The Ghost Spardac

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Spardac in 2011: Cheng Gong and Boxi

Background Information
Name (English)	The Ghost Spardac
Name (Chn.)	斯巴达 / 斯巴达人 / si ba da
Origin	Beijing
Genre	emo / metal core
Years active	2008
Members
BOXI (Vocals & Bass), Cheng Gong 程功 (Guitars & Chorus, (ex-Candyfloss) and Liu Zhong 刘忠 (Drums)
Former members
Wu Tianlong 呉天龍 (Surprise) (Drums), Lv Nan (Drums)

History

Formed in 2008 in Beijing by BOXI （博西） (Vocals & Bass), 程功 (ex-Candyfloss) (Guitars and Chorus) and Lv Nan (Drums). On October 31st, they performed in the Get Lucky Bar. On November 29th, they rocked the 13 Club.

On January 11th, 2009, their song Am I Right was included in the King-Size China 2nd Anniversary (VA) compilation. On March 21st, they performed in the 13 Club. June 5th, they rocked the 13 Club during the WOA Metal Battle China (Metal Band competition). June 13th, they performed at the 13 Club. June 18th, they performed at the Shandong Anqiu Cross Country Music Festival (山東安丘越野賽音楽節). June 27th, they performed in Beijing's Haidian park during the Haidian Park Music Season Festival (海淀公園音楽季音楽街). Thereafter the lineup consisted of BOXI (Vocals & Bass), Cheng Gong 程功 (Guitars & Chorus) and Wu Tianlong 呉天龍 (Surprise) (Drums). July 12th, they performed in the Mao Livehouse. July 18th, they rocked the Song Music Bar. August 8th, they rocked the Song Music Bar. September 19th, they rocked the Beijing Youth Rock Tribe -- 2009 Songzhuang Modern Music Festival (北京青年揺滾群落 -- 2009宋庄現代音楽会).

The Ghost Spardac in 2008

Taken from their Official Website:

Their name is The Ghost Spardac - a strange name without obvious origins. This Beijing punk band doesn't perpetuate the rage of other hard rockers, but instead uses their high energy and rocking tunes to bring out the best in the listener. Long song titles like "super me (Because the Ground Is Easier to Understand and Doesn't Take So Much Work to Figure Out But I'd Rather Not Know Where I'm Standing and Have An Idea of What Life Is All About)" betray an irreverence and love for fun uncommon in beijing rock. Album artwork is missing the skulls and violence common to the genre in favor of simple and colorful depictions of nature and dead guys. If you like punk rock but aren't mad at much, this band is for you.

Hailed as the new kings of hardcore punk, the ghost spardac has been one of the most conspicuously evolving band in the scene. Changing names multiple times and allowing their line-up to grow organically, the ghost spardac has moved from post-grunge to ska punk to skate punk and on into a new sound defying easy categorization. They are named after the famous stock sound effect of a man screaming, used in cowboy, adventure, and science fiction films. Unlike the "wilhelm scream" the band is not stock and is rarely the same twice. But just like the "wilhelm scream" this band will continue to be popular with people from all walks, and is well on their way to becoming one of the top hard core punk bands in the nation.