The British post-hardcore band Svalbard released four studio albums, one compilation album, six extended plays (EPs), twelve singles and fourteen music videos. The band were formed in Bristol in 2011 by co-lead vocalists and guitarists Serena Cherry and Liam Phelan with drummer Mark Lilley, and joined by bassist Matt Francis since 2020. Svalbard self-released their eponymous debut in May 2012, followed by the Gone Tomorrow EP in February 2013. Their third extended play, Flightless Birds, was released in October of that year through Tangled Talk Records. Svalbard developed a relationship with fellow post-hardcore band Pariso after touring together in 2013, leading to the release of a split EP in 2014 and their signing to Holy Roar Records, owned by Pariso guitarist Alex Fitzpatrick, in January 2015. The following month, Holy Roar released Discography 2012–2014, compiling all of the band's recorded output up to that point.
Svalbard released their first and second studio albums, One Day All This Will End (2015) and It's Hard to Have Hope (2018), through Holy Roar. In September 2020, after Fitzpatrick was accused of sexual misconduct, Svalbard split from the label and signed to Church Road Records a week prior to the release of their third album When I Die, Will I Get Better? The album brought Svalbard to the attention of Nuclear Blast Records, who signed the band in June 2022 and reissued their back catalogue. Svalbard's fourth and final album, The Weight of the Mask (2023), was their only release to chart in the United Kingdom. The band's final single, "If We Could Still Be Saved", was released in November 2025.
Albums
Studio albums +List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positionsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsUKInd.UKRockSCOOne Day All This Will End Released: 25 September 2015 Label: Holy Roar Format: CD, LP———It's Hard to Have Hope Released: 25 May 2018 Label: Holy Roar Format: CD, LP———When I Die, Will I Get Better? Released: 25 September 2020 Label: Church Road Format: CD, LP———The Weight of the Mask Released: 6 October 2023 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, LP29979"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory
Compilation albums +List of compilation albums, with selected details Title Album detailsDiscography 2012–2014 Released: February 2015 Label: Holy Roar Format: CD, 2×LP
Extended plays +List of EPs, with selected detailsTitleEP detailsSvalbard Released: May 2012 Label: Self-released Format: 7" vinylGone Tomorrow Released: February 2013 Label: Self-released Format: 10" vinylFlightless Birds Released: 7 October 2013 Label: Tangled Talk Format: 7" vinylCover Buzz (with Pariso, Let It Die, Mine) Released: 14 October 2013 Label: Dog Knights, Enjoyment, Tangled Talk, Cult Culture, Moshtache Format: 7" vinylPariso / Svalbard Released: 7 July 2014 Label: Holy Roar, Tangled Talk Format: LPSvalbard / The Tidal Sleep Released: January 2017 Label: Holy Roar, This Charming Man Format: 7" vinyl
Singles +List of singlesTitleYearAlbum "Ripped Apart"2014Pariso / Svalbard"Disparity"2015One Day All This Will End"Open the Cages"2016Svalbard / The Tidal Sleep"Unpaid Intern"2018It's Hard to Have Hope"Revenge Porn""For the Sake of the Breed""Open Wound"2020When I Die, Will I Get Better?"Listen to Someone""Eternal Spirits"2023The Weight of the Mask"Faking It""How to Swim Down""If We Could Still Be Saved"2025Non-album single
Music videos +List of music videos, with directors, showing year released along with albumsTitleYearDirectorAlbum "Flightless Birds"2013N/AFlightless Birds "Disparity"2015Liam PhelanOne Day All This Will End "Expect Equal Respect"2016N/A "Open the Cages"Liam PhelanSvalbard / The Tidal Sleep"Unpaid Intern"2018It's Hard to Have Hope"For the Sake of the Breed"Zak Pinchin"Open Wound"2020N/AWhen I Die, Will I Get Better?"Listen to Someone""Silent Restraint"2021"Eternal Spirits"2023Fraser WestThe Weight of the Mask"Faking It"David Gregory"How to Swim Down"Boy Tillkens"To Wilt Beneath the Weight"2024Fraser West"If We Could Still Be Saved"2025David GregoryNon-album single
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