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Sparta

BAND RANKINGS:

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All Time

of 149,978

2,283
Decades
- 2000s
  
  of 10,552
  
  400
Genres
- Alternative Rock
  
  of 5,290
  
  777
- Hard Rock & Metal
  
  of 1,388
  
  211
- Pop
  
  of 13,659
  
  1,563
- Rock
  
  of 8,163
  
  1,093

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

2000s

2.4353

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Sparta is ranked overall as 2.0270 out of 4 stars

2.0270

Sparta Biography

Formed:

2001

Genres:

Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock, Hard Rock & Metal

Labels:

Dream Works, Geffen/ hollywood/ thump/ surfdog, Phantom Sound & Vision

Band Members:

Keeley Davis

Paul Hinojos

Jim Ward

Tony Hajjar

Matt Miller

History:

When At the Drive-In announced a hiatus in March 2001, co-founder Jim Ward (vocals/guitar) immediately started working with bandmates Paul Hinojos (guitar) and Tony Hajjar (drums) under the Sparta moniker. El Paso native and Belknap bassist Matt Miller joined the band several months later. Within a year, the punk-inspired four-piece had a deal with Dreamworks, and in March 2002, released the Austere EP. Five months later, Sparta issued the full-length, Wiretap Scars . The band returned two ...more

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