caption associated_acts years_active alias label article_title background birth_date instrument genre image origin name occupation
zp live at ozzfest 2006 i , pentakill am i , dragonforce , tank shadow warriors 1999-present naoki sanctuary , noise , roadrunner zp theart
 solo_singer 27 may 1975 vocals , guitar heavy hard rock metal , power metal , speed metal , zp theart.jpg clanwilliam , south africa zp theart singer , songwriter
zp theart

zp theart -lrb- born 27 may 1975 in clanwilliam , south africa -rrb- is a heavy metal vocalist , best known as the former singer of british power metal band dragonforce .
his name `` zp '' , is not an abbreviation .
with dragonforce , zp recorded four studio albums and one `` live '' album .
in 2010 , the band announced his departure due to `` insurmountable differences of musical opinion '' .
he has since stated that he does not regret his decision to leave .
after leaving dragonforce , zp founded his own band , i am i , in which he sings lead vocals .
the band has so far released one studio album , `` event horizon '' , which has been released on a usb format and cd .
theart also sang in shadow warriors , a side project by his then dragonforce bandmate sam totman during the late 90s .
before dragonforce theart was also briefly involved with hard rock band easy voodoo , and recorded the vocals for the two track power quest demo album .
theart has been doing work with metal band tank since 2013 , and in 2015 , he became an official member .
his first album with the band `` valley of tears '' , was originally set to be released on 9 june 2015 , but the band has recently announced that it will be released on 18 september 2015 .
they have stated that this is because although the recordings are done , they are going to give the album better production and give extra thought on the mixing .
theart was also hired by riot games for the voice of karthus in the songs `` deathfire grasp '' and `` last whisper '' by the metal band pentakill .
