Closing In is the debut album of Early Man

Early Man (band)

Early Man is a heavy metal band from Brooklyn, New York, now based in Los Angeles, California. Guitarist and vocalist Mike Conte began performing under the name "Early Man" in the early 2000s, and when drummer Adam Bennati moved to New York in 2003, the two formed the nucleus for the current line-up...

, released on October 11, 2005. There are clear influences from heavy metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 bands like Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath

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 and thrash metal

Thrash metal

Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...

 bands like Metallica

Metallica

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. Mike Conte's vocal styles are very similar to Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy Osbourne

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 and Rob Halford

Rob Halford

Robert John Arthur "Rob" Halford is an English singer-songwriter, who is best known as the lead vocalist for the Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band Judas Priest. He is nicknamed the "Metal God" as a tribute to his influence on metal, and after the Judas Priest song of the same name from 1980's...

, while not exactly imitating them.

The album also features another heavy/speed metal attribute: aggressive, "don't fuck with me" lyrics, as heard on "War Eagle," "Thrill of the Kill," and "Evil Is."

Track listing

1. Four Walls - 2:42
2. War Eagle - 3:14
3. Death Is the Answer
   Death Is the Answer
   Death Is The Answer is the 1st single by Brooklyn, NY's Early Man. The song starts off in a very Black Sabbath-like manner: slow and heavy. Yet as the song progresses, it steps up tremendously into a speed metal song, complete with multiple solos...
   
    - 5:35
4. Feeding Frenzy - 3:23
5. Thrill of the Kill - 4:35
6. Like a Goddamn Rat - 3:10
7. Fist Shaker - 3:43
8. Evil Is - 4:27
9. Brain Sick - 3:32
10. Contra - 3:53
11. Raped and Pillaged - 3:51

Credits

• Mike Conte
  Mike Conte
  Mike Conte is an artist and musician, most well known as the lead singer and founding member of the heavy metal band Early Man . He is 36 years old and is known by many in the music scene as "Early Mike". He began working on what would become Early Man songs in the late 90's using a drum machine...
  
  : guitar, bass, vocals
• Adam Bennati
  Adam Bennati
  Adam Bennati is a musician who was born in Columbus, OH. He has played punk music from a young age. Though he has performed with many different types of groups, he is most known for being the drummer for New York/Los Angeles based heavy metal band, Early Man. Bennati joined up with Mike Conte in...
  
  : drums
• Matt Sweeney
  Matt Sweeney
  Matt Sweeney is a guitarist, vocalist, and producer who has worked with various musicians and groups.-Biography:Sweeney's high school band Skunk released two albums on Twin/Tone records...
  
  : producer, additional guitars