Red Animal War is a rock band from Dallas, Texas that started in 1998 as Jeff Wilganoski, Jamie Shipman, Matt Pittman, and Justin Wilson.

Jeff Davis replaced Brian Pho in 2004, and Tony Wann came on as second drums later that year.

Todd Harwell replaced Jeff Wilganoski in 2006, and after a SXSW performance the band went on indefinite hiatus.

Frontman Justin Wilson has revealed the band is working on vinyl reissues and has a "full album demoed and partly recorded".

J. Robbins, Ed Rose and Darrell LaCour produced records for them and the band gets their name from this quote: "The greater part of the untested men appeared quiet and absorbed.