Wage War are stepping back into heavy territory. The Florida band have announced their new EP It Calls Me By Name, arriving April 17 via Fearless Records, and the first taste makes their direction pretty clear.
Lead single Song of the Swamp lands as one of the most aggressive tracks the band have released in years. Built on sharp riffs, relentless drums and the kind of vocal intensity fans have been asking for, the track sets the tone for a project that leans hard into their roots while pushing their sound further into metal.
The band describe the song as a reflection of where they come from, shaped by Florida’s landscape and the tension that comes with it. That theme carries across the EP, which isn’t positioned as a concept record but instead as a collection of songs that exist within the same world. Five tracks influenced by the swamp, instinct and the pull of identity.
While the heaviness is front and centre, Wage War insist the hooks that defined their rise haven’t gone anywhere. It Calls Me By Name is framed as their signature formula turned up, blending melody with a sharper, more hostile edge than recent material.
Since emerging in the mid 2010s, Wage War have built a reputation for balancing metalcore aggression with arena sized choruses. This EP feels like a deliberate move to lean back into that heavier side without abandoning what made them break through in the first place.
With Song of the Swamp now out alongside its video, It Calls Me By Name arrives as a statement of intent. Familiar foundations, but pushed further than before.
