Korn<\/span><\/span> have returned with their first new music in more than four years, unveiling the new single \u201cReward the Scars\u201d as part of a new collaboration with Blizzard Entertainment, which is<\/span><\/span> tied to the latest Diablo IV<\/span><\/span> expansion, Lord of Hatred<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Released alongside a cinematic new music video, \u201cReward the Scars\u201d taps into the emotional heaviness and darkness both Korn and Diablo have built legacies around.<\/p>\n The track wrestles with pain, survival and the marks left behind after battle \u2014 familiar territory for a band long defined by confronting trauma and transformation through their music.<\/p>\n For frontman Jonathan Davis<\/span><\/span>, the collaboration made immediate sense.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve played Diablo for years, so getting to step into that world creatively felt natural,\u201d Davis said. \u201cI\u2019ve always connected to the darkness in the game and the idea of confronting what lives beneath the surface \u2014 that\u2019s something Korn has explored in our music from the beginning. \u2018Reward the Scars\u2019 came out of our own writing sessions as a new Korn song, and it became clear pretty quickly that it was a natural fit for Diablo.\u201d<\/p>\n The single also marks a significant moment for Korn fans, with the new track serving as the band\u2019s first fresh material<\/a> since 2022\u2019s Requiem<\/em>.<\/p>\n It made an early live debut during the band\u2019s recent set at Sick New World<\/span><\/span>, where fans got a first taste of the song\u2019s bruising intensity.<\/p>\n The accompanying video leans fully into Diablo\u2019s gothic nightmare aesthetic, pulling viewers into a world of dread, power and resistance, while reinforcing the natural overlap between the long-running gaming franchise and Korn\u2019s sonic universe.<\/p>\n Blizzard\u2019s Vice President of Brand & Creative Marketing, Kevin Bjelajac<\/span><\/span>, said the partnership was built on shared themes.<\/p>\n \u201cThis collaboration came together naturally \u2014 Korn and Diablo live in that space of confronting darkness head-on,\u201d he said. \u201cWith Lord of Hatred, we\u2019re telling a story about consequence, choice, and what it means to embrace \u2014 or resist \u2014 the pull of evil. \u2018Reward the Scars\u2019 captures that spirit perfectly.\u201d<\/p>\n The release coincides with Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred<\/em>, the game\u2019s second major expansion and the dramatic close of its \u201cAge of Hatred\u201d arc, which pits players against Mephisto in a final reckoning for the fate of Sanctuary.<\/p>\n Korn\u2019s \u201cReward the Scars<\/a>\u201d is out now.<\/em><\/p>\n![\"Play\"](\"https:\/\/images-r2-2.thebrag.com\/common\/icons\/controller-play.svg\" "\\"Play\\"")
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