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WAGE WAR Unleashes Fury with New Album 'Landfall'

By Jason •
Brace yourselves, metalheads: WAGE WAR's new album is set to shake the very foundations of the genre.

Florida's metalcore titans, WAGE WAR, are back with a vengeance, announcing their forthcoming album 'Landfall', set to drop digitally on October 9 through Fearless Records. Hot off the heels of their explosive EP, 'It Calls Me By Name', the band is ready to unleash their heaviest and most melodic work to date, punctuated by a punishing new visualizer for the title track.

'Landfall' kicks off with an ominous emergency broadcast that soon gives way to a blistering riff, encapsulating the chaos and fury that WAGE WAR is known for. The sonic landscape is rich and brutal, a perfect embodiment of vengeance wrapped in groove-heavy instrumentation. Briton Bond’s guttural screams clash with Cody Quistad’s melodic vocals, creating an unpredictable ride that is both exhilarating and intensely heavy.

In a statement about the track, WAGE WAR reveals, "'Landfall' is a song about imminent danger and the realization that we aren't in control. Referencing our Florida roots, the hurricane imagery became a way of talking about that feeling of being completely at the mercy of something bigger than yourself." The dynamic structure of the song plays out like a storm itself, with verses that threaten to crush and a chorus that looms heavy with inevitability.

The new album features an impressive lineup of tracks, including 'Sweet Dreams', 'God Complex', and 'Silhouette', promising a diverse concoction of heavy riffs and emotional depth that WAGE WAR has honed over their career. The band's journey has seen them rise through the ranks of the metalcore scene, known for their compelling breakdowns and themes of mental health and perseverance.

As if the album release wasn’t enough, WAGE WAR is gearing up for their 'Emergency Broadcast' headline tour this fall, bringing along fellow heavy hitters WE CAME AS ROMANS, VARIALS, and CANE HILL. The tour kicks off on October 25 in San Antonio and wraps up on November 27 in Orlando, promising to deliver a live experience as thunderous as their new album.

With five studio albums under their belt and a reputation for defying genre expectations, WAGE WAR stands poised to dominate the metal landscape once again. Get ready to embrace the storm, because 'Landfall' is set to hit harder than any hurricane.