<p>Australia, some spectacular savagery is headed your way this July and August, with Florida metalcore juggernauts <strong>WAGE WAR </strong>bringing the 'It Calls Me By Name' world tour down under, joined by special guests <strong>ORTHODOX</strong> (USA) and <strong>HEAVENSGATE</strong>.</p><p>Hailing from the thick and humid swamps of Florida, <strong>WAGE WAR </strong>have spent their storied career cultivating a reputation for snarling breakdowns, infectious hooks and their own gripping take on the metalcore realms, with their releases also often lyrically packing a connective punch via themes of mental health, introspection and perseverance. Releasing their debut full-length <em>Blueprints</em> in 2015, <strong>WAGE WAR </strong>have since unleashed five studio albums, including their evolutionary 2024 album <em>Stigma</em>. Fluent in creating hybrid heavy creations and no strangers to chart success, including taking out the #1 spot on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Airplay chart for their single <em>MAGNETIC</em>, <strong>WAGE WAR</strong> have also just dropped their brand new EP <em>It Calls Me By Name; </em>a collection of songs shaped by Florida, the swamp and the relentless aggression of nature.</p><p>Most recently performing in Australia in 2024 as part of Knotfest Australia, <strong>WAGE WAR</strong> have also extensively built their explosive live reputation across the globe, with performances in their wake alongside Slipknot, A Day To Remember, Papa Roach, Architects, Parkway Drive and Three Days Grace, as well as their own headline runs, and jaw-dropping festival appearances at Louder Than Life, Sick New World, Sonic Temple and many more. <strong>WAGE WAR</strong>'s recent performances in 2025 was acclaimed by <em>Rockflesh </em>as being <em>"stadium metalcore, brutal enough to have a mean left hook but polished enough to be ludicrously accessible...if their job is to get throat muscles stretched and hamstr