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Svalbard's Serena Cherry answers your questions

By Rich Hobson Published

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

Bands & Artists
Svalbard in 2023
UK post-metal dynamos Svalbard to break up in 2026, announce farewell tour

By Matt Mills Published

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

Bands & Artists
Serena Cherry smiling on stage
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)

By Serena Cherry Published

Serena Cherry, frontwoman of British extreme metallers Svalbard, opens up on the experience of having your every move documented on stage

Interviews
Enslaved and Svalbard 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

By Matt Mills Published

At a rammed Islington Assembly Hall, a bill headed by viking explorers Enslaved pushes black metal into new, fascinating soundscapes

Concerts & Shows
2023 end of year
Metal Hammer's 50 best albums of 2023 (and the stories behind them)

By Rich Hobson Published

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

Albums
Albums 2023
Metal Hammer writers' top metal albums of 2023

By Rich Hobson Published

Judge not, lest ye be judged yourself. What albums would you have picked?

Albums
Album of the year artists
The 50 best metal albums of 2023 - as voted by the readers of Metal Hammer

By Rich Hobson Published

From Metallica to Sleep Token, Avenged Sevenfold to Babymetal, these are the best metal albums of 2023 - as voted by you!

Albums
Svalbard's Serena Cherry at Thorpe Park
"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

By Emily Swingle Published

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

Albums
Svalbard 2023
The Weight Of The Mask is both the prettiest and bleakest Svalbard have sounded to date - and it's a stunning monument to the human experience

By Danni Leivers Published

Svalbard's incredible new album unwraps further layers of beauty and pain

Albums
Svalbard 2023
"There’s not a ray of sunshine or hope in this album": Svalbard explain why new album The Weight Of The Mask is their darkest yet

By Dannii Leivers Published

British post-hardcore heroes Svalbard say new album The Weight Of The Mask is all about facing inner demons

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