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KoRn Releases “Reward the Scars” as Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred’s Theme
The Diablo has never needed help feeling bleak, but Blizzard has increasingly treated music as part of its expansion identity, not just background texture. KoRn’s involvement with Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred fits that approach, pairing a band known for bruised emotion and heavy atmosphere with a franchise built on dread, obsession, and punishment loops.
The new track, Reward the Scars, has been released as the expansion’s theme and is now available on YouTube and major streaming platforms. The song’s pacing and tone sit comfortably in the series’ space: tense, grim, and built around the idea that suffering is the path.
Jonathan Davis Says the Song Came From Playing Diablo IV
KoRn frontman Jonathan Davis says the theme song was inspired by his own time with Diablo IV, and the title reads like a deliberate nod to the series’ core cadence. Diablo is built on repetition, on turning loss into progress, and on wearing failure as part of the build rather than a reason to stop. If the phrase sounds like a manifesto for grinding, that is the point.
Davis has also described himself as a long-time fan, and listening to the song definitely feels that way. If you are seeking a way to get yourself hyped for Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred, this is one excellent solution.
The song is backed by a music video that weaves in narrative elements from Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred, rather than operating as a standalone performance clip. Animation work was handled by Passion Pictures, with the video blending KoRn’s presence and Diablo’s visual language into something closer to a short, lore-adjacent vignette than a generic tie-in.
Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred Is Out Now, With New Content Across Platforms
The collaboration lands alongside the expansion itself, with Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred available now on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC. Blizzard is continuing the main story while adding a new region and new class options, positioning the expansion as both a narrative continuation and a fresh build sandbox.
KoRn’s track is ultimately a signal of how Blizzard wants Lord of Hatred to feel: not heroic, not clean, but heavy, punitive, and obsessed with what you survive long enough to become.
