THE ANNOUNCEMENT
Oli Sykes and Courtney LaPlante have finally put something on tape together after years of guest spots on stage — and it's a Valorant esports anthem produced by an EDM guy *†. "If The Sun Burns Out Tonight" is written and produced by Grabbitz, and right now all you can hear is a preview †‡. Release is pegged vaguely to fall 2026 with no date attached *†.
THE DETAILS
- Grabbitz wrote and produced the track; it's his fourth Valorant song after "Die For You," "Fire Again" with Ashnikko and "Ticking Away" with bbno$ *†
- Global streaming release set for autumn 2026, no specific day confirmed *†
- It soundtracks the 2026 Valorant Champions Tour, with the finals in Shanghai running September 24 to October 18 *†
- LaPlante's second Riot job after "Ties That Bind" for 2XKO; Sykes' first *†
- Riot has done this before with Polyphia and Linkin Park's "Heavy Is The Crown" *
- LaPlante: "Oli went in right away and made it a true collaboration" *
WHY IT MATTERS
SKIP IT — this is a corporate esports tie-in, not a Bring Me The Horizon or Spiritbox record. The surprise is that the first Sykes/LaPlante studio pairing belongs to a video game tournament instead of either band.
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