Santa Cruz, CA – July 2024 – Santa Cruz hardcore punks Seized Up have released ‘Omen Of Despair’ the new single off their upcoming second LP ‘Modify The Sacred’.

The songs on this record come from extremely personal and often dark places. Of the bleak, punishing ‘Omen Of Despair’ guitarist Danny B simply states, “Musically and lyrically, this is where we feel Seized Up is right now.” Opening with the line “Severed head on the doorstep / Omen of despair” the song is a gaze into the void of a mind in the grips of existential crisis and reckoning with oblivion. The new single follows ‘Hanging In The Balance’, another sonic onslaught of blistering, dark hardcore punk that was the first taste of Seized Up’s eagerly anticipated second LP, ‘Modify The Sacred’. Featuring an impressive pedigree including members of BL’AST!, Good Riddance, The Distillers, Fast Asleep, the band picks up right where they left off on their 2020 debut LP ‘Brace Yourself’, with a 10 song barrage of relentless, uncompromising rage, touching on topics such as religion, self-medication, and survival in a – literally & figuratively – sick society. Between playing shows with legendary acts like Quicksand, FEAR, RKL, Propagandhi, the band got back together with Paul Miner at Buzzbomb Studios to lay down the follow up to their explosive debut. All in all, it is a continuation of the band’s fast & hard approach in every way, and if anything, the band is more dialed-in and focused than ever. Pirates Press Records is proud to commune with Seized Up in a darkened wood to conjure ‘Modify The Sacred’ on four unholy vinyl variants: 12” Classic Black Vinyl, 12” Algae Marble Vinyl, 12” Easter Yellow with Sea Blue Moon Phase Vinyl, and 12” White inside Sea Blue inside Oxblood Vinyl with Black Splatter! Seized Up embarks on a European tour in early August leading up to the album’s release.

SEIZED UP TOUR DATES:

08/02/2024 – Duffel, Belgium – Brakrock

08/03/2024 – Stuttgart, Germany – Umsonst & Draussen

08/04/2024 – Wiesbaden, DE – Schlachthof Wiesbaden (w/ DESCENDENTS)

08/05/2024 – Karlsruhe, Germany – Alte Hackerei

08/06/2024 – Graz, Austria – Music House

08/07/2024 – Tolmin, Slovenia – Punk Rock Holiday

08/09/2024 – Zdynia, Poland – Zdynia DIY Fest

08/10/2024 – Leipzig, Germany – Naumanns

08/11/2024 – Hanover, Germany – Mephisto