Heavy Song of the Week is a feature on Heavy Consequence breaking down the top metal, punk, and hard rock tracks you need to hear every Friday. This week, we highlight Courtney LaPlante’s cinematic theme for the video game 2XKO .

Spiritbox ’s technical brand of alt-prog metal seems fit for a video game tie-in. Maybe it’s because their music sounds futuristic — lab-grade pristine.

Riot Games figured as much, with the League of Legends devs tapping Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante to sing “Ties That Bind,” the cinematic theme to the new 2v2 fighter 2XKO . Spiritbox’s Josh Gilbert also serves as a co-producer on the track, a techno-metal banger that should appeal to the band’s fans and the passing gamer alike. Related Video

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