Wage War is an American metalcore band from Ocala, Florida formed in 2010 under the name Empires. The band signed to Fearless Records in 2015. The band consists of vocalist Briton Bond, rhythm guitarist and clean vocalist Cody Quistad, lead guitarist Seth Blake, bassist Chris Gaylord, and drummer Stephen Kluesener.
Wage War has done a number of tours, including playing on the entirety of the Vans Warped Tour in 2016, and A Day to Remember's Self Help Festival in 2017. The band has also opened for artists such as August Burns Red, Chelsea Grin, I Prevail, The Amity Affliction, Every Time I Die, For Today and Of Mice & Men. The band played with Parkway Drive on their mini June 2017 tour. The band will also embarked on their first national headliner July 2019, in support of their new album Deadweight.
On March 18, 2019, 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.
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Band Members:
Also known as, Empires, War Within
Briton Bond – lead vocals, and as of Pressure, backing vocals, somehow (2010–present)
Seth Blake – lead guitar, backing vocals (2010–present)
Cody Quistad – rhythm guitar, clean vocals, and as of Pressure, lead vocals, SOMEHOW (2010–present)
Chris Gaylord – bass (2013–present), backing vocals (2017–present)
Stephen Kluesener – drums (2013–present)
Former
Jordan Pierce – bass (2010–2013)
David Rau – drums (2010–2013)
From:
Ocala, Florida
Genres:
Metalcore, melodic metalcore, hardcore punk
Instruments:
Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Drum
Years active:
2010-present
Tour Dates: