“INITIATION is a revelation: a shimmering, extraordinary album that takes listeners on a visceral and introspective journey. It explodes with energy, rage, poetry, and passion - sonically transitioning into intimate and prayerful meditations on love, spirituality, and healing. Fusing driving, acoustic-rock with a more earthy, folk vibe - and featuring raw vocals set against lush strings and guitars, INITIATION is an album that will stick with you long after its last note has been played. Michael Lightbringer’s songwriting resonates on a deeply cellular level, vibrating with a haunting, melodic resonance that echoes deep into the corners of the heart...”