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Korn Releases “Reward the Scars” for Diablo IV Expansion

4/24/2026

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Korn Releases Track

Korn released “Reward the Scars,” first new material in four years, as the theme for Diablo IV’s Lords of Hatred expansion launching April 28.
Nick Raskulinecz produced the track.
Korn will headline the Sick New World festival in Las Vegas on April 25 before touring South America in May.
Guitarist Brian “Head” Welch says the band is focusing on live shows while writing material for a future album that is not expected soon.

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Fieldy Retires

Fieldy (Reginald Arvizu) said in April 2026 he is retired after leaving in 2021 due to COVID worries and refusing vaccination.
Fans note the bass tone on “Reward the Scars” and debate whether Fieldy or Ra Díaz recorded it.
Korn’s “Freak on a Leash” trends on TikTok with a “Lush Life” dance sync while the band’s last Australian show was at Good Things Festival in 2024 and no 2026 dates are scheduled.

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Korn Headlines London

Korn’s 2024 London headline at Gunnersbury Park drew about 40,000 fans, with Loathe, Wargasm and Spiritbox opening.
The band formed in Bakersfield in 1993, released a debut in 1994 and broke through with 1998’s Follow The Leader.
A mid-2000s slump was reversed by a TikTok-driven nu-metal revival in the early-2020s.
Reward The Scars was recorded without bassist Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu, who left after Requiem, and features Roberto “Ra” Díaz.

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Korn Partners adidas

Korn partnered with adidas to release an apparel line, including a sneaker bearing the band’s logo and “Reward The Scars” artwork.
Korn headlined the 2025 Download Festival in England, their first main-stage slot.
The single “Reward The Scars” debuted on April 25, 2026 before Korn’s set at the Sick New World festival in Las Vegas.
From 2022 to 2025 the band toured North America, Europe, Asia and South America.

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Korn Releases Track

Korn released “Reward the Scars,” first new material in four years, as the theme for Diablo IV’s Lords of Hatred expansion launching April 28.
Nick Raskulinecz produced the track.
Korn will headline the Sick New World festival in Las Vegas on April 25 before touring South America in May.
Guitarist Brian “Head” Welch says the band is focusing on live shows while writing material for a future album that is not expected soon.

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