Closing In is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Early Man, released on October 11, 2005.

Mike Conte's vocal style is very similar to Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Halford, 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".

Pitchfork appreciated the old-school thrash metal style, and the "galloping riffs and booming power chords".

[2] AllMusic also appreciated the ferocity of the older style, but heavily criticised both the uniformity but also stated "Closing In is numbingly derivative" with no pieces showing significantly originality.