Having made serious waves as vocalist, lyricist, and guitarist of hardcore punk outfit Svalbard, Serena Cherry is returning to her roots with a solo black metal project Noctule. Themed entirely around the Elder Scrolls game Skyrim, released ten years ago by Bethesda, Noctule’s debut album Wretched Abyss is a killer black metal depiction of the world of Skyrim and its quests. So, we decided to sit down with Serena and discuss her love of gaming and how it inspired her to release a solo album. Wretched Abyss is an album all about Skyrim. Of all the games in the world, and indeed of all the Elder Scrolls games you could have chosen, why Skyrim? Serena Cherry: “It sounds really obvious, but Skyrim is my favourite game of all time, not just my favourite Elder Scrolls game. The quests, the...
