Leander Kills

{{Short description|Hungarian metal band}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Leander Kills

| image = A Dal 2018 Leander Kills 2018-01-20.jpg

| caption = Leander Kills in 2018

| origin = Hungary

| genre = {{Flatlist|

• Metal

}}

| years_active = 2015–present

| label = Keytracks Hungary

| current_members = Leander Köteles
Miklós Czifra
András Vermes
Valentin Jankai

| past_members = Máté Bodor

}}

Leander Kills is a Hungarian metal band, created by guitarist and singer Leander Köteles of Leander Rising fame. Other members include Miklós Czifra (Balkan Fanatik, Amigod) and András Vermes playing guitars, and Valentin Jankai (Blind Myself) playing the drums.[http://hammerworld.hu/2016/02/02/leander-kills-bodor-mate-lett-a-gitaros-interju-a-februari-hammerben/ Leander Kills - Bodor Máté lett az új gitáros] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926041722/http://hammerworld.hu/2016/02/02/leander-kills-bodor-mate-lett-a-gitaros-interju-a-februari-hammerben/ |date=2017-09-26 }} (Hammerworld.hu)

On November 2, 2015, their first song, Szerelmetlen dal, was released.[http://www.hardrock.hu/?q=node/30430 Leander Kills - "Mindig is szerettem a szerelem és gyűlölet közti apró határt feszegetni"] (Hard Rock Magazin) Not long after, Te leszel a párom and Valami folyjon were released. On 18 March 2016, their first album, Túlélő, was released.[http://www.rockbook.hu/hirek/leander-kills-egy-zenekar-de-most-megjeleno-tulelo-lemez-egy-szololemez-interju Leander Kills interjú] (Rockbook.hu)

In 2017, it became clear that Máté Bodor, due to his obligations under Alestorm, could not go on tour with Leander Kills.{{cite web |url=http://www.shockmagazin.hu/hirek/tavozik-a-leander-killsbol-bodor-mate|title=Távozik a Leander Killsből Bodor Máté |date=16 January 2017 |work=Shockmagazin.hz}} András Vermes joined the band later on. Köteles has said that the band would later regard Máté Bodor as an honorary member, expecting him on future recordings, and, if his time allows, during concerts.{{cite web |url=http://alfahir.hu/2017/03/24/zene_leander_kills_koteles_leander|title=MÓDOSULT FELÁLLÁSBAN, DE VÁLTOZATLANUL TOP FORMÁBAN - LEANDER KILLS INTERJÚ|work =Alfahir.hu}}

Leander Kills has participated in A Dal, the Hungarian national selection to the Eurovision Song Contest, three times. Their first participation was in 2017, finishing in the final with their song Élet. In 2018, they came in the final again with their song Nem szól harang.{{cite web|url=https://www.hirado.hu/kultura-eletmod/zene/cikk/2017/12/06/ok-lettek-a-dal-2018-elodontosei/|title=Új zsűritagokkal és műsorvezetőkkel jön a Dal 2018|publisher=hirado.hu|date=2017-12-06|accessdate=2017-12-06}} The band's third entry, in 2019 with the song Hazavágyom, did not qualify from the heats.{{cite web |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/hungary-a-dal-2019 |title=Hungary presents their top 30 for 'A Dal' 2019 |date=2018-12-03 |accessdate=2019-01-26 |publisher=eurovision.tv}}