Cold In Berlin

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. Their debut album, Give Me Walls (2010), 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 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.