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 Reports 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 its 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 bands 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 ..e 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.

2006 saw the departure of guitarist Steve Trujillo, and the arrival of our newest member, guitarist Augustine Ortiz.

Our next album, titled "Into The Pit" will be released by Spring 2006. We are currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on the album. Also, look out for a new Ultimatum DVD discography that will also be released in Spring of 2006.

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