UK doom/gothic/post-punk band Cold In Berlin announces new album »Wounds« and premieres first single and music video »Hangman’s Daughter«!

London, UK based doom/gothic/post-punk band Cold In Berlin premieres new single and music video »Hangman’s Daughter«. This is the first single taken from Cold In Berlin’s fifth studio album, »Wounds«, which will be released on November 7th, 2025 via New Heavy Sounds.

»Hangman’s Daughter« is available now on all major streaming platforms!

Tracklist:
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

Courtesy of Sarniak PR:

Cold In Berlin. New single »Hangman’s Daughter« announces fifth album »Wounds«. New Heavy Sounds label.

Born in East London in 2010, Cold In Berlin quickly graduated from the local scene’s fleeting gothic revival into one of the UK underground’s most revered live acts. Fronted by the commanding and fierce vocal performances of Maya, the band forges dark post-punk, doom, and krautrock into a singular sonic force – equal parts raw power and bleak beauty, as heavy as it is haunting.

First single announcing Cold In Berlin new album is »Hangman’s Daughter«. It leads the charge and it opens 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 Cold In Berlin vocalist 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.”

New single »Hangman’s Daughter« announces Cold In Berlin’s new album »Wounds«. Its premiere is set for 7th November this year, thanks to New Heavy Sounds label. It will be the band’s first studio album since 2019’s »Rituals Of Surrender«, which Narc Magazine praised for its “crushing doom-laden riffs that assaulted the speakers with a steady pulse of noise”. It follows the 2024 EP The Body is The Wound, described by Metal Epidemic as featuring “hooky melodic songs” with a “swelling heavy intensity”.

»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.

With their fifth album, »Wounds«, Cold In Berlin deliver on the promise of all that came before. Their most ambitious work to date features powerful synths from long-time collaborator Bow Church, free-jazz brass sections, and off-beat structures and time signatures.

Cold In Berlin debuted in 2010 with the album »Give Me Walls«. It was named an Album of the Year by Artrocker magazine, announcing Cold In Berlin as a vital new voice in alternative music. Signing with Candlelight Records (Universal), the band released »And Yet« (2012) and »The Comfort Of Loss And Dust« (2015), pushing their earlier post-punk sound into darker, heavier territory, with major UK airplay (BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music) and acclaim from Metal Hammer, Mojo, and Q.

By the time of 2019’s »Rituals Of Surrender« (New Heavy Sounds), their transformation from punky noiseniks to post-metal powerhouse was complete. Nearly a decade on from their formation, the band was immortalised in the British Library’s Sound Archive, following their inclusion in its major exhibition Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination.

After a period in the shadows during the global pause, Cold In Berlin re-emerged in 2024 with »The Body Is The Wound« EP. Incorporating mechanical, factory-floor rhythms and icy string machines into their wall of noise, it was cited by critics as the band’s best work to date, establishing a new blueprint for their evolving sound.

Pre-save new album »Wounds« HERE.

Cold In Berlin is:
Maya Berlin – Vocals, Lyrics
Adam Richardson – Guitar
Lawrence Wakefield – Bass
Alex Howson – Drums

Tour dates:
7 November – Coventry, The Arches
8 November – Leeds, The Library
22 November – Sheffield, the Corporation (with NFD)
23 November – London, the Garage (with NFD)
31 January – London, the Lexington
19 February – Poznan, Poland, Pod Minoga
20 February – Cracow, Poland, Garage Pub
21 February – Warsaw, Poland, VooDoo Club

Tour dates & tickets: tickettailor.com/events/coldinberlin

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well