Linkin Park announce new single, Heavy Is The Crown

Linkin Park are releasing a new single as the League Of Legends World Championship Anthem this week.

Entitled Heavy Is The Crown, this’ll be the second track as part of the band’s big 2024 comeback, following The Emptiness Machine earlier in the month. It’s due to drop on Tuesday, September 24 at 8am PT, and Mike Shinoda teases that it’s a “highlight” for the band in this next chapter.

“It’s been an amazing experience partnering with Riot to bring this anthem to the global League of Legends community,” he announces. “The song is a real highlight of this new era for us, harnessing our signature sound and infusing it with fresh energy. We’re so excited for players and fans to experience this!”

“The Worlds anthem is the music moment that League players look forward to the most each year, and it has become a highly coveted fixture in music across the world,” continues Maria Egan, Global Head of Music at Riot Games. “As the band embarks on this exciting new chapter, we’re honoured to partner with them for the 2024 anthem. The lyrics for Heavy Is The Crown perfectly capture the narrative for this year’s Worlds and they are a powerful companion to the themes of our music video.”

Catch Linkin Park at the following dates this year:

September

24 The O2 – London, UK
28 INSPIRE Arena – Seoul, South Korea

November

11 Coliseo Medplus – Bogota, Colombia

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