TX2: To Be Cringe Is to Be Free

TX2: To Be Cringe Is to Be Free

From Spout Podcast by Spout Podcast & Studio71

May 20, 2026 · 41 min

About this episode

Evan and Cam from TX2 discuss their music, fanbase, and experiences with online backlash in this episode.

TX2 is not trying to be the band everybody agrees on. They are trying to be the band that makes people feel less alone. Fresh off Australia, a headline tour, and gearing up for Black Veil Brides, European festivals, and whatever level of chaos comes next, Evan and Cam from TX2 join Spout to talk about the rise, the hate, the fans, and the movement behind it all. They break down End of Us, the band’s post-apocalyptic rock opera, their collaboration with Black Veil Brides on “The End of Us,” and how Andy Biersack and Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills became big-brother figures after seeing TX2 go through the same kind of online backlash their own bands once faced. Evan and Cam also get into the X Movement, the responsibility of building a fanbase that literally tells them their music saved their lives, why Warped Tour felt like a full-circle moment, and why Evan’s new personal motto might need to be printed on merch immediately: “To be cringe is to be free.” There’s also talk of horror movies, Resident Evil, dream collaborations, low-budget filmmaking, life on the road, and TX2’s plans to keep getting louder, bigger, and harder to ignore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

People in this episode

Host: Spout Podcast

Guests: Evan, Cam

Topics covered

  • music
  • band culture
  • fanbase
  • post-apocalyptic rock opera
  • online backlash
  • collaboration

Keywords

  • TX2
  • End of Us
  • Black Veil Brides
  • music movement
  • fan culture
  • post-apocalyptic
  • Warped Tour
  • collaboration
  • horror movies
  • life on the road

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TX2, Black Veil Brides, Ice Nine Kills

Books & works: End of Us

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