The Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers are a rock band from Eugene, Oregon. Its members are: Marty Larson-Xu (vocals, guitar), Kevin Sciou (lead guitar), Oliver Brown (drums), and Evan Seroffsky (bass guitar). Their sound has been described as "skuzzy, sleazy punk tailored for drinking, fighting and tattooing" by MTV News reporter James Montgomery. Larson-Xu himself describes it as high energy old-school rock and roll with a "greater modern sensibility" (Rocket Net Webzine).
The Soldiers are known for their energetic live performances, which typically involve the dismantling of Oliver's drum kit, guitarist Kevin Sciou playing a swirling lead while in the midst of the crowd, and a charismatic Larson-Xu presiding over and playing into the mayhem as much as possible.

In 1997, childhood friends Marty, Oliver, Evan, and original guitarist Lucas Gunn (brother of Chris Gunn, guitarist for The Hunches) came together to form the band that would one day become the Soldiers. The four friends, just barely out of middle school, were only beginning to learn to play their instruments as the band started to take shape. The name of the band itself came from the name of a Radio Birdman tour. Larson-Xu explains to MTV.com:
"Our favorite band was Radio Birdman, so we got our name from them," frontman Marty Larson-Xu said. "One of their tours was named Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers, and we were like, 'Yes! That's it!'" (MTV.com)

Being a quiet, small, college town, Eugene was not the ideal place for the Soldiers to make their mark. The Rock n Roll Soldiers had to find their own entertainment, and this music was their outlet.

As a result, many of the Soldiers' songs deal with the boredom and frustration of growing up in a small West coast town.
The Soldiers' music began catching the ears of those on the West coast, and soon enough the Soldiers were opening for bands like The Donnas and the New Bomb Turks.

Fresh out of high school, Lucas and the rest of the Soldiers parted ways, and the band picked up French guitarist Kevin Sciou. They continued touring the West coast, and recorded two EPs; "The High School Sessions EP," and "The Weak Blame the Strong EP." These two EPs were picked up by San Francisco label Gearhead Records, and released only on vinyl. In 2005, the Soldiers signed a deal with Atlantic Records, and Warner Music Group's subsidiary East West released the two EPs as a compilation CD, aptly titled, "The Two EPs". This CD served as their unofficial nationwide debut. As their influence spread, the Soldiers began touring the country, frequently making it out to the East coast. Recently, the Soldiers played a series of West coast shows in support of Shooter Jennings. When not adhering to their rigorous touring schedule, the Soldiers are hard at work on their major label debut "So Many Musicians to Kill," set for an April 11th, 2006 release.

The Rock n Roll Soldiers' song "Funny Little Feeling" has recently received some national play, being featured in a Verizon wireless commercial, popular television shows such as One Tree Hill and Smallville, and several video games including MVP Baseball 2005,L.A Rush and Gran Turismo 4.

Two music videos have been released, one for "Funny Little Feeling," and another for "Anthem."

The Soldiers were also featured on the Drive-Thru Records compilation cd "Listen to Bob Dylan: A Tribute Album." The Soldiers contributed their own rendition of Dylan's classic "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35"

In recent months, the internet community has garnered much support for the Soldiers. Their official street team, The Rock 'N' Roll Army, is being operated through the popular website Myspace.com.

They were featured on episodes of MTV's MADE and True Life.