Wage War started in 2010 in Ocala, Florida. The band was originally named Empires and consisted of Briton Bond (Unclean Vocals), Cody Quistad (Rhythm Guitar/Clean Vocals), Seth Blake (Lead Guitar), Jordan Pierce (Bass), and David Rau (Drums). The band changed their name to Wage War and brought on Chris Gaylord to replace Pierce and Stephen J. Kluesener to replaced Rau. In 2015, the band signed to Fearless Records, with a Jeremy McKinnon/Andrew Wade-produced single.