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Pentakill

Pentakill
Pentakill promotional art. From left to right: Yorick, Karthus, Mordekaiser, Sona, and Olaf.
Background information
OriginLeague of Legends
by Riot Games
Genres
Years active2014–present
Labels
WebsitePentakill

Pentakill is a virtual heavy metal band associated with the League of Legends universe. Their music is primarily composed and performed by Riot Games' in-house music team but features cameos by various metal musicians.[2] Their second album, Grasp of the Undying, reached Number 1 on the iTunes metal charts in 2017.[3] Their third album III: Lost Chapter was premiered using an interactive "live" concert.[4][5][6][7]

Members

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Pentakill currently consists of seven members, all from the League of Legends universe: vocalists Kayle (Noora Louhimo) and Karthus (Jørn Lande), guitarist Mordekaiser, keyboardist Sona, bassist Yorick, and drummer Olaf. Other characters who appear include Viego.[8]

Musicians involved

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Album
Musician
Smite and Ignite
(2014) 		Grasp of the Undying
(2017) 		III: Lost Chapter
(2021)
Vocalists
Jørn Lande[9] Yes Yes Yes
Noora Louhimo[10] Yes Yes
Per Johansson[10] Yes Yes
ZP Theart[9] Yes
Tyler "Telle" Smith[6] Yes
Tre Watson[6] Yes
Instrumentalists
Derek Sherinian[9] Yes
Danny Lohner[9] Yes Yes
Joe Atlan[10] Yes Yes
Gregg Bissonette[9] Yes
Tommy Lee[10] Yes
Scott Kirkland[10] Yes
Benjamin Ellis[11] Yes
Tre Watson[6] Yes

Discography

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References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2021-09-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Beaumont, Mark (July 28, 2017). "Pentakill: is this virtual metal band the gamer's Gorillaz?". NME.
  3. ^ Lawson, Dom (August 6, 2017). "Pentakill: how a metal band that doesn't exist made it to No 1". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  4. ^ "League of Legends band Pentakill is throwing a virtual concert next week". PCGamesN. 2 September 2021.
  5. ^ "League of Legends Revives Its Heavy Metal Band Pentakill With Virtual Concert". TheGamer. September 4, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d "League of Legends gets Lost Chapter, the new Pentakill album". Altchar.com.
  7. ^ Millman, Ethan (September 1, 2021). "Wave and Riot Games Are Teaming Up on a Concert for a Fictional Metal Band". Rolling Stone.
  8. ^ Talbot, Carrie (2021-09-02). "League of Legends band Pentakill is throwing a virtual concert next week". PCGamesN. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Pentakill: Smite and Ignite". Pentakill.leagueoflegends.com.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Pentakill: Grasp of the Undying". Pentakill.leagueoflegends.com.
  11. ^ "Pentakill's third album 'Lost Chapter' to release on Sept. 8". Upcomer.com. August 26, 2021.
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