Crush Of Souls - Lézire LP

Release date:  March 21st, 2025

Tracklist
01. World Tears
02. Cult Of Two
03. Souls Apart
04. The Pure Weapon
05. You Rose Up (featuring Harry Howard)
06. No Soul
07. Touch From A Heartbeat
08. Call Your Dealer
09. PSSS
10. Love Is Law (Reprise)

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.

(AV!096)