Founded in 2007, Spartan is a one of a kind band. Influenced by various styles of metal, they bring forth powerful and pounding yet melodic tunes. Inspired by tales of ancient Greek mythology, their songs are themed with heroic battles, heroes, gods and demi-gods, and rich with symphonies of times past. They are characterized by the strong vocal lines, in which epic storytelling plays a major part.
Spartan hails from the Netherlands, where it started out as a small project. After months of experimenting the band members discovered that no particular style really fit the bill. A mixture of modern metalcore guitar riffs along with more heavy metal style solos, old school pounding drums, and diverse vocals balancing between thrash, black and death metal is the final result. And thus Spartan was born.
They released their first CD, the EP “For Glory” in 2009, and performed the songs from this record in clubs and bars all across Holland. In 2013, the band went on tour with Greek metal legends Rotting Christ (along with Twilight of the Gods, Negura Bunget and Implode), and with whom they played in The Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and France. Not long after the tour, they joined German bookings and management agency ‘EAM’, and at the end of 2014 signed an endorsement deal with Dutch guitar manufacturer ‘Serpent King Guitars’.
In 2015, Spartan signed a record deal with ‘Into the Limelight Records’ for their first full-length album ‘The Fall of Olympus’, which was released on December 3rd 2015. The album contains guest vocals by Sakis Tolis (Rotting Christ), Henning Basse (Metalium/Sons of Seasons/MaYaN) and Hadassa Kosten (theNAME), which add even more dynamic to the Spartan sound. It has received great reviews from both Dutch press as well as webzines around the globe.
In 2019 their new album ‘Of Kings and Gods’ was recorded at Top Floor Studios (Gothenburg, SE), and mixed and mastered at Hansen Studios (Ribe, DE), but due to the global pandemic the release has been postponed to 2021. Currently in the process of promoting the album, the band has teamed-up with underground Romanian label Pest Records (part of Loud Rage).
In Phalanx formation they advance, ready to overcome every obstacle. It is their pledge to conquer the hearts and souls of all they encounter, and secure their place among the gods. For glory they fight, never to relent in their quest to besiege every town in every country in the world.
Spartan is ready to rock,
And by the gods they shall!
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