"Beyond The Wolves" is one of the key tracks off of Dayton,Ohio post-metal band Close The Hatch's forthcoming 2 part album To Collapse In Absentia. The group takes their inspirations from other similar bands such as Isis, Cult Of Luna, Deftones, Neurosis, Meshuggah, Opeth and Swans.

Beyond The Wolves

“Becoming A Ghost” is one of the key tracks off of Dayton,Ohio post-metal band Close The Hatch's  B-Sides release “Some Of Them Didn’t Make It” coming soon an The Path Less Traveled Records(Digital) and Red Moth Records(CD). The group takes their inspirations from other similar bands such as Isis, Cult Of Luna, Deftones, Neurosis, Meshuggah, Opeth, Kowloon Walled City and Swans.

Becoming A Ghost

Purple On Green it the opening track to Close The Hatch's To Collapse In Absentia :Green 
Which will be released 8/26/14 


Purple On Green

The Nighttime Pugilist is the first release off of Close The Hatch's 
next record "Death & Resistance".
On November 18th @ The Empty Glass in Charleston WV we will be filming a video for this song along with doing tons of giveaways and More. 

We hope you enjoy the track! 


The Nighttime Pugilist

This is the first single from Dayton's own Close The Hatch .
Feel free to download the track to your mobile phone and ipod/pad or other mp3 device ! 



Sylvia

Xmas & The Giant Fucking Elephant

This is a track from 2012 that has stayed in "demo" status. 
Seeing as we have a long standing partnership with Mr.Lancaster we figure it would be cool to share this tune we worked on back in 2012. 
It was never finished but still pretty cool if you ask us! 

All instrumentation =Stephen Barton/Close The Hatch
All vocals and Lyrics = John Lancaster

Calming The Mice (Close The Hatch/John Lancaster)

“The Ice Cannot Get Thinner” is one of the key tracks off of Dayton,Ohio post-metal band Close The Hatch's  B-Sides release “Some Of Them Didn’t Make It” coming soon an The Path Less Traveled Records(Digital) and Red Moth Records(CD). The group takes their inspirations from other similar bands such as Isis, Cult Of Luna, Deftones, Neurosis, Meshuggah, Opeth, Kowloon Walled City and Swans. 


There is no shelter here 
no cover in failure
the only progress  is the door 
I'll find my way home 
life is a side effect 
of momentary desires 
I am falling in 
Momentary Desire 

fear bares no fruit 
holds no answer
I am the architect 
of my own cancer 
Creating my own reversal 
The Ice cannot get thinner 

& All my secrets unfold 
you choose to burn me at the steak 
I am just a man 
you Let them define me 
who are you to judge?
you have no shadows ?
No shames to claim for your self?
I AM JUST A MAN! 


The Ice Cannot Get Any Thinner.

“Plucking A Monarch” is one of the key tracks off of Dayton,Ohio post-metal band Close The Hatch's  B-Sides release “Some Of Them Didn’t Make It” coming soon an The Path Less Traveled Records(Digital) and Red Moth Records(CD). The group takes their inspirations from other similar bands such as Isis, Cult Of Luna, Deftones, Neurosis, Meshuggah, Opeth, Kowloon Walled City and Swans.