hardcore

Snakepit are a hardcore punk band based in Toronto, Ontario, though their guitarist is a native of Japan. They are well known for their explosive stage presence and having very wild live shows. Only active for one short year (2009-2010) they accomplished a remarkable amount in that limited time. 25+ local area shows, 2 dates in the USA as well as an extremely successful week-long tour in Japan with some of the countries biggest bands(Aggressive Dogs, Vivisick and others).

There are numerous bands past and present, with the name Marathon: Present: 1. Marathon are 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. 2. Marathon are an indie rock band from South East England. They released their debut single "300 Miles" in March 2010. Past: 1. Marathon was a melodic punk band from various parts of upstate New York, formed from the ashes of bands such as Standfast, De La Hoya, and Building On Fire.

State Of East London are a 5 piece all round metal band from the outer suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, formed in 2007. They have released a 6 track EP "Animasitas", and have recorded a full length album to be released in the 2nd half of 2010. Announced on the bands myspace on March 31st, Marcel (vocals) has left the band citing differences in music taste and influence. The band is not looking for a new vocalist as they already have one lined up. http://www.myspace.com/stateofeastlondon

Runner could be: 1:The Chicago based angular punk act Runner was formed originally in Dekalb, IL on the summer of 1999 by Pablo Gammeri (The Firebird Band, Horse and Rider) on guitar, Gabe on vocals, Brian Wnukowski (Haymarket Riot, The Cougars) on drums and Neil M. Keener (Planes Mistaken for Stars, Git Some) on bass.
Their unique blend of Discord-ish angularity with the proto-punk groove of bands like the MC5 may not have lasted for very long as the band disbanded in 2003 after a few nation-wide tours...