Metal Anarchy

Initiate have announced a new EP titled “WITH LOVE // WITH RAGE.” The effort will be released on August 7 via Blue Grape Music.

“WITH LOVE // WITH RAGE” Track Listing:

01. “Burn After Reading”
02. “Delusions”
03. “Shadowboxing”
04. “Numb the Pain”
05. “Future Saving Grace”

Vocalist Crystal Pak commented:

“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.”

A video for the first single, “Numb The Pain,” can be seen below. Pak added the following about that:

“We all wondered, ‘What would it sound like if Clairo wrote a Quicksand record?.’

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.”