Shows

    Gear

    TAMA Starclassic Maple
    Piano Black

    • 10"×7" Rack tom
    • 12"×8" Rack tom
    • 14"×14" Floor tom
    • 16"×16" Floor tom
    • 22"×16" Bass Drum

    Snaredrums:

    • 14"×7" Starphonic Copper

    Cymbals:

    • 14" Meinl Byzance Traditional Medium Hihat
    • 14" Meinl Classics Custom Dual Hihat
    • 18" Meinl Classics Custom Dual China
    • 18" Meinl Classics Custom Dark China
    • 18" Meinl Classics Custom Dual Crash
    • 19" Meinl Byzance Traditional Polyphonic Crash
    • 21" Meinl Byzance Traditional Medium Crash
    • 20" Meinl Byzance Traditional Medium Ride
    • 12" Meinl Pure Alloy Trash China stacked with 14" Meinl Classics Custom Dark Trash Crash
    • 10" Meinl Classics Custom Dual Splash
    • 10" Meinl Pure Alloy Custom Splash

    Bass drum pedals: Tama Iron Cobra HP900DTW

    Drum heads: Remo CS Coated on snare top, Hazy on bottom. Evans G2 on tom tops, Remo PS3 on bass drum pedal side.

    Bio

    I am Valentin Jankai, a professional progressive metal drummer from Hungary. Member of Leander Kills, Blind Myself, and Triász.

    • Joined Blind Myself in 2008 at the age of 17.
    • Received the Hungarian Metal Awards: Best Concert Band award with Blind Myself in 2009.
    • Won the Hungarian Metal Awards: Best Concert Band award with Blind Myself in 2010.
    • Nominated for the Hungarian Grammy Awards (Fonogram) for Best Rock Album in 2010 with Blind Myself.
    • Nominated for the Hungarian Grammy Awards (Fonogram) for Best Rock Album in 2014 with Blind Myself.
    • Founded the new band Leander Kills.
    • Nominated for the Hungarian Grammy Awards (Fonogram) for Best Rock Album in 2016 with Blind Myself.
    • Reached the finals in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Hungarian Selection Show.
    • The Leander Kills album “Élet a halál előtt” achieved Platinum status.
    • Nominated for the Hungarian Grammy Awards (Fonogram) for Best Rock Album in 2017 with Leander Kills.
    • Became Meinl Cymbals and Angel Drums endorser in 2018.
    • Won the Hungarian Grammy Awards (Fonogram) for Best Rock Album in 2020 with Leander Kills.
    • The Leander Kills album “Luxusnyomor” achieved Double Platinum status.
    • Most albums by Leander Kills debuted in 1st place on Spotify and Deezer – Association of Hungarian Publishers (MAHASZ).
    • The Leander Kills album “IV” achieved Platinum status.
    • Became TAMA Drums endorser in 2022.
    • Guest appearance on Azahriah “skatulya” album

    Discography