For Closure - Take Two [EP]

Band Fronted by Gizz Lazlo, the former drummer of Dr. Know, U.K. Subs & The Freeze

EP Produced by Michael Rozon (Ministry, Jerry Cantrell, Melvins, The Jesus Lizard)

“Comes off as Hot Water Music meets The Replacements, it’s a punk tribute full of melody, emotion, and power.” – New Noise

“Sugary hooks of Doughboys and Samiam with punchy arrangements…– No Echo

“Emerging force in the punk/power-pop scene…” – Puremzine

Los Angeles melodic punk outfit For Closure returned this fall with Take Two, a concise yet powerful EP out now on Mindpower Records. The release follows their acclaimed 2024 debut full-length Cliffside Serenades and offers a snapshot of a band both sharpening its songwriting and celebrating its influences.

Produced by Michael Rozon—a longtime For Closure collaborator whose credits include work with Ministry, Jerry Cantrell, Melvins, The Jesus Lizard, and more—Take Two features two compelling original tracks and a reimagined cover of Canadian punk legends Doughboys’ 1989 classic “In My Head.”

“I was happy to be able to contribute to the recording of ‘Take Two’ and ‘In My Head’ this time around, since I joined the band just after Cliffside Serenades was recorded,” says guitarist Marc Maxey. “Working with Michael Rozon was super fun—he had great suggestions for guitar parts I never would have thought of myself.”

For Closure—rounded out by bassist Steve Brown, drummer Wal Rashidi, and guitarist Luis Estefania—has kept a busy live schedule, including their first West Coast tour in spring 2025. Last August, they headed east for their debut East Coast dates while beginning work on their sophomore full-length.