Get Ready to Rock: Linkin Park Unleashes ‘Heavy Crown’ for the 2024 League of Legends World Series

Get Ready to Rock: Linkin Park Unleashes ‘Heavy Crown’ for the 2024 League of Legends World Series

September 23, 2024 Catherine Williams - Chief Editor Entertainment

League of Legends World Series Theme Song: ⁤”Heavy Is The Crown” by‌ Linkin Park

Riot Games ​has announced that it will be​ teaming up with the recently reunited American rock band⁢ Linkin Park to perform the theme song “Heavy Is The Crown” for the 2024 “League of Legends” (LoL)⁢ World Series.

The “League of Legends” World Series lasts for a ⁢month and will go through three stages of qualification, point circulation, and⁣ single elimination to compete for ⁢the world ‍championship of the year. Every year, well-known creators are invited to create exciting exclusive themes.

The theme song “GODS” ⁢for the 2023 “League of ‍Legends” World Championship was composed by K-POP girl group ⁤NewJeans, while​ 2022’s “STAR‌ WALKIN” was performed by rapper Lil Nas X and performed live during the opening ceremony.

About Linkin Park

Linkin Park is a rock band co-founded by Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, ⁢and others in 1996.‌ They debuted in ⁤2000 and took ‍the world ⁤by storm with their nu-metal hits like “In the ‍End” and “Numb After”. By 2012, their musical ​style had‌ moved closer to pop music, with CD sales exceeding 100 million copies worldwide.

In ‍July 2017, Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington committed suicide, and the band suspended activities until September⁢ 6,⁣ 2024. Linkin‌ Park announced that new singer Emily Armstrong and new drummer Colin Brittain would ⁤be joining the band to start over, with a new single⁢ “Vacuum machine”. The stream surpassed 80 ⁤million views in two weeks.

Mike Shinoda’s Connection to League of Legends

This ‍time⁣ Riot Games and Linkin Park have jointly created the theme ⁣song “Heavy Crown” for the 2024 World Series of “League of Legends”. Team member Mike ​Shinoda‌ starred in the ⁣Netflix animation⁣ “Arcana”. He has ⁤been playing “League of Legends”⁢ since ‌he was a ⁢child. Since the second season of⁢ the animation⁤ will air on November 9, he also immediately responded⁤ to the official tweet.

The MV for the 2024 World Series⁣ theme song for “League⁤ of Legends” will be announced at 22:55 on⁢ September 24, Taiwan time, and Linkin Park⁤ is expected to perform at the World Series opening ceremony on November 2. “Heavy Crown” will also be included on the band’s ⁢November release, the new album “FROM ZERO” due​ out on⁢ the 15th.

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