''Séance Prime'' is

Trap Them Trap Them was an American hardcore punk band formed in Salem, New Hampshire in 2001. They released five studio albums and five EPs, including a split EP with Extreme Noise Terror. History Trap Them began in 2001 as a side-project for Ryan M ...

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debut, released on October 30, 2007, making it their third release of the year. Like '' Sleepwell Deconstructor'', ''Séance Prime'' was produced by

Kurt Ballou Kurt Ballou (born February 1, 1974) is an American musician and record producer based in Massachusetts, best known as the guitarist for metalcore band Converge and for his recording and production work at his own GodCity Studio. Early and pe ...

at Godcity Studios. Described as "a tornado of D-Beat hooks, frantic bursts of speed, and earth shaking dirges" this album has been critically called their heaviest release to date. In 2011, the EP was reissued as ''Séance Prime: The Complete Recordings'' featuring all six songs from this recording session, including: "The Iconflict", originally released as a CD exclusive track, and "Enders", originally released on a split single with

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Track listings

''Séance Prime'' (7") # "Day Thirteen: The Protest Hour" – 3:12 # "Day Fourteen: Pulse Mavens" – 3:39 # "Day Fifteen: Citizenihilist" – 2:50 # "Day Seventeen: Wafer and Wine of Sandblast Times" – 1:40 ''Séance Prime'' (CD) # "Day Thirteen: The Protest Hour" – 3:12 # "Day Fourteen: Pulse Mavens" – 3:39 # "Day Fifteen: Citizenihilist" – 2:50 # "Day Sixteen: The Iconflict" – 4:19 # "Day Seventeen: Wafer and Wine of Sandblast Times" – 1:40 ''Séance Prime: The Complete Recordings'' (LP) # "Day Thirteen: The Protest Hour" – 3:12 # "Day Fourteen: Pulse Mavens" – 3:39 # "Day Fifteen: Citizenihilist" – 2:50 # "Day Sixteen: The Iconflict" – 4:19 # "Day Seventeen: Wafer and Wine of Sandblast Times" – 1:40 # "Day Eighteen: Enders" – 0:58

Reception

''Séance Prime'' has gotten mainly positive reviews, from many critics. Lambgoat described it as "a small shift in songwriting style and a desire to get outside the grindcore box," but also said this change "sacrifices some of the intensity that was a key component to the band's sound." The EP was also praised as the band's heaviest to date and a continuation of their mixture of many different genres including

d-beat D-beat (also known as Discore, kängpunk, Discrust, and crust-beat) is a style of hardcore punk, developed in the early 1980s by imitators of Discharge, after whom the genre is named, as well as a drum beat characteristic of this subgenre. D- ...

grindcore Grindcore is an extreme metal, extreme fusion genre of heavy metal music, heavy metal and hardcore punk that originated in the mid-1980s, drawing inspiration from abrasive-sounding musical styles, such as thrashcore, crust punk, hardcore punk, e ...

hardcore punk Hardcore punk (commonly abbreviated to hardcore or hXc) is a punk rock music genre#subtypes, subgenre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots ...

and

extreme metal Extreme metal is a loosely defined umbrella term for a number of related heavy metal music subgenres that have developed since the early 1980s. It has been defined as a "cluster of metal subgenres characterized by sonic, verbal, and visual tran ...

Production

Séance Prime was produced by Trap Them and Kurt Ballou.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Seance Prime 2007 albums Trap Them albums Deathwish Inc. EPs Deathwish Inc. compilation albums Albums produced by Kurt Ballou