Originating in Ocala, Florida, Wage War is a power-driven heavy metal band who fuse punk energy with melodic hardcore, traditional rock, and emotional, positive lyrics.
∙ In 2010, high school friends Cody Quistad and Seth Blake formed the band Empires, which became Wage War in 2013 after a change of rhythm section.
∙ Their debut LP, 2015’s Blueprints—featuring the hugely popular streaming tracks “Alive” and “The River”—rose to No. 9 on Billboard’s Top Hard Rock Albums chart.
∙ The band teamed up with the mental health charity HeartSupport to release their 2016 single “Youngblood,” which Quistad wrote in honor of a troubled friend.
∙ Produced by A Day to Remember frontman Jeremy McKinnon, Wage War’s 2017 sophomore album, Deadweight, was their first to enter the Billboard 200.
∙ In January 2019, the single “Low”—from the group’s third album, the hard-rock hit Pressure—garnered more than five million streams right after its release.
Hometown
Ocala, FL, United States
Genre
Metal
Members of Wage War
Wage War was formed in 2010. Members of Wage War include, or have included, the following 2 members.