Die Close

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Die Close
Blood Vulture - Die Close.jpg
Studio album by
Blood Vulture
ReleasedJune 27, 2025 (2025-06-27)
Length44:35
Label Pure Noise
Producer Jordan Olds

Die Close is the debut studio album by metal band Blood Vulture, led by internet show host Jordan Olds. [1] It was released on June 27, 2025, via Pure Noise Records in LP, CD and digital formats. [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Distorted SoundStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Metal Hammer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
New Noise Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [4]

Die Close received a five-star rating from New Noise, which noted, "So much to be said about this album, a complete work of art. This dark audio canvas encapsulates the doom sludge metal loved by so many; highly recommended." [4]

Kerrang! rated it four out of five and commented about the album's "over-arching concept" and "its protagonist a vampire who's outlived humanity and now faces the end of days alone." [1]

Metal Hammer's Perran Helyes assigned the album a rating of eight out of ten and remarked, "A gorgeous, girthy guitar tone counterbalances the album's churning low end with expressive doom leads, as Jordan's Jerry Cantrell-esque voice hits a resplendent gothic tone amid the heavy riffs." [2]

Distorted Sound described it as "A truly captivating debut and leaves in its wake, an unquenchable thirst for more," giving it a rating of eight. [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jordan Olds.

Die Close track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Die Close: Overture"1:47
2."An Embrace in the Flood"5:31
3."A Dream About Starving to Death"5:50
4."Grey Mourning" (featuring Jade Puget)4:29
5."Entwined" (featuring Kristin Hayter)4:55
6."Die Close: Interlude"1:33
7."Burn for It" (featuring Brian Fair)5:05
8."The Silence of God"5:48
9."Abomination"4:06
10."Die Close: Finale"5:31
Total length:44:35

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Thomas, Olly (June 24, 2025). "Album review: Blood Vulture – Die Close". Kerrang! . Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Helyes, Perran (August 2025). "Die Close". Metal Hammer . No. 402. p. 91. ISSN   0955-1190.
  3. 1 2 Cooper, Phil (June 28, 2025). "ALBUM REVIEW: Die Close – Blood Vulture". Distorted Sound. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Album Review: Blood Vulture – Die Close". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  5. "Die Close / Blood Vulture / Credits". Tidal . Retrieved July 17, 2025.