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 renowned 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]
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Pentakill promotional art. From left to right: Yorick, Karthus, Mordekaiser, Sona, and Olaf.
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| Origin | League of Legends by Riot Games |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
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| Website | Pentakill |
Members edit
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 edit
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| Smite and Ignite (2014) |
Grasp of the Undying (2017) |
III: Lost Chapter (2021) |
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| Jørn Lande[9] |
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| Noora Louhimo[10] |
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| Per Johansson[10] |
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| ZP Theart[9] |
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| Tyler "Telle" Smith[6] |
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| Tre Watson[6] |
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| Derek Sherinian[9] |
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| Danny Lohner[9] |
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| Joe Atlan[10] |
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| Gregg Bissonette[9] |
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| Tommy Lee[10] |
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| Scott Kirkland[10] |
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| Benjamin Ellis[11] |
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| Tre Watson[6] |
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Discography edit
- Smite and Ignite (2014)
- II: Grasp of the Undying (2017)
- III: Lost Chapter (2021)
References edit
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Beaumont, Mark (July 28, 2017). "Pentakill: is this virtual metal band the gamer's Gorillaz?". NME.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "League of Legends band Pentakill is throwing a virtual concert next week". PCGamesN. 2 September 2021.
- ^ "League of Legends Revives Its Heavy Metal Band Pentakill With Virtual Concert". TheGamer. September 4, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "League of Legends gets Lost Chapter, the new Pentakill album". Altchar.com.
- ^ Millman, Ethan (September 1, 2021). "Wave and Riot Games Are Teaming Up on a Concert for a Fictional Metal Band". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Talbot, Carrie (2021-09-02). "League of Legends band Pentakill is throwing a virtual concert next week". PCGamesN. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ^ a b c d e "Pentakill: Smite and Ignite". Pentakill.leagueoflegends.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Pentakill: Grasp of the Undying". Pentakill.leagueoflegends.com.
- ^ "Pentakill's third album 'Lost Chapter' to release on Sept. 8". Upcomer.com. August 26, 2021.
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