{"id":2496657,"date":"2026-07-10T16:17:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T16:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2496657"},"modified":"2026-07-10T16:17:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T16:17:35","slug":"initiate-sign-with-blue-grape-music-announce-new-ep-with-love-wit-knotfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/initiate-sign-with-blue-grape-music-announce-new-ep-with-love-wit-knotfest\/","title":{"rendered":"Initiate Sign With Blue Grape Music, Announce New EP &#8216;With Love \/\/ Wit \u2013 Knotfest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<h6>Photo by <em>Bella Petro<\/em><br \/>\n<\/h6>\n<p>Southern California hardcore collective Initiate are the latest band to sign to Blue Grape Music, aligning with labelmates Gridiron, Spiritual Cramp, Superheaven, White Reaper and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Coupled with the news of the signing, Initiate have set an August 7th release date for their new EP, <em>With Love \/\/ With Rage<\/em>\u00a0&#8211; marking the band&#8217;s first extended release since the 2023 LP, <em>Cerebral Circus.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the thematic direction of the EP, vocalist Crystal Pak explained, <meta charset=\"UTF-8\"\/><span>&#8220;When I looked back at the lyrics, everything read as a letter, either to another person in my life, my friends, or myself,&#8221;\u00a0reveals Pak. &#8220;However, a letter to a friend would be signed off\u00a0&#8216;With Love&#8217;\u00a0not &#8216;With Rage.&#8217;\u00a0I intentionally wrote these songs, so they spoke to these two opposing feelings: Love and rage. You can tell which tracks spill to which side.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>To begin the run up to release date, Initiate have shred the first single from the EP with &#8220;Numb the Pain.&#8221; Working with direcotr <meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/>Bella Petro, the clip pairs the band&#8217;s potent live performance with their effective blend of aggression and melody.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Initiate - Numb The Pain [Official Video]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E8qQwafddH0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Tipping their hat to their influences, Pak explained,\u00a0<meta charset=\"UTF-8\"\/>&#8220;We all wondered, &#8216;What would it sound like if Clairo wrote a Quicksand record?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pak continues, &#8220;The song starts\u00a0off with a callback to our last single,\u00a0&#8216;Alone At the Bottom,&#8217;\u00a0showcasing 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 \u2014 not as a rallying cry, but as something more personal and reflective.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span>Pak finished by sharing how the single marks an important turning point for Initiate. &#8220;<meta charset=\"UTF-8\"\/>In a way, it stands apart while still feeling connected to the core of what we do \u2014 expanding our sound without losing the heart behind it, and showing that strength doesn&#8217;t always have to come through volume alone.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In support of their Blue Grape Music debut, Initiate will spend most of the remainder of the year on the road. The band is confirmed as support for Senses Fail and KOYO this fall, along with a slate of festival dates including appearances at Vans Warped Tour and The Fest in Florida this October. See a current list of dates and cities below..\u00a0<\/span><span\/><\/p>\n<p><span><em>With Love \/\/ With Rage<\/em>\u00a0arrives August 7th via Blue Grape Music. Order the EP &#8211; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/initiate.lnk.to\/WLWR\">HERE<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><meta charset=\"UTF-8\"\/><u><strong>INITIATE 2026 TOUR DATES<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>FESTIVALS<\/strong><br \/><span>7\/25\u20137\/26\u2014Long Beach, CA\u2014Warped Tour<\/span><br \/><span>8\/21\u20138\/22\u2014Montr\u00e9al, QC\u2014Warped Tour<\/span><br \/><span>9\/11\u20139\/13\u2014Edmonton, AB\u2014Purple City Music Festival<\/span><br \/><span>10\/23\u201310\/25\u2014Gainesville, FL\u2014The Fest<\/span><br \/><span>11\/14\u201311\/15\u2014Orlando, FL\u2014Warped Tour<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>WITH SENSES FAIL + KOYO<\/strong><br \/><span>11\/19\u2014Los Angeles, CA\u2014Belasco<\/span><br \/><span>11\/20\u2014Las Vegas, NV\u2014House of Blues<\/span><br \/><span>11\/21\u2014San Diego, CA\u2014Observatory North Park<\/span><br \/><span>11\/23\u2014Portland, OR\u2014Crystal Ballroom<\/span><br \/><span>11\/24\u2014Seattle, WA\u2014Neptune Theatre<\/span><br \/><span>11\/27\u2014Salt Lake City, UT\u2014The Depot<\/span><br \/><span>11\/28\u2014Denver, CO\u2014Summit Music Hall<\/span><br \/><span>11\/30\u2014Dallas, TX\u2014Echo Lounge &amp; Music Hall<\/span><br \/><span>12\/1\u2014San Antonio, TX\u2014Aztec Theatre<\/span><br \/><span>12\/2\u2014Houston, TX\u2014House of Blues<\/span><br \/><span>12\/4\u2014St. Petersburg, FL\u2014Jannus Live<\/span><br \/><span>12\/5\u2014Atlanta, GA\u2014Buckhead Theatre<\/span><br \/><span>12\/6\u2014Nashville, TN\u2014Brooklyn Bowl<\/span><br \/><span>12\/8\u2014Chicago, IL\u2014House of Blues<\/span><br \/><span>12\/9\u2014Cincinnati, OH\u2014Bogart\u2019s<\/span><br \/><span>12\/11\u2014Detroit, MI\u2014Saint Andrew\u2019s Hall<\/span><br \/><span>12\/12\u2014Toronto, ON\u2014Opera House<\/span><br \/><span>12\/13\u2014Montreal, QC\u2014Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Beanfield<\/span><br \/><span>12\/15\u2014Boston, MA\u2014Big Night Live<\/span><br \/><span>12\/16\u2014Philadelphia, PA\u2014Theatre of Living Arts<\/span><br \/><span>12\/18\u2014Brooklyn, NY\u2014Warsaw<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source knotfest.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo by Bella Petro Southern California hardcore collective Initiate are the latest band to sign to Blue Grape Music, aligning with labelmates Gridiron, Spiritual Cramp, Superheaven, White Reaper and more.\u00a0 Coupled with the news of the signing, Initiate have set an August 7th release date for their new EP, With Love \/\/ With Rage\u00a0&#8211; 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