
Serena Cherry
Serena Cherry is the co-lead vocalist and guitarist with British post-hardcore band Svalbard. She also leads Noctule – a Skyrim-themed black metal band – and writes about music, video games and theme parks. She is endorsed by Jackson Guitars.
Latest articles by Serena Cherry

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

The 20 most metal videogames ever
By Rich Hobson published
Doom, Skyrim, Brutal Legend - we dug through videogame history to pick out the most metal-friendly games of all time

"You cannot underestimate the impact of seeing a woman blaze a trail right before your eyes." Why Arch Enemy’s Angela Gossow means so much to me – and to women in the metal scene
By Serena Cherry published
Svalbard singer/guitarist Serena Cherry writes about the impact Arch Enemy’s formidable ex-vocalist had on her life

11 years since its release, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim may well be metal's most influential game ever
By Serena Cherry published
Skyrim remains one of modern gaming's greatest achievements - and metal bands can't stop writing songs about it

Top 10 Mono songs as chosen by Svalbard's Serena Cherry
By Serena Cherry published
Svalbard's frontwoman picks her very favourite Mono songs ahead of the band's 20th anniversary

We got two of metal's best frontwomen to take down some angry sexists
By Serena Cherry, Djamila Azzouz published
Svalbard guitarist/vocalist Serena Cherry and Ithaca frontwoman Djamila Azzouz respond to the idea that there's no place for women in metal

The days of big metal bands are gone and that's a good thing: an open letter to Steve Souza
By Serena Cherry published
Exodus' Steve Souza has criticised modern metal for a lack of "iconic bands." Svalbard vocalist Serena Cherry has some words for the old-school thrasher
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