El Paso, Texas based band. Formed in 2001 after the disbanding of the group At The Drive-In, three ex-members Jim Ward, Paul Hinojos & Tony Hajjar quickly collaborated again to form Sparta. They recruited Matt Miller to complete the line-up and within a year had signed to Dreamworks Records and released their first EP, Austere, They followed up quickly with their first LP, Wiretap Scars.