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Wage War is an American metalcore band formed in Ocala, Florida in 2010 under the name Empires. The band consists of lead vocalist Briton Bond, lead guitarist Seth Blake, rhythm guitarist and clean vocalist Cody Quistad, bassist Chris Gaylord, and drummer Stephen Kluesener.

This article is about the band. For the act, see Declaration of war.
Wage War
Wage War performing in 2022
Background information
Also known as
  • Empires
  • War Within
OriginOcala, Florida, U.S.
Genres
  • Metalcore
  • melodic metalcore
  • hard rock
  • post-hardcore
  • melodic hardcore
Years active2010–present
LabelsFearless
Members
  • Briton Bond
  • Seth Blake
  • Cody Quistad
  • Chris Gaylord
  • Stephen Kluesener
Past members
  • Jordan Pierce
  • David Rau
Websitewagewarband.com

The band has released four studio albums and one EP. The band self-released one EP, The Fall of Kings in 2011. In 2015, the band signed to Fearless Records. The band released their first studio album, Blueprints, on November 27, 2015. Their second studio album Deadweight was released on August 4, 2017. Their third studio album, Pressure, was released on August 30, 2019. Their fourth studio album, Manic, was released on October 1, 2021.


History



Formation, line-up change and Blueprints (2010–2016)


Wage War performing at Rock im Park in 2016
Wage War performing at Rock im Park in 2016

Wage War started in 2010 under the name "Empires" in Ocala, Florida.[1] The band originally consisted of Briton Bond (unclean vocals), Cody Quistad (rhythm guitar/clean vocals), Seth Blake (lead guitar), Jordan Pierce (bass) and David Rau (drums). Rau quit the band to focus on teaching and is now residing as a teacher at West Port High School in the band's hometown. The band changed their name to Wage War and hired on Chris Gaylord to replace Pierce and Stephen J. Kluesener to replace Rau. As of October 2019, Rau occasionally fills in for Kluesener. In 2015, the band signed to Fearless Records, with a single produced by Jeremy McKinnon and Andrew Wade.[2][3][4][5] After being signed to Fearless, the band released their debut album, Blueprints.[6]


Deadweight (2017–2018)


Their second album Deadweight was released with Fearless Records on August 4, 2017.[7] Wage War has done a number of tours, including playing on the entirety of the Vans Warped Tour in 2016,[8] and A Day to Remember's Self Help Festival in 2017.[9] The band has also opened for artists such as August Burns Red, Chelsea Grin, I Prevail, The Amity Affliction, Northlane, Every Time I Die, For Today and Of Mice & Men. The band played with Parkway Drive on their mini June 2017 tour.[10] The band embarked on their first national headliner in the July of 2017, in support of their new album Deadweight. Gideon and Varials joined up as support.[11] The second leg of the tour featured Gideon and Varials once again. Oceans Ate Alaska and Loathe joined up as support.[12] Wage War played on the final touring portion of the 2018 Vans Warped Tour.[13]


Pressure (2019–2020)


On January 9, 2019, the band released a single titled "Low" through their label Fearless Records.[14] Six months later, on July 9, they released a second single, "Who I Am".[15] Then later that month, on July 30, the band released two singles, "Prison" and "Me Against Myself".[16] Upon doing this, the band unveiled their plans for a third studio album, revealing the album's title, tracklist, and release date. Pressure, their third album, was released on August 30, 2019.[17]

On March 18, Wage War lost all of their Myspace content from 2016 and earlier in "a server migration gone wrong" from the Empires era (with the exception of The Fall of Kings EP). It was widely reported that over 50 million songs and 12 years worth of content was permanently lost, and there was no backup.[18] Wage War played on the 25th Anniversary Vans Warped Tour in Atlantic City, New Jersey and in Mountain View, California. The band went on tour throughout the Fall of 2019, in support of their latest album, Pressure. Like Moths to Flames, Polaris and Dayseeker joined up as support for the tour.[19] On November 13, 2020, the band dropped a new song called "Surrounded", a previously unreleased track from Blueprints, which harks back to their heavier beginnings.[20]


Manic (2020–present)


On April 8, 2020, while on their downtime during the period of self-isolation caused by COVID-19 pandemic, Wage War announced on Twitter that they are working on new material for the upcoming record. Along with the announcement, the band also tease a new song and wrote: "Making the most of quarantine. #ww4"[21][22]

On August 6, 2021, the band released a song called "High Horse".[23] On August 25, the band officially released the second single "Circle the Drain" from their fourth studio album, Manic, which was released on October 1, 2021. At the same time, the band revealed the album cover and the track list.[24][25] To promote the album, the band also announced that they will support I Prevail's rescheduled European tour along with Dream State in March 2022.[26][27][28] On September 14, the band released the third single "Teeth".[29][30]


Musical style


Wage War's musical style has been described as metalcore,[1][31][32][33][34] hard rock,[35][36][37] melodic metalcore,[1][38] post-hardcore,[39][40] and melodic hardcore.[1] The band also utilizes elements of djent,[41] nu metal,[32] electronic,[31] pop,[32] and hip hop.[32]


Band members


Current

Former

Timeline


Discography


Main article: Wage War discography

Studio albums


References


  1. Yeung, Neil Z. "Biography : Wage War". AllMusic. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  2. Chatterjee, Kika (June 15, 2015). "Wage War announce Fearless Records signing with Jeremy McKinnon-produced single". Alternative Press. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  3. "Wage War Signs to Fearless Records". New Noise Magazine. June 15, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  4. Admin (October 23, 2015). "Wage War Shared Intriguing New Single "Youngblood" From Debut Album". Highlight Magazine. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  5. Shultz, Thom (June 16, 2015). "Wage War Signs to Fearless Records". Mind Equals Blown. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  6. Bomber (February 22, 2016). "Wage War premiere 'Youngblood' video clip". Bombshell Zine. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  7. Redrup, Zach (August 4, 2017). "Album: Wage War – Deadweight". Dead Press!. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  8. "Full Vans Warped Tour 2016 Line-Up Revealed". Kerrang!. March 23, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  9. DiVita, Joe (July 22, 2017). "A Day to Remember's Three 2017 Self Help Festivals Announce Initial Lineups". Loudwire. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  10. Ralph, Caitlyn (April 12, 2017). "Parkway Drive announce tour with the Word Alive and Wage War". Alternative Press. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  11. "Wage War Announce U.S. Headlining Tour — The Prelude Press". Thepreludepress.com. May 30, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  12. "Wage War Announce Deadweight Tour Part Two With Oceans Ate Alaska, Gideon, Varials And More". Bring the Noise. September 14, 2017. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  13. "Watch a little kid get his Mosh on during Wage War's set at Vans Warped Tour". The New Fury. July 18, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  14. "Hear Wage War Channel Meshuggah on Crushing, Melodic New Song "Low"". Revolver Magazine. January 9, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  15. "Wage War drop new single/video "Who I Am" & announce new album". The Rock Pit. July 10, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  16. "Wage War have released two brand new singles, check out 'Prison' and 'Me Against Myself'". Upset Magazine. August 1, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  17. "Wage War Announce New Album, Premiere Punishing Lead Single "Who I Am," Share Fall Headlining Tour Dates". BringTheNoise. February 27, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  18. Brodkin, Jon (March 18, 2019). "Myspace apparently lost 12 years' worth of music, and almost no one noticed". Ars Technica. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  19. "Wage War Announce 'Pressure' Album, New Song + Headlining Tour". Loudwire.com. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  20. citylightstam (November 13, 2020). "Wage War Unleash Surprisingly Hard New Single 'Surrounded'". Wall Of Sound. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  21. "News: Wage War begin work on fourth album; tease new song!". Dead Press!. April 10, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  22. "Wage War Working On Fourth Album, Tease New Song". ThePRP. April 8, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  23. Aarons, Ricky (August 5, 2021). "Surprise! Wage War Return With Heavy & Groovy Tune 'High Horse'". Wall Of Sound. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  24. "Wage War To Release New Album "Manic" In October, Debut "Circle The Drain"". ThePRP. August 25, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  25. "Wage War announce fourth album Manic, drop new single Circle The Drain". Kerrang!. August 25, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  26. "I Prevail Reschedule European/UK Tour To 2022, Wage War & Dream State To Open". ThePRP. May 7, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  27. "I Prevail's Upcoming UK/EU Tour Has Been Rescheduled To 2022". Rock Sound. May 7, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  28. "NEWS: I Prevail postpone UK tour to March 2022!". Dead Press!. May 8, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  29. "Listen: Wage War's Stunningly Crushing New Track 'Teeth'". Rock Sound. September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  30. "Wage War Continue Momentum With Studio Version of 'Teeth'". Wall of Sound. September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  31. Travers, Paul (September 30, 2021). "Album review: Wage War – Manic". Kerrang!. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  32. Rolls, Alex (September 30, 2021). "Album Review: Wage War - Manic". The Alt Club. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  33. "Hear Wage War Channel Meshuggah On Crushing, Melodic New Song "Low"". Revolver. January 9, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  34. "Wage War: "We have the worst name to travel with"". Metal Hammer. February 17, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  35. Peters, Kris (October 13, 2021). "Wage War Go Manic On New Album". Heavymag. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  36. "Wage War: "We know we're a heavy band, and we really embraced that"". Upset Magazine. September 30, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  37. "Wage War announce new album 'Manic', shares new song 'Circle The Drain'". The Rock Pit. August 26, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  38. Oakeshott, Will (February 21, 2020). "Review: Polaris, Wage War (USA), Crystal Lake (Japan) and Alpha Wolf, The Gov, Adelaide, 21st February 2020". Heavymag. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  39. Rose, Anna (August 28, 2019). "Wage War // Changing Of The Tides". Hysteria Magazine. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  40. Rose, Anna (August 23, 2019). "Wage War Pressure". Hysteria Magazine. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  41. Vapour, Dj (July 24, 2020). "Playthrough: "Who I Am" from Wage War!". Metal Noise. Retrieved November 10, 2021.



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Wage War ist eine Metalcore-Band aus Ocala, Florida, die 2010 unter dem Namen Empires gegründet wurde.
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Wage War es una banda estadounidense de Metalcore formada en Ocala, Florida en 2010 bajo el nombre de Empires.

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I Wage War sono un gruppo musicale metalcore statunitense formatosi nel 2010 a Ocala, Florida.


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