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Svalbard's Serena Cherry answers your questions
Which Pokémon would her bands be? How did she learn guitar? Why doesn't she play more power metal? These are the questions you asked Svalbard's Serena Cherry
UK post-metal dynamos Svalbard to break up in 2026, announce farewell tour
Talking exclusively to Metal Hammer, singer/guitarist Serena Cherry describes her band’s split as a creative decision and says they have one song left to release
I front a metal band and this is what it's like having hundreds of phones pointed at you every night on stage (spoiler: it's really weird)
Serena Cherry, frontwoman of British extreme metallers Svalbard, opens up on the experience of having your every move documented on stage
"Enslaved still sound as explosive as they did when they started." Enslaved, Svalbard and Wayfarer contort black metal into startling new forms at stunning London show
At a rammed Islington Assembly Hall, a bill headed by viking explorers Enslaved pushes black metal into new, fascinating soundscapes
Metal Hammer's 50 best albums of 2023 (and the stories behind them)
Sleep Token, Creeper, Within Temptation: 2023 has been a massive year for metal, and these 50 records represent the very best the year has had to offer
Metal Hammer writers' top metal albums of 2023
Judge not, lest ye be judged yourself. What albums would you have picked?
The 50 best metal albums of 2023 - as voted by the readers of Metal Hammer
From Metallica to Sleep Token, Avenged Sevenfold to Babymetal, these are the best metal albums of 2023 - as voted by you!
"They’re both extreme, and they can be intimidating to an outsider." Svalbard made one of 2023's most personal and emotional metal albums. It was at least partly inspired by rollercoasters
Hammer spent the day riding the rails at Thorpe Park with self-confessed rollercoaster fanatic Serena Cherry to uncover the truth behind Svalbard's new album Weight Of The Mask
