Genre-bending Ocala, Florida, metalcore outfit Wage War just dropped "God Complex," the latest single from their upcoming album Landfall. Previous singles include "Blindfold," "Sweet Dreams," and the title track "Landfall." The new album, their sixth full-length, arrives tomorrow, Friday, October 9th, via Fearless Records.
Landfall is produced by the band's guitarist, Cody Quistad, who co-produced the band's EP It Calls Me By Name, which dropped back in April. Quistad's other producing and songwriting credits include Falling In Reverse, A Day To Remember, and Memphis May Fire. Pre-order and pre-save for Landfall is available here.
I need a funeral for two, double down on a curse / I'm talking all black everything, down to the hearse / I need a casket tailor-made, something made for a god / But even Heaven knows a complex couldn't fit in a box
Less caustic than the previous single, the thundering, chaotic, electronic-infused "Landfall," this track finds the band opting for something a bit poppier. Built around a bouncy, rumbling riff and chromatic figure, "God Complex" offsets the dark lyrical perspective with groove and a noisy metalcore breakdown. The harsher aspects of the band's sound are still present, just pushed back in the mix. Poppier, but still with a hint of darkness—there's no positive way to spin accusations of a God complex—this track offers a deceptively catchy spin on Wage War's sound. One commentor on Instagram even likened the chorus to Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack." They're not wrong.
Hot off their sold-out Australian tour, Wage War are gearing up for their Emergency Broadcast Tour with special guests We Came as Romans, Varials, and Cane Hill. The headlining tour will kick off with an appearance at Sick New World in Fort Worth, with the supporting acts joining them on October 25th in San Antonio. Next January, the band will make their way across the pond for a tour of Europe and the UK with special guests Invent Animate and Wind Walkers. Click here for ticket info.
Check out dates and the Errick Easterday-directed visualizer (music video?) for "Landfall" below.
Wage War's 2024 album Stigma is out now on Fearless Records. Landfall comes out October 9th on all platforms via Fearless Records.
Emergency Broadcast Tour
10/24 Fort Worth, TX @ Sick New World 2026 *
10/25 San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theatre
10/26 Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
10/29 Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues Las Vegas
10/30 Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
10/31 Riverside, CA @ Riverside Municipal Auditorium
11/02 Albuquerque, NM @ Revel Entertainment Center
11/03 Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
11/04 Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
11/06 Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
11/07 St Louis, MO @ The Pageant
11/08 Columbus, OH @ KEMBA Live!
11/10 Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
11/11 Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center
11/13 Wallingford, CT @ The Dome at Oakdale
11/14 Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
11/16 Toronto, ON @ HISTORY
11/17 Buffalo, NY @ Buffalo RiverWorks
11/18 Huntington, NY @ The Paramount
11/20 Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
11/21 Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall
11/22 Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
11/24 Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
11/25 Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
11/27 Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live Orlando
** Festival date without We Came as Romans, Varials, and Cane Hill
2027 Europe/UK Tour
01/15 Cardiff, GB @ Y Plas
01/16 London, GB @ O2 Forum Kentish Town
01/17 Manchester, GB @ O2 Ritz
01/19 Glasgow, GB @ Galvanizers Yard
01/20 Birmingham, GB @ O2 Institute Birmingham
01/22 Paris, FR @ Trabendo
01/23 Antwerpen, BE @ Trix
01/24 Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
01/26 Hamburg, DE @ Markthalle
01/28 Köln, DE @ Carlswerk Victoria
01/29 Garching Bei München, DE @ Technikum
01/30 Berlin, DE @ Columbia Theater
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