The songs "Down the Drain" and "Droned" were originally released on Bootleg CD by Cave In during spring 2003, and "Trepanning" was originally released in 2004 on a SXSW Hydra Head sampler (demo version), a Daymare Recordings sampler and a Deathwish Inc. sampler.
The album was released on September 9, 2013 through Deathwish Inc., and first release in six years since 2007's Midnight in America after reforming in 2012.
Séance Prime is Trap Them's Deathwish Inc. debut, released on October 30, 2007, making it their third release of the year.