The Marked Men are a punk rock

Punk rock

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 band from Denton, Texas

Denton, Texas

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 composed of guitarist

Guitarist

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s/vocalist

Singing

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s Mark Ryan and Jeff Burke, bassist

Bassist

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 Joe Ayoub, and drummer

Drummer

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 Mike Throneberry. They have released four albums through Rip Off Records, Dirtnap Records

Dirtnap Records

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, and Swami Records

Swami Records

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. Their most recent album, Ghosts

Ghosts (The Marked Men album)

Ghosts is the fourth album by the Denton, Texas punk rock band The Marked Men, released January 27, 2009 by Dirtnap Records. Like their previous albums, the band recorded, produced, and mixed it themselves in a converted shed in their hometown of Denton....

, was released in 2009 through Dirtnap.

Prior to joining The Marked Men, the members had all performed in other Denton-area punk rock bands. Burke was a member of The Vomit Punx, The Rolemodels, and E-Class. Burke, Ryan, and Throneberry all performed together in the Reds. When their bassist Chris Pulliam moved to Japan

Japan

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, they added Ayoub to form The Marked Men. Each member is also concurrently active in other bands. Burke plays in The Chopsakis, The Potential Johns and, since 2010, The Novice. Ryan and Throneberry play in High Tension Wires with former Reds bassist Pulliam and Riverboat Gamblers

The Riverboat Gamblers

The Riverboat Gamblers are a punk rock band originally from Denton, Texas but now residing in Austin, Texas. They are currently signed to Volcom Entertainment.Their song "Don't Bury Me...I'm Still Not Dead" is featured in the video game Rock Band 3....

 frontman Mike Wiebe, and Ayoub plays in The Gash. Mark Ryan has started a new solo project called The Mind Spiders.

Albums

• The Marked Men
  The Marked Men (album)
  The Marked Men is the eponymous debut album by the Denton, Texas punk rock band The Marked Men, released May 20, 2003 by Rip Off Records and Dirtnap Records.-Track listing:- Personnel :*Jeff Burke – guitar, lead vocals*Mark Ryan – guitar, lead vocals...
  
  (2003)
• On the Outside
  On the Outside (The Marked Men album)
  On the Outside is the second album by the Denton, Texas punk rock band The Marked Men, released May 18, 2004 by Dirtnap Records.-Track listing:*All songs written by The Marked Men#"On the Outside" – 2:22#"Don't Lose It" – 1:21#"Gone Away" – 2:07...
  
  (2004)
• Fix My Brain
  Fix My Brain
  Fix My Brain is the third album by the Denton, Texas punk rock band The Marked Men, released May 16, 2006 by Swami Records.-Track listing:*All songs written by The Marked Men#"A Little Time" – 2:02#"Sully My Name" – 2:06#"It's Not a Crime" – 1:53...
  
  (2006)
• Ghosts
  Ghosts (The Marked Men album)
  Ghosts is the fourth album by the Denton, Texas punk rock band The Marked Men, released January 27, 2009 by Dirtnap Records. Like their previous albums, the band recorded, produced, and mixed it themselves in a converted shed in their hometown of Denton....
  
  (2009)

Singles

• "I Can't Be Good" (2003)
• "She Won't Know" / "Nothing's Changed" (2005)
• "Fortune" (2008)
• "The Other Side" (2010)