Ultimatum...last night's set.

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We played an unscheduled show last night at Rali's in Albuquerque. We walked into this club that was about half full of people. We were suppose to go on at 10 but were told that they added and extra band and we would be pushed back to 10:30. No problem! EXCEPT...the band that went on before us. They were a three piece metal band. Their bass player broke his hand and couldn't make the gig, but they played anyway. Their guitarist had stitches all up on his head where he had recently been laid out by a horse that kicked him. He basically played and couldn't move. Their drummer sang and, of course, played drums. Really, with all that going on, they should not have even played. They sounded horrific! They emptied the bar in their short half an hour set. Sheeeesssssh!

We still jammed and a few people wandered back in. Our set list was

Transgressor
One For All
Never
Iron Fist
Exonerate
Deathwish
Symphonic Extremities
Creeping Death
Mortal Stomp
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Subject: Re: Ultimatum...last night's set. Sun Sep 07, 2008 3:51 pm

crummy luck for you guys. at least the people who stuck around for your show got to leave on a high note.
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Subject: Re: Ultimatum...last night's set. Sun Sep 07, 2008 4:03 pm

Wow, what a shame. Local folks don't know what they're missing.
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Metal graduate Age : 57 Joined : 19 Jan 2007 Posts : 299

I would have been there. Makes me wish I was back in Albuquerque everytime I hear about Ultimatum play. Perhaps some day I will get to move back. Unfortunately I am not holding my breath.

Heart of Metal Age : 36 Joined : 22 Jan 2007 Posts : 1221

That happens to us ALL the time Scott. We are pretty used to it though hahah

Metal master Age : 40 Joined : 17 Feb 2007 Posts : 932

Not a very smart choice to play when you`re in that condition fainting

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That band must have been desperate to get a gig...
Too bad for Ultimatum though...
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Subject: Re: Ultimatum...last night's set. Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:47 pm

"Iron Fist" and "Creeping Death" in the set? Way cool!

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If only I could get into bars...

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Subject: Re: Ultimatum...last night's set. Sun Sep 07, 2008 8:25 pm

was it a good cover cos i have heard some bad ones of creep
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Subject: Re: Ultimatum...last night's set. Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:27 pm

i guess so. it will be better than bullet for my valentines version anyway cos they murdered it
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It will sound like Ultimatum. All the covers we are doing we are attempting to make them sound as if we wrote them ourselves. I really like how Iron Fist is sounding live. I think the next songs were are going to work on is "Armed & Ready" by MSG.
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Subject: Re: Ultimatum...last night's set. Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:35 pm

Iron Fist should be cool to hear as well actually
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Heart of Metal Age : 33 Joined : 19 Jan 2007 Posts : 1038

Who does Iron Fist?

Subject: Re: Ultimatum...last night's set. Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:59 pm

Heart of Metal Age : 33 Joined : 19 Jan 2007 Posts : 1038

ah, thanks. No wonder I didn't recognize it.

Subject: Re: Ultimatum...last night's set. Sun Sep 07, 2008 11:18 pm

Subject: Re: Ultimatum...last night's set. Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:22 am

I've heard that Creeping Death cover. It rules.

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Metal graduate Age : 21 Joined : 14 Feb 2007 Posts : 471

Does Ultimatum, brings flyers to their shows?

Any thoughts about the new t-shirt design? I was thinking about a phrase for the back of the shirt. Maybe you put on the back of the shirt "We covered your band" or "A tribute to the Heavy Metal" or "Heavy Metal Anthems"

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Yes, we hang flyers for our shows usually. However, this one we did not have time as it was a last minute gig.

Gotta admit, even though there was no one there, we did have a blast playing. It may also have opened up the door for us to play some other shows with the other bands on the bill that night as well.
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Metal master Age : 45 Joined : 22 Jan 2007 Posts : 792

We took a gig on short notice, I won't do that anymore unless we're to be added to a festival or something like that. Let's hope your next gig is better, I'll keep my fingers crossed!
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Metal student Age : 41 Joined : 29 Jan 2007 Posts : 131

Hanging flyers is a painstaking thing because I do it. I flyer the club, the cars, the local music stores, and I send out myspace bulletins and e-mail invites. I have also done the Text announcements and even all that doesn't bring in enough peeps sometimes. Albuquerque is a very fickle town they will come out of the woodworks for a Megadeth show or Dio and pack a 25,000 seat arena pay 100.00 for a ticket and 40.00 for a T shirt and 10.00 for a beer and we have a show with 5 bands free and on a sat night and they wont come. We do great out of town but here its slim pickins. Unless were playing some well advertised metalfest here with a some of the other better known local bands, its hard to say whats gonna happen.