Are both Live and Sparta American rock bands?
Live (band) Live ( , often typeset as LĪVE or +LĪVE+) is an American rock band from York, Pennsylvania, consisting of Ed Kowalczyk (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Chad Taylor (lead guitar, backing vocals), Patrick Dahlheimer (bass), and Chad Gracey (drums). Kowalczyk left the band in 2009 and was replaced by Chris Shinn, but rejoined in December 2016.
Living Sacrifice Living Sacrifice is an American heavy metal band that formed in September 1989 in Little Rock, Arkansas. The band has released eight studio albums, out of which the first three were recorded under R.E.X. Records with their original vocalist Darren Johnson as a more thrash metal and death metal oriented band. The band evolved into a groove metal/metalcore style beginning with "Reborn" (1997) under Solid State Records with the original guitarist Bruce Fitzhugh on vocals. In 2003, the group split up, due to other projects and later their label, Solid State, released their best-of album, "In Memoriam" (2005). In 2008, Living Sacrifice reformed and released a two-song digital only single called "Death Machine". They then began working on "The Infinite Order" which was released on January 26, 2010. Lance Garvin and Bruce Fitzhugh are the two remaining original members.