Deep, dark and hypnotic haunting …

Action:	COLD IN BERLIN
Title:	Wounds
Base:	London • UK
Style:	Doom Goth Rock
Genre:	Gothic Rock, Doom Rock, Post-Punk
FFO:	Siouxsie And The Banshees, Bauhaus, The Sisters Of Mercy
Type:	Album
Format:	Digital + CD
Label:	New Heavy Sounds
Distro:	Cargo
Release:	Nov 07, 2025

BULLETPOINTS
🔘 Fifth album from the somber collective
🔘 Doom, Post-Punk, and driving Krautrock
🔘 One of the UK’s most revered live acts





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.

"Wounds" is the band's long-awaited fifth album - their first in six years. As heavy as it is haunting, the record masterfully blends Doom, Post-Punk, and driving Krautrock in a dynamic, hypnotic maelstrom – pushing London’s most exciting cult band into intoxicating new territory.

First single "Hangman's Daughter" leads the charge and has been available for streaming and downloading since September 5. 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."




"'Wounds' is a series of songs about the different ways people live with and process 'the wounds' of their lives", explains vocalist 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."




"Wounds" was recorded by Mike Bew, on location at Foel Studio. The band could be found working deep into the witching hours, experimenting with new sounds and filling the valleys with cantankerous wails of sound, bursting from amps borrowed from My Bloody Valentine.

"The Welsh countryside has a mystical quality to it", says guitarist Adam. "We recorded in a deep, dark valley; misty days and shooting stars at night. You could wander through nearby woods and stone circles during breaks. Foel Studios is woven into this setting with a transcendence of its own – its storied history includes sessions by Electric Wizard, Hawkwind and The Fall."

Synths on the album are arranged by Berlin-based Bow Church, an influential figure in the dark electronic scene and a longtime collaborator of the band. His work weaves icy and atmospheric textures into the songs, layering complexity that demands repeat listens. The synth led track "They Reign" captures the band nestled comfortably between Kate Bush and Neu!

While meticulously crafted, "Wounds" captures the visceral energy of COLD IN BERLIN's renowned live shows. The album’s arrangements and raucous sound remain true to the unrelenting intensity and atmosphere of their stage performances – every track retains the sweat, urgency, and immediacy of a band performing in the moment.

Featuring free-jazz brass sections on the audacious Punk Rock track "12 Crosses", off-beat structures in the blackened "I Will Wait", and the poetic closer "Wicked Wounds", and soaring synths on the electro doom of "The Stranger", "Wounds" is the band's most ambitious release yet – and an early entrant for the 2026 Mercury Music Prize.


FLASHBACK
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.

By 2019’s "Rituals Of Surrender", they had fully embraced a heavier Post-Metal identity, earning critical acclaim and a place in the British Library Sound Archive. After a period of reinvention, 2024’s "The Body Is The Wound" EP introduced mechanical rhythms and synth textures, hailed as their finest work yet.

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TRACKS
01. Hangman’s Daughter
02. 12 Crosses
03. Messiah Crawling
04. They Reign
05. The Stranger
06. We Fall
07. The Body
08. I Will Wait
09. Wicked Wounds

total: 42:23 min.

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

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DISCOGRAPHY
2010 • Give Me Walls • Full-length
2012 • And Yet • Full-length
2015 • The Comfort Of Loss & Dust • Full-length
2019 • Rituals Of Surrender • Full-length
2024 • The Body Is The Wound • EP
2025 • Wounds • Full-length

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VISUAL CREDITS
Band: Rupert Hitchcox
Artwork: Derek R. Setzer
Logo & Symbol: Cold In Berlin

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INTERVIEWS ➭ COLD IN BERLIN are available via phone, Zoom & email