13 songs in just under 12 minutes. Sadly, that is all that remains of the tragically short-lived Michigan hardcore outfit Ottawa. Ottawa arose from the ashes of the Tolkien-inspired power/speed metal act Elf Lord. When Elf Lord's demo was rejected from...13 songs in just under 12 minutes. Sadly, that is all that remains of the tragically short-lived Michigan hardcore outfit Ottawa. Ottawa arose from the ashes of the Tolkien-inspired power/speed metal act Elf Lord. When Elf Lord's demo was rejected from the review section of Rip Magazine for being "too gay", the band decided to abandon their New Wave of British Heavy Metal roots and go for a more raw, stripped down sound. Elf Lord first changed its name to the Frodo Baggins Motherfuckers, but finally settled on the more enigmatic Ottawa.
