Wage War have released a standalone single, "Sweet Dreams," via Fearless Records, Metal Injection reported on August 14. It's the Florida melodic metalcore band's first new material since their EP It Calls Me By Name, released in April.
"Sweet Dreams is a song about being deceived by the world around you. About safety in a sense of blissful ignorance," the band said, adding that the track draws on influences from across their catalogue of the last 10 years.
Metal Injection describes the song as relentlessly pummeling, broken up by unexpected melodic breaks where clean vocalist Cody Quistand offers a moment to breathe before the double-kick drums return. The outlet frames the track as arguably the band at their most refined after more than a decade together.
The band's current lineup features vocalist Briton Bond, guitarist Seth Blake, bassist Chris Gaylord, rhythm guitarist and clean vocalist Cody Quistand, and drummer Stephen Kluesener. Wage War have been active since 2010.
Wage War head to Europe and the UK for an extensive run of shows in January 2027, opening January 15 in Cardiff and running through Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands before closing January 30 in Berlin. "Sweet Dreams" is out now, part of this week's new metal releases on the release calendar.
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- Sweet Dreams is a new standalone Wage War single
- It's out via Fearless Records
- It follows their EP It Calls Me By Name, released in April
- The band has been active since 2010
- They tour Europe and the UK in January 2027, opening in Cardiff and closing in Berlin
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