WHY DOES EVERYONE HATE Wage War - 'MAGNETIC' (Reaction)

[@thesovietdrugdealer.7166]

The song immediately feels 5 years old.

[@barneyharpur7700]

Honestly, Alive is still my favourite Wage War song. They literally came out of nowhere with such a unique song. Me and my friends listened to it endlessly

[@Heavener_KL]

Death roll is definitely my most listened, it has to be my favourite, but stitch and true colors are great song as well

[@InfinityReptar]

True Colors is so underrated. My all time favorite is Will We Ever Learn.

[@HeatherSparks-fp1ne]

Mine too! Deathroll all the way

[@Jfan4eva2]

Southbound, Johnny Cash, If Tomorrow Never Comes, Relapse, and The River are some of my favorites

[@shayagansbourg6284]

Add in low and who I am

[@Wyatt.D.Loiselle]

I practice Relapse on guitar alot lol

[@corbinbrown4373]

This song shouldn't get judged by Wage War standards, it should be judged by divorced dad butt rock standards. In that sense, this is a banger

[@TylerFast441]

Id argue this isnt even a good butt rock song.

[@daltonevans3412]

​@TylerFast441 it's a great song in my opinion.

[@TylerFast441]

@@daltonevans3412 Fine, but id rather just listen to Nickleback. At least they wouldnt shoehorn a random breakdown for the sake of it that does absolutely nothing.

[@skudgyy]

@@TylerFast441 music is completely subjective. Your statement that the breakdown was useless -- along with the thought that it's a bad butt rock song -- is in no way objectively right or correct. And no, I don't like this song either. At all.

[@TylerFast441]

@@skudgyy Literally the first thing I said was "Id argue." Implying im voicing my own opinion. Nice word salad though.

[@jadeviper1290]

Favorite Wage War song is either The River or Stitch, the first of their songs I listened to.

[@thekiminthenorth504]

Wage war should rename themselves as "express mild inconvenience"

[@tomk8350]

I think cause might be a better word than express but yeah 😂 pretty much

[@dravenripley9468]

Make Peace💀

[@ShakerMatt]

It's basically a Nickelback song with a substandard breakdown jarringly crammed into it the middle.

[@DrakenPolska]

Exactly

[@anotherspaceboy]

Yup. That was painful.

[@alexweddle8219]

That's your opinion and I respect it but I think that it's a deep,meaningful song

[@anotherspaceboy]

@@alexweddle8219 Good! Don't let anyone dissuade you from enjoying something that means something to you. Life is short. I like tons of shit that most people don't like - fuck 'em.

[@FromTheAtticTV]

That's actually an insult to Nickelback lol

[@unicestwiacznoworodkow7]

"Why does everyone hate"? - because we already have one bad wolves

[@paulovictorvm]

What does this mean?

[@gooseman6112]

@@paulovictorvmbad wolves is a band

[@glutenenjoyer__]

Listening to it makes me feel like a 40-something texan dude who has a neatly trimmed beard, wears ball caps, drinks gin, has an oversized SUV and owns a golden retriever.

[@Loathsome_Lynx]

So basically divorced dad core?

[@blowntbird92]

Yes 🤣🤣💀

[@thedarkknight2424]

So nickelback

[@Aleeega]

I think that people wouldn’t have minded this song at all if it was anything other than the first single. I also think that people would’ve reacted this way if circle the drain was the first single from manic instead of high horse

[@tbzombi3950]

I literally said this exact same thing on a different reaction vid did you happen to see my comment 😭

[@Aleeega]

@@tbzombi3950 I genuinely have no clue I definitely could’ve 😭😭

[@GaffAttack09]

Totally agree. High Horse was an ripper of track that got fans hype. Circle the Drain was the "generic" catchy chorus song. I think a heavier song would have gripped fans more.

[@mattavalos]

hard agree

[@christianhackl474]

Exactly! I absolutely agree

[@mattiejoseph]

Manic and The River are my two favorites

[@mutatednut]

I’m so tired of bands putting breakdowns in songs that don’t make sense to have them.

[@VanoYTX]

Honestly a guitar solo would’ve been good here rather than a breakdown. I don’t understand the desire to throw in a breakdown that completely goes against the total mood of the song

[@matt-ni5wy]

Keeps the haters that said they went soft somewhat happy. If there wasn’t a breakdown y’all would be saying this is boring and sucks and could have used some heavy.

[@VanoYTX]

@@matt-ni5wy not a bit man. There’s a time and place to put in a breakdown, and this was certainly not that time. I love my heavy shit don’t get me wrong, but I also love that laid back melodic sound too. The breakdown is out of place and kills the entire mood of the song

[@EFABES93]

I think you hit the nail on the head with this one. Objectively speaking, the song is good (Sounds good, catchy chorus, top notch production, etc.). I think the problem is that it just sounds generic and phoned in (Or formulaic and lazy). We know from the last 2 albums that Wage War can make this kind of music, but I think most people are itching for them to go back to the music that blew them up in the first place.

[@Aleeega]

manic is probably my current favorite, but never enough and high horse are up there

[@thewretch4081]

Criminal ur reacting to this before the new boundaries song

[@Petrical]

Real that song is amazing

[@t.vitolo_]

😂😂 100%

[@thelightyears_]

I don't even like Boundaries and the singles have been 3/3 so far.

[@Petrical]

@@thelightyears_ sounds like you like boundaries

[@lukenoble8455]

Wage War is more of a "name"

[@Meowmeow0506]

I'm not opposed to poppier metalcore sounds, I absolutely adore I Prevail's last two albums. But I prevail tow the line much better, I feel like even their lightest songs do "Core" better than Wage War when they try and be a little poppier. The breakdown in this song doesnt fit Manic was a great album, but I was highkey hoping for a song like Low from Pressure.

[@kkkkadotto]

this breakdown just doesn't fits, sounds like they just put it so it still sound like a metalcore song, but it's weird I can't feel a thing listening to this song, so weird

[@alexeneleco]

Totally agree. It's out of nowhere, everything is so electronic/soft and then YEAH BREAKDOWN, just because

[@HEADASSLOOKINGAHHH]

they always had these breakdowns for the sake of it, lots of sons could go through without one and bands still slap them in there just to go "yeah how about that? we're stil heavy". I'd rather them embrace the change and do something different, then just do it half-assed.

[@braydenpresley1437]

Totally agree

[@czurczil2017]

You need to make song more interesting and memorable with some switch ups and hooks but you have to make it smart

[@azarnke922]

This song released on Octane first....what's wrong with making music outside the box to attract some maybe rock fans, who then discover their heavier stuff and keep listening? Cody is a great songwriter (co -writes a ton of other stuff with famous artists). And them putting on a parking lot concert because the venue closed - well, I have many reasons while I'll always love their music.

[@neonproxy3837]

Because if people wanted to listen to Nickelback they'd listen to Nickelback because Nickelback are good at what they do, this was just a really poor soulless take on butt rock It doesn't take away from what they've done or detract them as people (from what you've mentioned) but it's a wild detour from everything they've done, there are other bands that have taken different routes and changed their sound but they've done it wildly better than this

[@deathring7339]

@@neonproxy3837I’m just curious what you think of Me Against Myself which was off of 2019 Pressure. It took a similar turn in the “butt rock” direction, so this style isn’t necessarily foreign to them. Do you believe that song did something better than this one, or do you find a distaste in both of them?

[@neonproxy3837]

@@deathring7339 That song isn't butt rock but yeah it's a lot better than this, it's more akin to a ballad track which I have no issues with. This song is just poorly put together with the weirdest breakdown I've ever heard this song didn't necessarily need a break down it just needed better writing and be a bit more fluidity

[@birdiemaradoth]

I agree with what you said abt the song To me this song sounds alot like Of Virtue, the verses sound like of virtue and chorus too, song at tienms gives viebs off of slower songs off of manic

[@xtrafe5953]

Deathroll and Manic. And y'all need to comment and like the video because bogdan' videos are not appearing in the algorithm again....

[@Petrical]

They are for me

[@matheus2phobia]

Indestructible is my fav

[@BrunoReflections]

the river, stitch, who I am, manic and circle the drain are my favorite by ww

[@raginRajun]

I love this song. This and Closure by The Plot In You have been on repeat.

[@Mullymonster]

All the hate comments. If you don’t like it, don’t listen to it lol. At the end of the day, they’re making money, having fun and have a huge following.

[@gooseman6112]

Imo, this song as a jigsaw puzzle, fits like taking two completely different sets and trying to fit them together into one ser

[@AFoxForThought]

This song drew me to this band. It reminds me of a Japanese artist, Utsu-p, who makes rock/ metal songs mixed with EDMs and techno flairs. To me this is a modern rock/metal piece.

[@amatsuregi]

High horse is my favorite , what a banger

[@birdiemaradoth]

Youngblood! Amazing emotional banger

[@Andorvaelis1]

Manic was pretty great imo, but Pressure is one of my all time favorite albums along with Beartooth's Disease album. Those two albums got me through some rough times. Songs like Alive, Desperate, Southbound, and Gravity will always be amazing though.

[@DizzyMan24]

Wage War does songs like this so well, though. Their stripped version of Me Against Myself is a good one, for example. But i loved Pressure, so i love this song, haha

[@braulioespinosa2266]

I also loved Pressure, don't get why the hate to that album

[@chrissgardiner]

Pressure got shit on but there's some absolute bangers on that album.

[@DizzyMan24]

@@chrissgardiner Right? Sure, the album has a lot of cleans, but genuinely, there isn't a bad song on that album.

[@jaronkurz1487]

Fav Wage war song in If tomorrow never comes

[@Petrical]

Witness or death roll are my favorites. Had a similar time with Witness, I could NOT stop listening when I first heard it

[@NotQuiteCupid]

My favorite Wage War track is easily Circle The Drain.

[@jaydenrobertson-zr9fu]

The breakdown hits you so hard especially with the rest of the song seeming quite safe

[@Braydon2144]

Loved the song. Definitely has a vibe.

[@AlissonBirck]

A country song with metalcore guitars Also my fav song by them is The River. It's hard to believe it's the same band making these both songs

[@TheRooster04]

You know it’s really funny to compare Blue Reverie and this (both songs are softer cuts with breakdowns that might be seen as unnecessary to some people). Between the two songs and bands there is a canyon sized difference in terms of their competence.

[@tysonsenger4230]

Fav WW song is definitely Don’t Let Me Fade Away

[@keyseee]

I discovered this band when the Pressure album came out and I loved it. I think I can say I'm the one who is having fun of the 2 RECENT albums. I don't have a favorite song I just simply love listening their albums back-to-back because they're so consistent. They are also consistent in releasing music: one album every two years, I love that, it is fair for the listener, they don't feed you teasing their next work they are just making it. They are releasing a single and you already know that there's an album coming out this year and it is great. I hate when bands release a single and then disappear for a year or two

[@mariusrobert1069]

My favorite Wage War song is definitely Disdain

[@slates]

Reminds me of the more formulaic I prevail songs. But also, if nickleback released this song I wouldn't think twice.

[@ronin_fps]

That breakdown totally didn’t fit. They could have maybe done some electronic but, but for this song it just made it seem like it had no identity.

[@Zachs]

I think this is the way bands in this genre play things now. Something in the middle, you get a mixture single of screams and cleans, then you get a all screams, then you get an all cleans. The Plot In You did this sort of thing with their last few singles. I honestly like the bands showing each side of their talents and what they can bring to the table for a full album

[@derivinity]

My sister loves it. She also loves octane/risecore lol, i guess pressure pt ii?

[@VitaminP_RaiderIO]

For those of us who felt this song to their core, I just want to say that it's a BALLAD. Although I tend to prefer other Wage War, they just out-balladed all the dad butt rock octane hits and made me feel something. They have incredible range as artists so we can def give them that

[@micahschoenecker5453]

"I feel nothing from this" is probably the most accurate description for this song, listened to it, and almost immediately forgot it. Huge miss

[@RaruGrado]

Youngblood by Wage War just hits differently for me.

[@andrewscocozza4340]

Basic hate, it’s such an underrated song that no one ever mentions lol!

[@Wylide9]

I don't know why, but this chorus reminds me so much of Starset.

[@DeezRotter]

It's good, catchy, octave core. I prefer their older heavy stuff, but I can't knock this.

[@skytex9227]

This Reminds me story wise how Asking Alexandria did their way in (Rock/Metal). Sad for me.

[@martinblagoev2390]

Yea, I immediately thought of MiW's Masterpiece where you said the breakdown kinda felt out of place, and I still disagree, but I think this is more true for this song.

[@aminariafar1879]

I'm so thankful for the honest review. I felt nothing for the song as well

[@zaqydafa9610]

Basically Bad Omen-core especially TDOPOM era, except Bad Omen is good.

[@stephenthomson6230]

This could easily be a song on a playlist when I have my friends over who don't listen to metal..... Which I think says it all. Cheers🤘

[@Minifigcreator97]

I agree with the message and emotion lacking in the music and lyrics. My favorite songs from Wage War are Godspeed, Slow Burn, and Indestructible. All of which are a bit softer in presentation. But have a ton of emotion behind the delivery and the lyrics. Magnetic just kind of comes and goes and doesn’t leave you with anything to think about. Even thought it’s just as generic as Godspeed and slow burn are. But those two tracks still have a ton of emotion behind them.

[@ninosalvati379]

If younloaten to the whole song and its lyrics, the breakdown makes sense as it's the rage and trying to get away from a toxic relationship...that's my takeaway anyway...Great song tbh...is it safe yes, does it slap yes, is it WW best no, will it get the attention and have a screamer of a next single next...he'll yes

[@heyimapl]

Assuming people just don't like it because it's not the heaviest. I'm never gonna get mad at a band for writing an objectively good radio pop rock song. It's not bad by any means, just not directly comparable to their previous releases. Personally, wish they didn't include a breakdown and they went all in with a generic bridge; they really fit the sound they're trying to emulate, but the breakdown really subtracts from song as a whole.

[@stoopidmemeztv7737]

Magnetic hits different

[@Alex_Keiser]

We waiting 2 years for new wage war and what we got just didn’t fit the standard we thought we would get

[@johnnyappleseed4624]

It’s the BMTH/ADTR issue where the core fanbase gets heavier tastes and want it, then set unrealistic expectations that don’t get met. If you’re mad for me calling this out, you’re part of the problem. This is chill vibe wage war, not high-horse. It almost feels like they are trying to go for ERRA vibes but it still sounds like wage war

[@zacharystuber7755]

Love Wage War and personally I really like this song as well as their other softer songs, they just have a nice sound whether its a harder or softer song.

[@timothyprescott1340]

Wage War has always made songs like this to be fair. Take Gravity on their second album, for example.

[@LeslieMcmilla]

Chill this is just an appetizer

[@gooseofthecosmos2805]

Id have to say High Horse considering that song got me a full mark on my performance grade for music

[@rafaelmoreiratwentythree]

Before bogdan talk about the breakdown I already remembered the masterpiece - MIW song thooo 😂

[@LivingInTragedy]

This song actually insults my time 😭😭 I like that some ppl like this song but man I just can’t. And I LOVED their last album.

[@Ecstas345]

Did you listen to the most recent Nevertel song Bogdan? They were signed to Epitaph Records too.

[@jesush1710]

This is an example of bands not wanting to write metal or heavy music anymore, but feel like they have to because of their root fan base. So many bands that transition their sound are adding these pointless breakdowns to make their old fans happy and it ends up being pointless because it probably doesn’t do anything for the old fans, instead it makes the song feel very unauthentic and forced. If Wage War doesn’t want to write heavy music anymore they should just do exactly that. It would be better for them and the new fans they’re trying to acquire.

[@jussi-pekkalaakko8768]

Yup. People pleasing is a curse.

[@uniservicemann3186]

Favorite Wage War track gotta be Gravity. I dont particularly like this new song, but thats fine. Still looking to see what they cooked up. I also think Manic is fire as hell cause i love simple catchy riffs with hooky chourus. This sound here feels it lacks a bit on the riff side of things.

[@adefoe6552]

favorite song is Youngblood or/and Southbound

[@namnambulu]

Eighteen visions burned us alive around the 2:13 of that song is almost exactly the same riff age after the breakdown so 18v did it almost 18 yrs ago

[@tylascano2300]

Probably either Basic Hate or Stitch

[@NeverKnelt]

Hollow, Enemy, Spineless, Never Enough, Indestructible, High Horse, True Colors

[@SkilledLabor]

Song is a BANGER just like all wage war music. Light/heavy always 🔥. People just need to accept that a band will change over time

[@afscrew123]

When i heard the breakdown i was like... why?? it doesnt even remotely fit the song.

[@dylanjones7926]

This feels strongly like a Palisades song.

[@CrazyIrishmen7]

Songs like this come out and i can feel the stampede of alcoholic contractors come running.

[@kovianaztazia]

It's nothing new but its a good gateway song for people just getting into metal

[@johnny_b_dude]

Looks like Wage War is dipping in that Bad Omens-y high octane-sauce.

[@im.weasel]

I like the song. Its really catchy.

[@FatboiSlingenrock]

I loved the last album, this song is alright but doesn’t really make me feel much either. This band is at its best with mainly heavier stuff with a mix of the lighter side imo

[@khronoz3611]

this song reminds me I Prevail stuff

[@silentagony1019]

This is a very heartfelt song that isn’t getting the recognition it deserves. This isn’t supposed to be a knock your socks off type of song. Why does everyone think every song wage war puts out needs to be heavy? It gets pretty boring after awhile. This song changes things up so you feel every emotion on each song of the album but the breakdowns in heartfelt songs just isn’t necessary which I can agree on. Real wage war fans would understand this change

[@nosteponsnek2022]

My favourite and also most underated Wage War Song is True Colors. I also like High Horse, Stitch and Who I Am

[@coreybrainard3939]

Low, witness, twenty one, dont let me fade away, gravity. Love wage war.

[@kellybean5829]

Fav song for me is Witness

[@rodrigonakabori7329]

yes, i unterstand you about witness. happened to me too!

[@paulovictorvm]

To put in simple words: I would never add this song to my playlist to listen again

[@TBFilms954]

It's a tie between The River and High Horse for me; they just are. In terms of the song, it could be on a less preferable end of things. It passes the par on almost every aspect from song structure to overall flow, yet it lacks in just a simple way. There's no real heavy meaning there's no real weight besides from the breakdown. "Octanecore" is the perfect subgenre to place this single as it would fit perfectly in the rotation on "Octane".

[@mattavalos]

i agree with the breakdown. this song definitely could do without it, and it feels like they only put it in to say "hey we still make heavy music guys!"

[@taytayadsit]

I agree with the breakdown being a little unnecessary. However that chorus makes up for it. It got stuck in my head after one listen so I had to revisit it a few times lol

[@MrBread-gt7jd]

I’ve always said (recently) wage war is great at radio rock, looking at it like that I like their stuff

[@jamesdi7261]

The song is more poppy and more primitive than the last 2 albums. In this sense, they surpassed themselves.

[@flynnhale1243]

You should react to while she sleeps leave me alone and while she sleeps hell the full album

[@Larcher1001]

You should check out this band called Greyhaven. The released a sing called The Welcome Party. Super fucking catchy! They have alot of Norma Jean influences

[@czurczil2017]

Easy question this time, love Death Roll

[@barbellbryce]

It's good, but what happened to the guys who wrote the river, stitch, low, etc? It's like they are trying to appeal to the radio audience and think that throwing in a breakdown will fully satisfy their old fans...

[@alexweddle8219]

They're still wage war, dude this has always been how they've been since the beginning, they've had softer toned songs in nearly every single album they've had.

[@AB21]

@@alexweddle8219 No its not lol. Every single song on Blueprints and Deadweight is pissed, nothing like this garbage.

[@alexweddle8219]

@@AB21 go back and listen to them then and keep telling yourself that.

[@AB21]

@@alexweddle8219 I listen to those albums weekly. Maybe you should go back and listen cause youre wrong.

[@alexweddle8219]

@@AB21 you're right about blueprints for the most part, but not deadweight

[@dr.knecht9104]

The River is my fav Song by them FOR SURE!