A Utah musician who performed under the name God’s Finest Scalpel removed a track that appeared to predict the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and took down her Bandcamp and SoundCloud pages the day after Kirk was fatally shot, according to reporting and archived links.
The song, titled “Charlie Kirk Dead at 31,” was listed as a five‑minute, largely instrumental piece on a release called “Monachopsis.” Searches for the track returned dead links by Thursday morning, though archived screenshots and listings confirmed the title before the pages were disabled. The New York Post reported that the musician, identified as Skye Valadez of Ogden, deleted all social media profiles for the project after the shooting and did not respond to requests for comment.
God’s Finest Scalpel, described in online listings as a one‑woman noise‑metal outfit, had previously released a three‑song offering in April titled “Death to American Scum,” which included another instrumental track titled “Charlie Kirk’s Death Isn’t Enough For Me.” The posts and listings identified Valadez as the sole member of the project and showed an Instagram handle tied to the account before it was deleted, the Post reported.
Charlie Kirk, 31, co‑founder of Turning Point USA and a prominent conservative campus organizer, was shot during an outdoor event at Utah Valley University in Orem on Sept. 10 after answering a question from an audience member, authorities and news reports said. He was struck in the neck and later died. Authorities arrested a 22‑year‑old suspect, identified as Tyler Robinson, early Friday morning, according to police statements and media accounts.
It remained unclear whether investigators had judged any online material related to Kirk to be relevant to the shooting or whether the suspect had any connection to the musician or the tracks. The New York Post also reported that a screengrab of a Kirk‑related track existed prior to the removal of the Bandcamp and SoundCloud pages.
The deletion of the pages and social accounts followed intense online attention and backlash after the fatal shooting. Records and screenshots captured before the accounts were taken down showed explicit, anti‑Kirk titles despite the pieces’ largely instrumental nature.
Attempts to reach Valadez through the Bandcamp account and other contact methods were not successful, the Post reported. Representatives for Utah Valley University and local law enforcement did not provide immediate comment on whether the online material was part of their investigation.
The removal of politically charged artistic material in the wake of a violent event highlights the scrutiny that online content can receive as investigators and the public seek to understand motive and context. Officials in the ongoing investigation have said few details publicly and have not linked any particular online postings to the case.