There are numerous bands with the name Marathon. 1. Marathon is a young post-punk band from Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Their début single, 'Age', was released in September 2022. More to come. Personnel: Lennart van Hulst, Kay Koopmans, Nina Lijzenga. 2. Marathon was a melodic punk band from various parts of upstate New York, United States, formed from the ashes of bands such as Standfast, De La Hoya, and Building On Fire. They toured the US and won fans with their sincere political lyrics and catchy melodies. In May of 2006 Marathon played their final two shows in New Brunswick, NJ and Syracuse, NY. Members of Marathon continue to write music and tour the world in bands like Attica! Attica! and Polar Bear Club. 3. Marathon is a band from Brisbane, Australia. They play a mixture of '90s influenced metal/hardcore, abrasive noise-rock (Albini, Denison, etc) and modern American and Canadian crust. 4. Marathon is an indie rock band from South East England. They released their debut single "300 Miles" in March 2010. 5. Marathon was a Dutch neo-prog band that was formed in Enschede in the early 90's. They recorded two albums (1994's The First Run and 1997's Norm) and then followed up with a live CD just before continuing their musical journey as ENorm. As far as influences go, Saga definitely comes to mind. Add a few touches of Rush for the muscle and some AOR-like ballads à la Wings of Steel - and you'll have a good idea. Personnel: Eric ten Bos - lead and backing vocals, Ronald ten Bos - guitar, Tony ten Wolde - keyboards, Willem van der Horst - drums and percussion (1st album), Ferry Bult - drums and percussion (2nd album), Jacques Suurmond - bass and pedals. 6. Marathon are a Swedish instrumental rock band formed in 1973. They toured with a modest following until they disbanded in 1975. They reformed in 2018, releasing an album of new recordings of their original 70s songs, following up with a second album of new material. Personnel: Jonas Isacsson - guitar, Janne Lundberg - drums, Anders Sandsten -bass, and Hawkan Manderstedt - keyboards.
