Cwfen announce two releases to mark the first anniversary of their debut album »Sorrows«; live version of »Whispers« streaming now!
Glasgow, UK based doomgaze/gothic rock band Cwfen has announced two releases to mark the first anniversary of their debut album »Sorrows«. A special vinyl repress and digital deluxe edition of »Sorrows« will be available on June 19th, 2026 via New Heavy Sounds.
Listen to the live version of their song »Whispers« below!
Tracklist:
01. Fragment I
02. Bodies
03. Wolfsbane
04. Reliks
05. Whispers
06. Fragment II
07. Penance
08. Fragment III
09. Embers
10. Rite
11. Fragment IV
12. Bodies (Live at Core Festival 2023)
13. Embers (Demo)
14. Penance Dream
15. Srebme
16. Whispers (Live in Belfast 2026)
17. Goth In May
18. Reliks (Demo)
19. Whispers (Instrumental)
20. Fragment V
Courtesy of For The Lost PR:
Cwfen announce two releases to mark the first anniversary of their debut album »Sorrows« – a special vinyl repress on neon violet vinyl, and digital »Sorrows (Deluxe Edition)«, featuring blistering live tracks, early demos and eerie sonic experiments. Lead track »Whispers (Live in Belfast 2026)« drops today.
A must-hear for fans of Chelsea Wolfe, King Woman, Killing Joke, and The Sisters of Mercy!
What happens when the release of a band’s debut exceeds their wildest dreams of what’s possible? 12 months ago, Cwfen (pronounced ‘Coven’) released their first album, »Sorrows«, which emerged from attempts to demo some material at a friend’s studio in a remote Scottish farmhouse. The results received instant and widespread acclaim, enjoying glowing reviews in the heavy music press (Metal Hammer, Kerrang!) and featuring in album of the year lists at the close of 2025.
Fast forward 12 months and the band have toured extensively with Paradise Lost and Faetooth, and played countless festival stages, crushing audiences and gaining new fans with consistently powerful performances of the »Sorrows« material.
Photo credit: Jim Mitcham Photography
To mark the first anniversary of the release of their debut, and the whirlwind 12 months that have passed since, the band are making two special releases of the album available for the first time. The first is a digital deluxe edition of »Sorrows«, which presents the original tracklist alongside more than 40 minutes of previously unheard music, including blistering live tracks from their early shows and recent touring, early demos of key songs, and eerie sonic experiments composed during the making of the album. The second new release is a special 3rd edition vinyl repress of »Sorrows« on neon violet vinyl, limited to 300 copies.
Fresh from a performance this week at Download Festival, the band are excited to share these releases, as they look ahead to a summer of festival performances across Europe, and then to beginning the process of preparing album number two.
Mary Thomas Baker said:
“The process of making »Sorrows« involved fully inhabiting the songs while recording and performing, as well as group processes of deep listening, field recording, and experimental sound design. All of these is represented and extended on the deluxe edition, which includes everything from high energy live versions and song demos, to grimy dictaphone recordings of early practices, and manipulated field recordings we captured in the eerie surroundings of Deep Storm Studios. We are excited to release this material, which gives an insight into the past, present and future of the band, for the first time.”
Speaking about the live recordings, Guy de Nuit says:
“We’ve recorded as many gigs as possible since we started, so we wanted to share some of these. The two live tracks are »Bodies« from our second ever show in 2023 at Glasgow’s Core Festival, and »Whispers« from March this year in Belfast, on tour with Paradise Lost. We loved hearing the difference three years made, and thought others would too. We have always been a band that prioritises our live show, and we think these capture that journey.”
Listen to »Whispers (Live in Belfast 2026)« here:
cargo-independent.ffm.to/skl6nyg285 | cwfen.bandcamp.com
Both versions are released on 19th June via New Heavy Sounds.
Pre-order deluxe edition now:
cwfen.bandcamp.com | cargo-independent.ffm.to/ecsqhoc2v1
Forthcoming shows:
Sat 6th July – Resurrection Fest, Galacia, Spain
Sun 16th Aug – Dynamo Metalfest, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Sun 15th Nov – Core Festival, Glasgow, Scotland
Follow online: https://linktr.ee/cwfen
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well