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| Released | 7 May 2021 (2021-05-07) | 
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| Recorded | 2019–2021 | 
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| Length | 40:44 | 
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| Label | Napalm | 
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| Producer | Matt Drake | 
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 - "Love You Wrong"
 Released: 7 May 2019  - "Run with the Giants"
 Released: 30 August 2019  - "Bystander"
 Released: 11 February 2021  - "No Surrender"
 Released: 11 March 2021  - "Vertigo"
 Released: 8 April 2021  - "Bad News"
 Released: 5 May 2021  - "Sun Eater"
 Released: 8 October 2021     | 
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 Professional ratings| Review scores | 
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| Source | Rating | 
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| Kerrang! | 4/5[1] | 
 Initiation is the third studio album by Canadian rock band Sumo Cyco, which was released on 7 May 2021.[2][3] It was the last to feature drummer Matt Trozzi before his departure that year. The single "Bystander" was released with the announcement of the album.[4] "Bad News" was the last single released prior to the album.[5] The single "Sun Eater" was released alongside the deluxe version of the album on October 8, 2021.[6][7] 
 Track listing
 All tracks are written by Skye Sweetnam and Matt Drake.
Initiation track listing| Title | 
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| 1. | "Love You Wrong" | 3:19 | 
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| 2. | "Bystander" | 4:05 | 
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| 3. | "Vertigo" | 3:09 | 
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| 4. | "Bad News" | 3:54 | 
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| 5. | "No Surrender" | 4:03 | 
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| 6. | "M.I.A." | 3:31 | 
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| 7. | "Cyclone" | 4:24 | 
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| 8. | "Run with the Giants" | 3:52 | 
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| 9. | "Overdrive" | 2:54 | 
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| 10. | "Power & Control" | 3:03 | 
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| 11. | "The Dance Is Doomed" | 4:30 | 
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| 12. | "Awakened  [Bonus Track]" | 3:44 | 
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| Total length: | 44:28 | 
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  Initiation - Deluxe version| Title | 
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| 13. | "New Jive" | 2:54 | 
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| 14. | "We Are the Nation" | 4:42 | 
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| 15. | "Sun Eater" | 4:14 | 
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| Total length: | 56:45 | 
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  References