South-West UK horrorcore rapper Malice has dropped “Starscourge,” a new single via his own imprint, Void Euphoric Records, and it’s exactly the kind of grim, atmospheric track fans of both underground rap and Elden Ring lore will want on their radar.
The title and artwork make the inspiration obvious before a single bar drops. The cover depicts General Starscourge Radahn, the demigod boss who fused his own body with a rotting horse and dragged the stars themselves out of the sky rather than accept death, rendered mid-charge against a bruised orange sky, lance raised, hair whipping in the wind. It’s a striking piece of art, and it sets the tone for a track built around themes of defiance, decay, and grasping for power even as everything falls apart.
That subject matter is a natural fit for Malice’s corner of the genre. Horrorcore has always thrived on body horror, doom, and characters who are more monster than man, and Radahn, a rotting, insect-infested colossus who refuses to stop fighting even after death should have claimed him, is basically a horrorcore character who wandered out of a FromSoftware game. Pulling him into a track isn’t just fan service; it’s a genuinely clever thematic match.
Malice isn’t new to building songs around dense, mythic concepts. He’s spent recent years developing his own “Oblivion Helixx” mythos across projects like Pandaemonium and the reworked Eccentricity Resurged, leaning on collaborators like producers Godsynth and Sick Mortem to build heavy, cinematic backdrops for his lyrics. “Starscourge” looks to sit comfortably alongside that catalogue, another entry in an artist clearly drawn to grandiose, apocalyptic imagery, whether it’s coming from his own universe or borrowed from a beloved boss fight.
For listeners coming in from the Elden Ring side, the appeal is straightforward: it’s rare to see the Lands Between translated into a completely different medium with this much care taken over tone rather than just slapping a character’s name on a song. For horrorcore fans, it’s another example of the genre doing what it does best: finding the darkest, most tragic figure in the room and making them the main character.
Clocking in under three minutes, “Starscourge” doesn’t overstay its welcome. It’s a tight, focused single, and a strong sign of what Void Euphoric Records has coming next.