracks have deep low ended growls thrown about to thicken it up. When I first put this CD into the player and the opening song 'Temple of the Spirit' began to pummel me I couldn't help but instantly think of Nyk from Possession as the vocals came ringing in. Not that he sounds JUST LIKE Nyk, but that first track did remind me of him. Definitely check out his heavy side of singing on the cover of Vengeance's 'Burn'....."BURN sATAN BURN!"

Shall we move right on to the drumming department? OK Well I've got jump right to track 5 for this one as the song 'Crash Course' comes thundering in with savage double bass for about the first full minute of the song, along with great time keeping. Later in the song Sean fills his pieces with symbols like he hasn't done in the past. I really like to see some high symbol pieces used, and they are certainly nice on this album. This sort of dissertation could go on and on for each track as the drums on this album never dull. All in all a great delivery job here.

The guitars are certainly the strong point of this new CD. Crushing heaviness, blazing speed, and extreme technicality...it's all here! Hang on a second...ok, now that I've picked my jaw up off the floor AGAIN, let me continue. There really are no riffage styles missed it seems on this disc as Robert and Steve shred! Then there are the leads to talk about. Again the bases are covered from fast Impellitteri leads to simpler, yet perfectly used for the song, heavy leads to even a blues styled lead in the middle of 'The Purging.' Creativity, and technicality are blended to near perfection (sorry guys, only Jesus was perfect!) The bass is handled by Ultimatum's new fifth member Tom. In past CDs Ultimatum was listed a four piece and I just assumed someone picked up the bass and laid down some low end tracks. With the addition of Tom we get some real bass creativity being as he's not willing to be out played by the rest of the musicians. The bass stands out time and time again through rhythms pieces, and then blends right into the low end during the leads so as not to give that cluttered sound you sometimes hear. That bass does go nuts on the last track 'Violence and Bloodshed' by the way...check it out!

What's really important on this CD is something else the guys in the band took care ...the lyrics. A nice blend of lyrics that are evangelical for the lost, and thought provoking lessons for the long time Christian audience as well. A nice touch that bands of old use to do is brought back to life with this CD as well. At the end of each song the band put a small blurb in there giving you some insight and some scripture reference for the songs. An incredible instrumental appears on this CD and that's from a guy who's not big on instrumentals...at all! This one starts with some mellow jazz guitar briefly and then the song just breaks loose into a frenzied display of musicianship. It's no wonder these guy got signed to Metal Merchant Records (secular European label.) Being as they did this CD is being offered here in the states as an independent release, and is limited edition. The band is charging $15.00 for it and if there is one CD out there that's worth it, this is it! The band nailed it when they dubbed this music "Unrestrained, fist clenching, neck snapping, head banging Heavy METAL!" It's been awhile since I've given out a rating of 10...I guess it just took an album of this magnitude to get it from me.
--D. Lister, Dead E Zine

ULTIMATUM
The Mechanics Of Perilous Times
Label: Retroactive Records
Autorwertung: 7 v. 10 Punkten

ULTIMATUM The Mechanics Of Perilous Times Label: Retroactive Records Verfasser: Steel Commander Autorwertung: 7 v. 10 Punkten ULTIMATUM haben es in der Metal Welt ganz sicher alles andere als einfach, da die meisten Metalheads sofort ein Grausen kriegen sobald sie hörn das hier 5 Oberchristliche Amis am Werke sind! Ich muß sagen ich bin ja auch ganz sicher kein gläubiger Christ, ich halt sowieso nix von Religionen oder von Gott (außer natürlich vom Metal Gott...und das ist ganz sicher NICHT Rob Schwallford!!), aber ich werd euch deshalb sicher nicht einreden das ULTIMATUM Scheiße sind, denn das sind sie ganz gewiß nicht! Vergeßt einfach die Texte und lauscht der Mucke, denn die lässt Erinnerungen an längst vergangene EXODUS Tage wach werden! Yeah, Baby, here comes some THRASH METAL! Vorallem Sänger Scott Waters klingt verdammt arg nach dem Typen der den berühmten und mächtigen „Toxic Waltz“ eingesungen hat! Hier und da tauchen auf jeden Fall auch noch ein paar progressivere Elemente auf, welche zusammen mit dem eher Mid- bis Up-Tempo lastigeren THRASH METAL ne interessante Mixtur ergeben! Erwartet also keinen Prügelthrash!

Von den 10 Songs fallen außer dem doch recht einfallslosen „Shroud of science“ und dem Instrumental „Muta within“ eigentlich keine wirklich negativ auf, aber nen Track bei dem ich jetzt sagen würde, „boah, Killer, ich muß jetzt loswichsen“ gibt´s auch nicht wirklich! „Temple of the spirit“, „Warlord´s Sword” oder “Violence&Bloodshed”, um mal ein paar zu nennen, bewegen sich qualitativ alle so ziemlich auf dem selben Niveau, sprich recht geil aber noch nicht ganz Killer! Wer auf old school THRASH METAL steht, der sollte unbedingt mal mindestens ein Ohr, wenn nicht sogar beide, riskieren und in die Scheibe reinhörn!! Das Ultimatum Web Sanctuary gibt´s unter www.ultimatum.net oder auf deutsch unter www.ultimatum.de!!! Erhältlich ist „The mechanics of perilous times“ bei uns im Mailorder, he he!!!

--Verfasser: Steel Commander

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