Initiate have landed a new label deal with Blue Grape Music. The melodic hardcore band will be issuing a 5-song EP titled “With Love // With Rage” on August 07th via this new arrangement. That outing will include the newly released lead single, “Numb The Pain“, which you can experience now below via a Bella Petro-directed music video.
Vocalist Crystal Pak said of this single:
“The song starts off with a callback to our last single, ‘Alone At the Bottom,’ showcasing the ebbs and flows that life can throw at you. Where much of hardcore leans into anthems of brotherhood and sisterhood, this track still embraces those themes, but frames them through a more introspective lens. The addition of melodic softness and acoustic elements makes it clear from the outset that this is meant to land differently — not as a rallying cry, but as something more personal and reflective.
In a way, it stands apart while still feeling connected to the core of what we do — expanding our sound without losing the heart behind it, and showing that strength doesn’t always have to come through volume alone.”
As for her creative headspace while writing for the EP, Pak offered:
“When I looked back at the lyrics, everything read as a letter, either to another person in my life, my friends, or myself. However, a letter to a friend would be signed off ‘With Love’ not ‘With Rage.’ I intentionally wrote these songs, so they spoke to these two opposing feelings: Love and rage. You can tell which tracks spill to which side.”
“With Love // With Rage” track listing:
01 – “Burn After Reading“
02 – “Delusions“
03 – “Shadowboxing“
04 – “Numb The Pain“
05 – “Future Saving Grace“
For pre-orders head to initiate.lnk.to/WLWR. The band’s current live plans this year include:
07/25-07/26 Long Beach, CA – Warped Tour
08/21-08/22 Montréal, QC – Warped Tour
09/11-09/13 Edmonton, AB – Purple City Music Festival
10/23-10/25 Gainesville, FL – The Fest
11/14-11/15 Orlando, FL – Warped Tour
With Senses Fail (celebrating 20 years of “Still Searching“) & Koyo:
11/19 Los Angeles, CA – Belasco
11/20 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
11/21 San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park
11/23 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
11/24 Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
11/27 Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
11/28 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
11/30 Dallas, TX – Echo Lounge & Music Hall
12/1 San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theatre
12/2 Houston, TX – House of Blues
12/4 St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
12/5 Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
12/6 Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
12/8 Chicago, IL – House of Blues
12/9 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
12/11 Detroit, MI – Saint Andrew’s Hall
12/12 Toronto, ON – Opera House
12/13 Montreal, QC – Théâtre Beanfield
12/15 Boston, MA – Big Night Live
12/16 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
12/18 Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
