If you were to mix the ghost of a romantic poet with a vengeful medieval warlord, toss in some indie lo-fi sensibilities, and let the whole thing simmer in a bedroom studio in Simla, Colorado, you would more than likely end up with something like Evan Zorn Von Berg’s “Vengeance.” It’s the kind of song that doesn’t just want to be heard; it wants to haunt you, preferably in a fog-covered forest with a sword in one hand and a notebook of half-written stanzas in the other.
The track sits at the brooding, flickering heart of Der Geist Kehrte Zurück, Von Berg’s debut EP, and it makes absolutely no attempt to hide its melodrama. Frankly, that is a relief. With vocals that drift like smoke and lyrics that sound like they were carved into stone tablets mid-duel, “Vengeance” takes itself seriously in a way that feels more endearing than pretentious. It’s a revenge anthem, yes, but filtered through a lens of spectral longing and mythic flair.
And here’s the twist: it’s all recorded in a bedroom. Not a gothic cathedral, not an ancient fortress reclaimed by moss, but a bedroom. That contrast between grand ambition and lo-fi grit is exactly what gives the track its strange power. The rawness isn’t a flaw; it’s part of the spell. You don’t polish a cursed artifact.
Evan Zorn Von Berg, who carries an offstage aura described as “otherworldly,” leans all the way into the mystique. “Vengeance” doesn’t play coy. It’s a manifesto wrapped in fog; a ballad with a blood oath. And somehow, against all odds, it works. It’s a little ridiculous, a little brilliant, and wholly unforgettable.
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