Biography
Maira 3 are a gothic-industrial project from Berlin, Germany, founded in 2021 by Maira Aslan (vocals, keyboards), Thomas Dorn (keyboards, bass), and Kai Ingersson (drums, computers).
Their 4th studio album, Skinwalker, was released in July 2026 and includes the singles Politics of Love, Necromantic, and Communion (Blood Taste).
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“Dense layers of distorted synths and maimed vocal fragments over unorthodox rhythms create a palpable sense of desolation, alienation, and beauty forever lost. Maira’s evocative, minimalist lyrics, often whispered or spoken rather than conventionally sung, blend in an unusual way with the band’s brutalist noise architectures and eerily haunting soundscapes." (Sonic Rebellion)
With roots in Germany’s experimental electronic music scene, the group initially created music for performance art and video installations, releasing several tracks from this period on the album runework, a collection of dark ambient electronic compositions.
2023 marked a significant change in style and sound, as the group added vocals and drums to their repertoire and started writing much harsher and louder songs, moving them into the industrial music genre. The album Catacombs of Berlin, recorded with producer To'Be in the US, showcased an increasingly darker sound and lyrical imagery.
The band released their 3rd album, The Turning, in Dec. 2024, followed by the 2025 remix collaboration EP Breakables with British singer-songwriter Eleanor Collides.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.