Wild Fire is an American rock band founded in Biloxi, Mississippi on November 5, 2015. Wild Fire is originally a transformation from an act called Cathercist, which was active for five years prior to the foundation of Wild Fire. The band consists of four members: Zack Sawyer on vocals, Taylor Roberts on guitar, Tyler Voss on bass, and Cameron Alidor on drums. The band released a single on November 5, 2015, called "Villain", which was later included in their debut album released on May 23, 2017, titled Revolt. Revolt contains 15 tracks, one of them a cover of Dr. Hook's Cover of the Rolling Stone, which is the album's final track. The band's music is influenced by artists such as Korn, Incubus, Sevendust, Nothing More, Periphery, Twelve Foot Ninja, Avenged Sevenfold, Linkin Park, Bring Me The Horizon, and vocalist Zack Sawyer's past experiences. Wild Fire has been featured at 1065 Fest 2016, Rocklahoma 2017, Gulfport Music Fest 2017, and Inktober Fest 2017.

The band released their debut album titled Revolt on May 23, 2017. The album's lead single, "Villain", is the band's most popular recording as of February 21, 2018. The song's music video has had over 4 million views on YouTube and been streamed more than 600,000 times on Spotify. The single peaked at number 82 on The Media Base Rock Charts in the 3rd quarter of 2017.

In an interview, when Sawyer was asked about "Villain', he said that the song was about being a villain after he hinted that he did not write the song. He cited The Joker as an inspiration, saying that "there's always been something so fascinating about [Joker]. He's a villain you fall in love with and every now and again, you can find yourself in those same shoes, so his character becomes very relatable."

The band covered one of Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show's songs titled "Cover of the Rolling Stone", which is included on Revolt. Sawyer revealed that his cousin, Ray Sawyer, was a member in Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show before they disbanded in 1985.

The band started touring across the United States after the release of Revolt. They announced their first show on December 15, 2017, opening for Sleeping With Sirens in the House of Blues Parish Room in New Orleans. they also announced that they signed up with Artery Global to fulfill their booking needs. In early 2018, the band announced a free concert at the House of Blues alongside Appetite for Destruction, a Guns N' Roses tribute band. Sawyer revealed plans for a new record in summer 2018.

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