Crush Of Souls - Lézire

Crush of Souls is the musical endeavour of Charles Rowell (Crocodiles, Flowers of Evil, Issue). One foot in early Industrial and the other in 80’s Synth-Pop, Crush Of Souls hold the whip and demand that you submit your soul.

Returning once again to Catacomb Soul studios where he had recently finished recording “(A)Void Love”, Charles Rowell mapped out the next chapter for Crush of Souls, limitations were set in place while new faces appeared to lend a fresh coat of black magic to the album.

The album is a love letter to Paris; all of its beauty and decay. “Lézire” which is a slang mixture of the French words for Lizard and Desire provides a sinister title to an album full of hard hitting, romantic songs.

Harry Howard (These Immortal Souls) provides his signature snarl and profound lyrics to the haunting ballad “You Rose Up”. Long time sax player Stanislas de Miscault colors the dark corners of the record with his unhinged personality and one half of new look COS, Stevan Dinet bangs both the martial beats and the Fairlight sample pads.

An album cover full of chains and S&M can provide enough of an explanation as to the new direction of Crush of Souls. Cronenberg’s “Crash”, David Lynch’s “Lost Highway”, Psychic TV and Sisters Of Mercy are constantly mentioned.

LP / Digital Album

Posted on March 29th, 2025 under Releases, ,

No Filtre - Sans Filtre

Here comes a new punk.

If you know anything about me – as in Andrea, the record label’s head – you know I have a thing for Oi since I was a teenage skinhead. And with Avant! being a coldwave/synthpop label, our next release couldn’t be more special. No Filter are three children of the French region of Dauphiné, active in the black metal scene for 20 years through different projects. They created No Filter with the aim of exploring punk, Oi and coldwave sounds.

They started by singing in English but after their first demo they decided to opt for French to improve their lyrics by singing in their own native language. Themes addressed in their songs are violence, hatred, party nights, the countryside, their roots and friendship. “Synth punk, bagarre et blousons noirs” in their own words.

12″ / Digital Album

Posted on November 29th, 2024 under Releases, ,

Profit Prison - Gilt

Synthpop / darkwave project from Seattle, Washington.

LP / Digital Album

Posted on May 1st, 2024 under Releases, ,

Blind Seagulls - Decade Of Effort

Blind Seagull is a post-punk/coldwave band from Kaliningrad, Russia.

LP / Digital Album

Posted on April 27th, 2024 under Releases, ,

Dancing Plague - Elogium

The Dancing Plague of 1518 is the electronic influenced darkwave/post-punk project of Conor Knowles, located in Spokane, Washington (USA).

LP / Digital Album

Posted on March 12th, 2024 under Releases, ,