While it just announced that Svalbard are coming to an end in 2026, the band’s vocalist/guitarist Serena Cherry has some other creative irons in the fire. In a newly published fan Q&A with Metal Hammer, Cherry spoke of her progress with the next effort from her video game lore-inspired side project Noctule and more.
At one point, when asked what her dream collaboration would be, Cherry let slip that she’s been working on a power metal album:
“I’d love to compose music for games, but I’m not good enough. In terms of an artist… I’d love to jam with Michael Romeo from Symphony X, because he’s my favourite guitarist. I want to see that ingenious ability on guitar in real life and just bounce off that, have him play around me in circles. It’s interesting though, because would Michael Romeo even work on a Svalbard or Noctule song? Not really, because everything I listen to is very different from the music I create. But, I’m writing a power metal record at the moment…”
When asked if she had plans to draw more inspiration from the 2011 hit RPG video game ‘The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim‘ for the next Noctule album, she replied:
“I was literally in the studio working on the second Noctule album last night, with Sammy Urwin from Employed To Serve producing! It’s not about Skyrim, though. This Noctule album will be a little different. I wanted to honour games that have been a part of my life.”
