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‘Elden Ring’ inspired a black metal solo album from Svalbard’s Serena Cherry
Former Svalbard vocalist Serena Cherry has announced a second Noctule solo album, ‘Extinguish Thy Flame’, inspired by the video game ‘Elden Ring’. Due for release on 25 September, the black metal record follows her 2020 lockdown-era debut ‘Wretched Abyss’, which drew on ‘Skyrim’, and reflects Cherry’s view that extreme metal suits the game’s unforgiving atmosphere.
The album’s lead single, ‘Lord Of Blood’, concerns the horned demigod Mogh, while the new track ‘Goddess Of Rot’ focuses on Malenia and her efforts to protect her brother Miquella while succumbing to Scarlet Rot. Cherry said she connected with Malenia’s tragic story and wanted the song to convey both her abandonment and destructive power. Svalbard, which formed in 2011 and released four albums, announced last year that it would split up.
In short
- Serena Cherry’s new Noctule album is inspired by ‘Elden Ring’.
- ‘Extinguish Thy Flame’ will be released on 25 September.
- New songs centre on Elden Ring characters Malenia and Mogh.
Explained simply
Elden Ring is a fantasy role-playing game in which players explore a ruined world and encounter powerful figures known as demigods. Its story is told through characters, places and fragments of lore, rather than a single straightforward narrative.
Serena Cherry is a musician best known as the former vocalist and guitarist of British metal band Svalbard, formed in 2011. She also records black metal as Noctule, a solo project whose first album took inspiration from the game Skyrim.
Black metal is a style of heavy metal known for its harsh sound and often dark themes. The connection between the music and Elden Ring matters because Cherry uses the game’s characters and bleak fantasy world as material for songs, bringing its stories to listeners through a different art form.