LEX METALIS!!!WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Hey Biddle, just read your comment at Firestream Music Vault. Thanks for the kind words.

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It's awesome to read so
many rad reviews on this site, but why the low rating? 3.5 stars? Lex
Metalis is worthy of 5 stars!!! This is one of the best metal tribute
albums I've ever heard, and I've heard a lot. Ranks above tribute CDs
from Overkill, Powergod, Helloween and Six Feet Under. I am praying
that this CD will rocket Ultimatum into the mainstream market, where
they belong. There are so many thrash bands in the secular market like
Warbringer, Fueled by Fire, Merciless Death, Avenger of Blood, Bonded
by Blood, etc. and Ultimatum are one of the few quality bands with a
Christian message.

BTW, the rating has since climbed to 4/5 stars. Before the album was even released, someone rated the CD a 1, as well as several other CDs of ours on there. Whoever it was, obviously just doesn't like us or thinks they are funny. That's why the rating was so low for a while.

ult

Hmmm... I'll bet whoever they are, they go to Wal-Mart to pick up chicks.

brontotex wrote:

Hmmm... I'll bet whoever they are, they go to Wal-Mart to pick up chicks.

LOL! That's what I thought too. After all, he wants a Wal-Mart girl.

hey! i maybe on disability now but, i was a lawn and garden gal at my walmart! yuppers,promotional manager a walmart gal! rotfllmro!

I got mine!!!! It's awesome!!! You've done those songs justice!

It's tight and very good. I'm very impressed with the VR cover.

The VR cover is one of my faves. Love that one.

Dave the Boss wrote:

The VR cover is one of my faves. Love that one.

Thanks. I was quite happy with that cover as well.

funny about this cd..i pick another favorite everytime i listen to it!!! thats how much i love it..this am its "creeping death"! still wanna say..great job,guys!

IRON FIST!!!!

i will hit you like a TON OF BRICKS!!!! this is great!! told you,cant make up my mind!

Got my copy in the mail late last week and was able to give it quite a few spins this weekend. Overall I like it very much. There's a coupla tunes where the vocals don't quite work for me, but I think it's more a familiarity with the original that makes it hard to seperate. I like that there's some tunes on there that I was completely unfamiliar with though too. And kudos for going with a latter day Megadeth tune. So many of these tribute album pull from the "classic" era of a band, ignoring their later out-put.

It's obvious tha band had fun doing this album and I'll certainly enjoy listening to it. The liner notes and artwork were very nicely done. As I've mentioned in other posts on the subject, I enjoy a good cover/tribute album and Lex Metalis fits the bill nicely. Good job guys.

Thanks.

I know what you mean about separating the vocals from the originals. I had a REAL hard time NOT singing the songs more like the originals. Ysidro, our engineer, would catch me drifting into that sort of thing and would remind me to sing with the "Ultimatum snarl and attitude". What songs in particular did you have that problem with and which songs were you unfamiliar with before hearing them here?

I like this album. It's very good.

Not my favorite Ultimatum album, but I like everything Ultimatum has done though.

"Ultimatum snarl and attitude" thought that what elvis did with the lip thing!! lol! "ton of bricks","denim and leather" and "creeping death" still my favs!! would make awesome ringtones!!

ultmetal wrote:

Thanks.

I know what you mean about separating the vocals from the originals. I had a REAL hard time NOT singing the songs more like the originals. Ysidro, our engineer, would catch me drifting into that sort of thing and would remind me to sing with the "Ultimatum snarl and attitude". What songs in particular did you have that problem with and which songs were you unfamiliar with before hearing them here?

Never heard these originals:
Locked in Chains (looking forward to the Mosheketeers re-issue)
Gut Wrench (not a fan of Mortification)
Can't Get Out (who did this one again?)

'Sin After Sin' and 'Metal Health' are so ingrained in my mind that hearing the different vocals is hard to seperate. But on the other hand, hearing songs like 'Creeping Death' or 'Iron Fist', your vocals worked well. I think you voice works better for metal tunes as opposed to hard rock.

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Can't Get Out (who did this one again?)

Vengeance Rising.

SpectreFate wrote:

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Can't Get Out (who did this one again?)

Vengeance Rising.

Oh yea. Not a fan. Good cover though.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

SpectreFate wrote:

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Can't Get Out (who did this one again?)

Vengeance Rising.

Oh yea. Not a fan. Good cover though.

Agree - kills the original!!!!

I'm not a real huge fan of cover albums to begin with. So it's a compliment that I even like this at all.

I think Ultimatum does a great job, but I just prefer them with their original material.

"Into the Pit" and "Puppet of Destruction" both are two of my fave thrash albums.

"Sin After Sin" is actually one of my favorite tracks on the CD, along with Ton of Bricks, Locked in Chains and Gut Wrench. We took an old, classic, mid-paced, heavy metal song and turned it into a thrash song. It was REAL hard for me not to sing that song as it is ingrained in my head too. Been a Twisted Sister fan since they were playing the clubs and releasing only 7" singles. I can understand why people wouldn't like the vocals on that song, if you are use to the original.

This is one of my favorite, albeit short, reviews:

...one of the better thrash metal works from the American metal scene of the past few years...(they render) the songs faithfully, the exceptions being "Ton of Bricks", which is a violent brutal thrasher, sounding way more aggressive than the Metal Church original; and "Sin After Sin", here turned into a piece of jolly light-hearted thrash/crossover....
-- THETHRASHMETALGUIDE.COM