The current lineup of Closer was completed in the spring of 2005 when Jesper had replaced Jocke Gothberg [ex-Marduk, Dimension Zero] and Olle joined as a second guitarist. Closer had been in limbo for almost a year, but with two new band members and a bunch of cool ideas, they set the goal to record a 4 track EP in the summer. After rehearsing the songs intensely during the spring, they entered the studio in August to record Tokpela EP. In October, the EP was mastered at Cutting Room by Thomas Eberger [Opeth, The Hives].

Closer deals with despair, divinity and devilry.
Closer deals with desperation, decay and dismay.