---
title: "Svalbard"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/svalbard-d8d5aad5"
genre: "More Metal"
country: "United Kingdom"
formed: 2011
---

# Svalbard

**Svalbard** is a more metal band, from United Kingdom, active 2011 to present.

Svalbard are a British post-hardcore band from Bristol, England. Formed in 2011 by co-lead vocalists and guitarists Serena Cherry and Liam Phelan with drummer Mark Lilley, the band's line-up has featured bassist Matt Francis since 2020. Primarily exhibiting a post-hardcore and post-metal sound, the band's style features elements of black metal, crust punk, post-rock and shoegaze.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Svalbard |
| Genre | More Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Bristol, United Kingdom |
| Formed | 2011 |
| Releases in catalog | 6 |

## Genres

[More Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/other-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Adam Parrish](https://themetalnet.com/musician/adam-parrish) |  |  | Current |
| [Liam Phelan](https://themetalnet.com/musician/liam-phelan) |  |  | Current |
| [Mark Lilley](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mark-lilley) |  |  | Current |
| [Matt Francis](https://themetalnet.com/musician/matt-francis) |  |  | Current |
| [Serena Cherry](https://themetalnet.com/musician/serena-cherry) |  |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | [Gone Tomorrow](https://themetalnet.com/album/c0aad9bc-24f1-4e42-b12e-f88387126d40) | EP |
| 2015 | [One Day All This Will End](https://themetalnet.com/album/9123696e-9727-4193-8db6-d037dd3de974) | Album |
| 2016 | [Split](https://themetalnet.com/album/3d2b10f9-84a2-4e5b-bb44-d5f06995c0eb) | EP |
| 2018 | [It’s Hard to Have Hope](https://themetalnet.com/album/efc0bb76-27b6-4470-8620-b64554811faf) | Album |
| 2020 | [When I Die, Will I Get Better?](https://themetalnet.com/album/1243b390-9c1f-47da-96b5-efa5b86b0c6b) | Album |
| 2023 | [The Weight of the Mask](https://themetalnet.com/album/ee94ce49-3d0a-4c43-b6b4-c9e7ccf01a79) | Album |

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- [Thou](https://themetalnet.com/band/thou) (listened together)
- [MØL](https://themetalnet.com/band/m-l) (listened together)
- [Conjurer](https://themetalnet.com/band/conjurer) (listened together)
- [Converge](https://themetalnet.com/band/converge) (listened together)
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- [The Armed](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-armed) (listened together)
- [Deafheaven](https://themetalnet.com/band/deafheaven) (listened together)
- [Venom Prison](https://themetalnet.com/band/venom-prison) (listened together)
- [Ithaca](https://themetalnet.com/band/ithaca) (listened together)
- [Every Time I Die](https://themetalnet.com/band/every-time-i-die) (listened together)
- [portrayal of guilt](https://themetalnet.com/band/portrayal-of-guilt) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HLQr8aUMombMeuIEDv6wA
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/svalbarduk
- bandcamp: https://svalbard.bandcamp.com/
- x: https://twitter.com/Svalbardband
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/4174400
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCrdw3T47gu6Z6CJ9UggOMyQ

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/svalbard-d8d5aad5](https://themetalnet.com/band/svalbard-d8d5aad5). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt