Serena Cherry

London

Socials Editor at PC Gamer

Guitars n growls @Svalbardband • Black Metal solo project @NoctuleBand • Socials Editor @gamesradar • Jackson Artist @JacksonGuitars • Coaster Count: 818 🎢

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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)

Feb 5, 2025 | loudersound.com | Serena Cherry

Picture this: you’re joking around with your friends, having the kind of laughs that contort your face until it looks so full of life that the seams of your skin appear to be on the verge of bursting. Tears stream down your face, a snort escapes your mouth as you gasp for air between giggles. Then one person pulls out their phone and starts to record.
“A lot of players don’t bother to learn how to fix their guitars – but it’s a necessary part of technique”: Cradle of Filth’s Donny Burbage hated guitar until he got bored of playing video games – and became a tech’ing shredder

Oct 29, 2024 | guitarworld.com | Serena Cherry

Donny Burbage makes shredding look effortless as he delivers solos with Cradle of Filth in front of 80,000 people. It’s a big turnaround for a gaming nut who initially loathed the guitar. “I hated being bad at things,” he says. “To push the strings down and make a note seemed so hard.”But he adds: “I picked my guitar back up because I was bored with playing Zelda: Ocarina of Time on my N64.” The six-string bug attacked him around the age of 13. “I used to practice eight hours a day.
“A lot of players don’t bother to learn how to fix their guitars - but it’s a necessary part of technique”: Cradle of Filth’s Donny Burbage hated guitar until he got bored of playing video games - and became a tech’ing shredder | Flipboard

Oct 29, 2024 | flipboard.com | Serena Cherry

The Trump-Musk alliance is a win for dictators everywhereThis is all incredibly dangerous and the U.S. government should not allow it. One night in September 2022, the Ukrainian military launched a drone …
After seeing the Elden Ring Symphonic Adventure, I've never felt so ready for Shadow of the Erdtree

May 9, 2024 | gamesradar.com | Serena Cherry

The visuals and sound design in Elden Ring are amazing. But it's hard to appreciate them when you're dodge rolling for your life, heart racing as you search for a tiny opening in which your sweaty index finger can spam R1. If only there were some way to sit back and be immersed in the game's grand orchestral score and epic boss battles, without the imminent threat of death. Elden Ring Symphonic Adventure couldn't have come to London at a better time.
The greatest strength of this crab-tastic Soulslike is in the way it differs from Dark Souls

Apr 26, 2024 | gamesradar.com | Serena Cherry

Who lives in a soda can under the sea? Kril the Hermit Crab! Well, I say 'lives in’ when actually I mean 'wears a piece of trash to block a few attacks before it shatters.’ Our crabby protagonist Kril may look adorable scurrying across the seabed with a soda can on his back, but don’t get too attached. Your makeshift shell, which is essentially your shield, is not durable in this jocular underwater Soulslike platformer. What fails to break, however, is my spirit.
"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

Apr 2, 2024 | msn.com | Serena Cherry

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"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

Apr 1, 2024 | loudersound.com | Serena Cherry

Rewind back to 2002 and picture me as a kid in a Slipknot hoodie, holding the latest issue of Metal Hammer in my hands. That April’s magazine came with a free compilation album, pretty standard at the time. I placed the CD into my boombox and soaked in the new noise on offer. Then, a certain song made me sit up straight, eyes wide with excitement.
"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

Apr 1, 2024 | yahoo.com | Serena Cherry

Rewind back to 2002 and picture me as a kid in a Slipknot hoodie, holding the latest issue of Metal Hammer in my hands. That April’s magazine came with a free compilation album, pretty standard at the time. I placed the CD into my boombox and soaked in the new noise on offer. Then, a certain song made me sit up straight, eyes wide with excitement.
Svalbard’s Serena Cherry picks her favourite video games of 2023

Dec 14, 2023 | kerrang.com | Serena Cherry |Jordan Middleton

December 14, 2023Words:Serena CherryPhoto:Jordan MiddletonHi gamers. You will notice a certain Zelda-shaped hole in this list. That omission should indicate just how frustrating I found the build mechanic in Tears Of The Kingdom! I'd like to acknowledge that while TOTK was obviously one of the biggest and best games of the year in general, it simply wasn't for me. Same goes for Starfield. I really, really wanted to love Starfield.
Svalbard’s track-by-track guide to new album The Weight Of The Mask

Oct 3, 2023 | kerrang.com | Serena Cherry |Jenn Five

October 3, 2023Words:Serena CherryPhoto:Jenn FiveOn Friday, Brit metallers Svalbard release their excellent fourth album, The Weight Of The Mask. Expanding their musical universe even further – taking in elements of post-rock, black metal, hardcore, glacial sparseness, bits that chug and thrash, and even a violin contribution from singer/guitarist Liam Phelan – the nine tracks also see Serena Cherry wearing her heart on her sleeve more boldly than ever.

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13 May 25

New Noctule shirts have arrived! Noctule is my solo black metal project, where I write albums about video games. I'm writing the 2nd Noctule album now, all profit made from these shirts will fund getting that album mixed and mastered. Available here: https://t.co/DDCdcbatTr https://t.co/nkT0VkZ9EU

Serena Cherry @whatacoolfridge

26 Apr 25

On our way to Leeds to play a sold out show at Brudenell tonight I don't think I'll ever tire of this Sonata Arctica album https://t.co/s6Co9UBIIY

Serena Cherry @whatacoolfridge

25 Apr 25

To celebrate the release of Fallen Star by @employedtoserve here is a photo of me and Justine on Stealth at Thorpe Park. Honoured to have performed guest vocals on their song 'Last Laugh' https://t.co/P3NXBclXt0

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Articles

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)

“A lot of players don’t bother to learn how to fix their guitars – but it’s a necessary part of technique”: Cradle of Filth’s Donny Burbage hated guitar until he got bored of playing video games – and became a tech’ing shredder

“A lot of players don’t bother to learn how to fix their guitars - but it’s a necessary part of technique”: Cradle of Filth’s Donny Burbage hated guitar until he got bored of playing video games - and became a tech’ing shredder | Flipboard

After seeing the Elden Ring Symphonic Adventure, I've never felt so ready for Shadow of the Erdtree

The greatest strength of this crab-tastic Soulslike is in the way it differs from Dark Souls

"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

"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

"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

Svalbard’s Serena Cherry picks her favourite video games of 2023

Svalbard’s track-by-track guide to new album The Weight Of The Mask

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