14 Facts About ZP Theart

ZP De Villiers Theart was born on 27 May 1974 and is a Grammy nominated South African born singer-songwriter and the former lead vocalist and co-founder of the British power metal band DragonForce.

ZP Theart was the lead vocalist for the British heavy metal band Tank and American hard rock band Skid Row.

ZP Theart was hired by League of Legends game creators Riot Games as the voice of Karthus for the official soundtrack songs "Deathfire Grasp" and "Last Whisper".

ZP Theart was born on 27 May 1974 in Clanwilliam, Western Cape, South Africa, and he grew up in Hazyview in the Eastern Transvaal on a banana and lychee farm.

ZP Theart has stated that according to his mother, at the age of three years, he began to hold a tablespoon up to his mouth, pretending that it was a microphone, and singing to whatever was on the radio.

ZP Theart has stated that in his early childhood, he listened to South African artists such as Ge Korsten, Carika Keuzenkamp, and Rina Hugo, but his older brother introduced him to other music cassette tapes that he had brought home from high school, some of them being A-ha, Alphaville, Sandra, and Depeche Mode.

ZP Theart then began to discover other favorite bands such as Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Iron Maiden, Metallica, and Skid Row, stating that his two favorites were Bon Jovi and Skid Row.

In 1998 ZP Theart he moved to London, England, to take his music to the next level.

In mid 1999, ZP Theart began to put out advertisements across studios in London, which were eventually responded to by Demoniac guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman.

ZP Theart has since stated that he does not regret his decision to leave.

ZP Theart served as the touring vocalist for the heavy metal band Tank in 2013, becoming an official member the following year.

On 13 February 2016, ZP Theart premiered as the touring vocalist for Skid Row.

ZP Theart was contacted by Riot Games to perform as the voice of Karthus in the songs "Deathfire Grasp" and "Last Whisper" for the virtual metal band Pentakill in the game League of Legends.

On 13 September 2024, ZP Theart collaborated with original Iron Maiden vocalist Paul Di'Anno for a new version of the song "Wrathchild" featured on The Book of the Beast.