Pentakill

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]

Pentakill
Pentakill promotional art. From left to right: Yorick, Karthus, Mordekaiser, Sona, and Olaf.
Background information
Origin	League of Legends by Riot Games
Genres	Heavy metal power metal[1] progressive metal symphonic metal
Years active	2014–present
Labels	Riot Games
Website	Pentakill

Members

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

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

Discography

• Smite and Ignite (2014)
• II: Grasp of the Undying (2017)
• III: Lost Chapter (2021)

References

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. "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. "Pentakill: Smite and Ignite". Pentakill.leagueoflegends.com.
10. "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.

External links

• Official website