NWOBHM

Cult Tamworth, UK rockers. Before the release of their first album they were highly regarded live performers, but their first album saw little commercial success, oft-attributed to the very flat production. Their later albums saw more favourable press, with their live album Massive Noise Injection being well received. They split up when their singer Blaze Bayley left to join Iron Maiden in 1994.

There are at least two bands by the name of Sparta. 1. An American alternative rock band active in the 2000's
2. A British metal band active in the 1980's
1. Sparta is an alternative rock band which formed in El Paso, Texas in 2001. The band originally consisted of Jim Ward (vocals), Paul Hinojos (guitar) and Tony Hajjar (drums), all former members of At the Drive-In. After a brief stint with Erick Sanger, the three of them recruited Matt Miller, an El Paso native and then-bassist of Belknap to become the band's permanent bassist.

Read more about Sparta on Last.fm.

There are quite a few bands known as Ritual: 1. Ritual is a Hardcore/Punk band from Recklinghausen, Germany. Ritual started out in early summer 2005 by four young kids being into hardcore and punk rock and feeling the need to express themselves.

The first songs were recorded in July 2005 and got released as the "One Foot In The Grave" 7" on Drastic Actions Records in December 2005 after having played a couple of shows in the whole of Germany including a first tour.