{"id":2093471,"date":"2026-08-14T10:41:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T07:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2093471"},"modified":"2026-08-14T10:41:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T07:41:01","slug":"elden-ring-inspired-a-black-metal-solo-album-from-svalbards-serena-cherry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2093471","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Elden Ring\u2019 inspired a black metal solo album from Svalbard\u2019s Serena Cherry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Serena-Cherry-Noctule.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Gaming News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">\u2018Elden Ring\u2019 inspired a black metal solo album from Svalbard\u2019s Serena Cherry<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>\u2018Extinguish Thy Flame\u2019 is out next month\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Ali Shutler<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-14T11:41:01+01:00\">14th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Serena-Cherry-Noctule-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Serena Cherry as Noctule, Elden Ring album\" title=\"Serena Cherry Noctule\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Serena Cherry as Noctule. CREDIT: press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Former Svalbard vocalist Serena Cherry has announced her second solo album as Noctule \u2013 and it\u2019s inspired by <i>Elden Ring<\/i>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Ice Nine Kills on their \u201cintense\u201d \u2018Dead By Daylight\u2019 collab and why horror will never die<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Post-hardcore band Svalbard formed back in 2011 and released four albums, but last year they announced they would be breaking up. \u201cWe never wanted to create music that was easy to pigeonhole, and I feel proud that we always stayed true to ourselves musically and never restricted our creativity within the genre rule book,\u201d vocalist Serena Cherry said in a statement. \u201cThe support we received over the years as a band is something that I will carry in my heart forever. It\u2019s a testament to the open-mindedness of the metal community that our sound and our outspokenness was embraced with open arms.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>During the Covid-19 lockdown Cherry wrote \u2018Wretched Abyss\u2019, a black metal solo album inspired by <i>Skyrim<\/i> and released it as Noctule. Last month, she announced a follow-up. \u2018Extinguish Thy Flame\u2019 is out September 25 and was written about <i>Elden Ring<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Lead single \u2018Lord Of Blood\u2019 was \u201can ode to the towering, horned demigod Mogh\u201d and new single \u2018Goddess Of Rot\u2019 is all about <i>Elden Ring<\/i> boss Malenia.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NOCTULE - Goddess of Rot\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8vBqzKnyOuI?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>\u201cIn the fight to protect those you love, you can get destroyed beyond recognition. When love morphs into sacrifice that leads to inevitable loss. This is what my new song \u2018Goddess of Rot\u2019 is about \u2013 but specifically, it is about Malenia,\u201d Cherry said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMalenia is one of the bleakest characters in the harsh game of <i>Elden Ring<\/i>. So of course, she is my favourite. She is fighting to protect her brother Miquella while slowly losing herself to Scarlet Rot. I deeply connected with her tragic story, so I wrote a song about Malenia to encapsulate the abandonment she suffers but also pay sonic tribute to the devastating power of her Scarlet Rot.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI think the unforgiving world of <em>Elden Ring<\/em> and the harsh sounds of extreme metal belong together,\u201d she continued. \u201cMetal is intense, relentless and uncompromising \u2013 so is <em>Elden Ring. <\/em>Writing a metal album about <em>Elden Ring<\/em> couldn\u2019t be more fitting in my eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In other news, Matthew McConaughey\u00a0has revealed that he was approached about starring in HBO\u2019s\u00a0<i>The Last Of Us<\/i> TV adaptation as Joel \u2013 but turned the role down.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Elden Ring<\/li>\n<li>Metal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 tdi_93 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdc-no-posts td_flex_block\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_93\">\n<div class=\"td-block-title-wrap\">\n<h4 class=\"td-block-title\"><span class=\"td-pulldown-size\">TRENDING<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_93\" class=\"td_block_inner td-mc1-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Phoebe Bridgers \u2013 \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019 review: indie\u2019s poet laureate returns with a staggering, strange and stirring opus<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Este Haim on scoring Bella Ramsey film \u2018Sunny Dancer\u2019 and Haim\u2019s New York-inspired fifth album<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">This Is Lorelei was only meant to be a side project. 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\u2018Sleeping Beauty\u2019 and more<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Former Svalbard vocalist Serena Cherry has announced her second solo album as Noctule \u2013 and it\u2019s inspired by <i>Elden Ring<\/i>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Ice Nine Kills on their \u201cintense\u201d \u2018Dead By Daylight\u2019 collab and why horror will never die<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Post-hardcore band Svalbard formed back in 2011 and released four albums, but last year they announced they would be breaking up. \u201cWe never wanted to create music that was easy to pigeonhole, and I feel proud that we always stayed true to ourselves musically and never restricted our creativity within the genre rule book,\u201d vocalist Serena Cherry said in a statement. \u201cThe support we received over the years as a band is something that I will carry in my heart forever. It\u2019s a testament to the open-mindedness of the metal community that our sound and our outspokenness was embraced with open arms.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>During the Covid-19 lockdown Cherry wrote \u2018Wretched Abyss\u2019, a black metal solo album inspired by <i>Skyrim<\/i> and released it as Noctule. Last month, she announced a follow-up. \u2018Extinguish Thy Flame\u2019 is out September 25 and was written about <i>Elden Ring<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Lead single \u2018Lord Of Blood\u2019 was \u201can ode to the towering, horned demigod Mogh\u201d and new single \u2018Goddess Of Rot\u2019 is all about <i>Elden Ring<\/i> boss Malenia.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NOCTULE - Goddess of Rot\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8vBqzKnyOuI?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>\u201cIn the fight to protect those you love, you can get destroyed beyond recognition. When love morphs into sacrifice that leads to inevitable loss. This is what my new song \u2018Goddess of Rot\u2019 is about \u2013 but specifically, it is about Malenia,\u201d Cherry said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMalenia is one of the bleakest characters in the harsh game of <i>Elden Ring<\/i>. So of course, she is my favourite. She is fighting to protect her brother Miquella while slowly losing herself to Scarlet Rot. I deeply connected with her tragic story, so I wrote a song about Malenia to encapsulate the abandonment she suffers but also pay sonic tribute to the devastating power of her Scarlet Rot.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI think the unforgiving world of <em>Elden Ring<\/em> and the harsh sounds of extreme metal belong together,\u201d she continued. \u201cMetal is intense, relentless and uncompromising \u2013 so is <em>Elden Ring. <\/em>Writing a metal album about <em>Elden Ring<\/em> couldn\u2019t be more fitting in my eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In other news, Matthew McConaughey\u00a0has revealed that he was approached about starring in HBO\u2019s\u00a0<i>The Last Of Us<\/i> TV adaptation as Joel \u2013 but turned the role down.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/gaming-news\/elden-ring-svalbard-serena-cherry-noctule-solo-album-black-metal-3962662&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Serena-Cherry-Noctule.jpg&#8221;] NewsGaming News \u2018Elden Ring\u2019 inspired a black metal solo album from Svalbard\u2019s Serena Cherry \u2018Extinguish Thy Flame\u2019 is out next month By Ali Shutler 14th August 2026 Serena Cherry as Noctule. CREDIT: press Former Svalbard vocalist Serena Cherry has announced her second solo album as Noctule \u2013 and it\u2019s inspired by Elden [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2093471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2093471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2093471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2093471\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2093471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2093471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2093471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}