This fall, the band will be hitting the road and unveiling their newest and most ambitious material to date, the culmination of over half a decade of aural experimentation.

Ever since the release of their 2008 EP "Keep The Beat Alive", recorded by Chris Proff (Ravenna Woods, Strong Killings, Monogamy Party) and mastered by the late Tom Pfaeffle (Nirvana, Alice Cooper, B.B. King), Gladiators Eat Fire have been gaining attention for their intensely passionate live performances, drawing comparisons to bands such as The Mars Volta, Refused, and These Arms Are Snakes. After entering the studio with Proff again, their 2010 full length album, the aptly self-titled "Gladiators Eat Fire", was mastered by Chris Hanszek (The Melvins, Soundgarden, The Pleasureboaters) and marked a clear departure into deeper, uncharted musical territory, which drew praise from local press such as The Stranger for their "psychedelic guitars and eerie, echoing vocals that ring through songs like lost souls", while websites such as Punknews.org proclaimed it as "an acid-drenched dancepocalypse". Raw and unfiltered, mostly recorded in the group’s basement, the band released the “Psychedelic Hogwash” EP in 2012, which the Seattle Weekly boldly claimed "[shreds] nearly every preconception and stereotype about metal, hardcore, post-rock and math-rock".

Over the years, the band has been fortunate enough to share the stage with bands as diverse as ORBS, The Memorials, Just Like Vinyl, Judgement Day, Ravenna Woods, and Monogamy Party. They've toured up and down the west coast, and have performed at local events such as Seattle's Cannabis Freedom March, and Chaospalooza, as well as Missoula's StaticFest, and Connell's Summer Rocks Festival. The band has also appeared live on Hollow Earth Radio, has received airplay on 90.3 FM KEXP and 99.9 FM KISW, and was chosen as Unsigned Band of the Month in High Times Magazine.

Now, having spent the better part of the year quietly waiting in the shadows, vocalist Mark Blazer and guitarist Brian Kim continue to carry the torch of their musical vision, aided by bass player James Erwin and drummer Ian Iddings. Gladiators Eat Fire recently released a special Record Store Day single Shapeshifter, and are currently getting ready to perform at this years Noise For The Needy Festival, as well as competing in New Noise Magazine's Tournament of Underground Champions. Soon they will be putting the finishing touches on a new EP and planning a two week west coast tour on which to unveil their new material. Without a doubt, Gladiators Eat Fire is ready to unleash their ferociously unique blend of massive riffs, stoney psychedelia, and heavy grooves upon the eyes and ears of the unsuspecting masses. There is no escape.