PENTAKILL
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Bio
Pentakill is a virtual heavy metal band created by Riot Games as part of the League of Legends universe. Formed in 2014, the project features fictional in-game characters performing as a metal group, including Karthus (vocals), Mordekaiser (guitar), Yorick (bass), Sona (keyboards), Olaf (drums), and Kayle (vocals). Although the band is fictional, the music is produced in collaboration with real-world professional metal musicians and producers from around the world. Their sound blends power metal, heavy metal, and symphonic influences, often featuring guest vocalists from established metal acts. Pentakill has released multiple albums including Smite and Ignite (2014), II: Grasp of the Undying (2017), and III: Lost Chapter (2021), gaining significant streaming success and even topping metal charts internationally. Known for its fantasy-metal aesthetic, Pentakill combines gaming lore with traditional metal tropes, presenting a theatrical, mythic version of a touring metal band within the League of Legends world.
Music style
Power Metal, Heavy Metal, Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal, Fantasy Metal