London’s enigmatic cult band, COLD IN BERLIN, shatters six years of silence with the release of their fifth and most ambitious album, “Wounds”.

“Wounds” is a masterclass in sonic tension, a record that is as heavy as it is haunting. COLD IN BERLIN has forged an intoxicating new sound by explosively blending the crushing weight of doom, the stark urgency of post-punk, and the hypnotic drive of krautrock.

This album is a dynamic, boundary-pushing journey into exhilarating new territory for a band that has long been a fixture of the underground.

It’s no surprise that this fantastic work was was highly praised and named ALBUM OF THE MONTH
in the established Sonic Seducer Magazine!

Label: New Heavy Sounds
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Vocalist Maya describes “Wounds” not as a lament, but as a visceral “strange celebration” of human endurance. “‘Wounds’ is a series of songs about the different ways people live with and process ‘the wounds’ of their lives,” explains Maya. “A strange celebration of that formative pain we have all experienced in some way. The loss and joy of survival – the celebration of finding others like us, the gift of knowing life comes after fire.”

Simultaneously with the album release, COLD IN BERLIN are releasing their third single, “12 Crosses”, along with another captivating music video!

“‘12 Crosses’ is emblematic of the themes of the album ‘Wounds’. What you carry on your back can make you stronger,” says Vocalist Maya. “To share the weight and purge in a cleansing fire is liberating.”

A hypnotic, driving bassline lays the foundation for the song, contrasting sharply with wild, screeching distorted horns for an overwhelming sonic assault. The video was filmed at House of the Holy festival on the Summer Solstice. A transcendental experience of ancient rites.

TRACKS

1. Hangman’s Daughter
2. 12 Crosses
3. Messiah Crawling
4. They Reign
5. The Stranger
6. We Fall
7. The Body
8. I Will Wait
9. Wicked Wounds
   total: 42:23 min.

COLD IN BERLIN emerged from East London’s gothic underground in 2010, evolving into one of the UK’s most revered live acts.
Blending dark Post-Punk, Doom, and Krautrock with Maya’s fierce, commanding vocals, their sound balances raw power with haunting beauty.
Debut album “Give Me Walls” (2010) made waves with Artrocker Album of the Year, followed by acclaimed releases on Candlelight Records and New Heavy Sounds … [learn more here ]

LINE-UP
Maya Berlin • Vocals
Adam Richardson • Guitar
Lawrence Wakefield • Bass
Alex Howson • Drums

More info: https://coldinberlin.com/

With their most ambitious album “Wounds“, COLD IN BERLIN expand their DOOM GOTH ROCK sound further – bringing in synths, free-jazz brass, and off-kilter rhythms.

Following their promising first single “Hangman’s Daughter”, released on September 5, the British band is now back with more: their new and second single “The Stranger” is now available to stream and. The band presents epic sci-fi synthesizers in this track!

🎥 🎬 ⚙️ Composition & Production: Cold In Berlin

Singer Maya shared:
“‘The Stranger‘ is a song that is meant to allow for multiple interpretations … perhaps it is a song about addiction- the wound that doesn’t heal. The way the focus of an addiction sings to you, searching you out, twisting and flowing through the body- whispering beneath the skin until you answer the call and find home once more.
 
Perhaps it is a song about finding your place in the world- groups of people watching and experiencing something meaningful together- a way to heal and close old wounds. How live music can stay with you even as you are separated from it. How finding the strange songs, sang in dark places can actually bring you home to yourself.
 
Or perhaps it is a song about that sharp kind of love at first sight that can overwhelm, offering freedom and constraint all at once. When you are drawn to that person that you know can destroy you, but you cease to matter because they are somehow instantly your home and only resting place.
 
‘The Stranger‘ can be all these things- a healer, a cage, an addiction, but it is most definitely a call into the darkness, reaching out to the listener to join us in the howl of life, to wake up the bones and the skin. Be with us in the noise and know that whatever it is that led you to us, we are grateful you are home.”

COLD IN BERLIN emerged from East London’s gothic underground in 2010, evolving into one of the UK’s most revered live acts. Blending dark Post-Punk, Doom, and Krautrock with Maya’s fierce, commanding vocals, their sound balances raw power with haunting beauty. Debut album “Give Me Walls” (2010) made waves with Artrocker Album of the Year, followed by acclaimed releases on Candlelight Records and New Heavy Sounds. [ … learn more here ]

LINE-UP
Maya Berlin • Vocals
Adam Richardson • Guitar
Lawrence Wakefield • Bass
Alex Howson • Drums

For more information: https://coldinberlin.com/

With their most ambitious album “Wounds”, COLD IN BERLIN expand their doom goth rock sound further – bringing in synths, free-jazz brass, and off-kilter rhythms.

First single “Hangman’s Daughter” leads the charge and is available for streaming and downloading from September 5th. Opening with a hypnotic techno bassline, the song quickly gives way to Post-Punk guitars, huge choruses, and vocalist Maya’s magnetic storytelling.

“‘Hangman’s Daughter’ is an unrequited love song”, says Maya.
“A woman was loved but could not love in return so she is drowned by the man who loves her. She is not lost though – she haunts the killer and he can’t escape her. The title hints at the past, but actually this is a very current issue for women today – how to literally survive when they can’t love a man who has decided he only wants her.”

🎥 🎬 ⚙️ Composition & Production: Cold In Berlin

COLD IN BERLIN emerged from East London’s gothic underground in 2010, evolving into one of the UK’s most revered live acts.
Blending dark Post-Punk, Doom, and Krautrock with Maya’s fierce, commanding vocals, their sound balances raw power with haunting beauty.
Debut album “Give Me Walls” (2010) made waves with Artrocker Album of the Year, followed by acclaimed releases on Candlelight Records and New Heavy Sounds … [ … learn more here ]

LINE-UP
Maya Berlin • Vocals
Adam Richardson • Guitar
Lawrence Wakefield • Bass
Alex Howson • Drums