Post-hardcore band At the Drive-In , which included guitarist Jim Ward , drummer Tony Hajjar and bassist Paul Hinojos , broke up in March 2001. In June of that year, Hajjar and Hinojos met up in Los Angeles and talked about forming a new band. Hinojos returned to El Paso and called Jim Ward to ask if he would be interested in joining the project, soon dubbed Sparta, to which Ward agreed. Hajjar, Hinojos, and Ward had each been writing songs since At the Drive-In’s breakup, and eventually came together and practiced for eight days before going into the studio and recording a nine song demo . Those demos were then made available on the band’s website.
Talks in Los Angeles about forming a new band
Written by
in