The roots of this song go back to the summer of 1993. My then-band (A Herd Of The Rushing Vises) suddenly changed its trajectory to the less ambitious and more financially profitable path of being a cover band, diving into the deep water of inexistence. As you go through life, you can either "have" or "be" and I have always been a proponent of the latter option. Transferred beyond the parenthesis of secondary performances, I was drowning in a swamp of absurdity full of speculations. At that moment my whole world collapsed as I lost old friends, a fanbase, and a musical platform to express my own feelings. I became irrelevant, unable to make a stand on the Polish Rock Scene. Let's raise a toast to this marginal footnote in the Great Book of Gothism... Enjoy!

Kamil Walczak - A COLDWAVE SUMMER BREEZE (Winter Break Edit)

"In The Hanging Graveyard" is the sixth and final track of the A-side studio album "Bloody Rituals" released in June of 2025 by Hanging Graveyard (duo of two brothers: Michael Walczak and Kamil Walczak). Their music is described as gothic metal, while guitar-driven compositions are carried by instrumental parts blended with lyrical essentialism. The lyrics of this song refer to a vision of the hanging graveyard, where emotional turmoil and existential suffering can find an end in a ritual act of suicide: "In the hanging graveyard / Bloody rituals… / In the hanging graveyard / Creepy animals…".

Hanging Graveyard - IN THE HANGING GRAVEYARD

"Gaping For Death" is the fifth track of the A-side studio album "Bloody Rituals" released in June of 2025 by Hanging Graveyard (duo of two brothers: Michael Walczak and Kamil Walczak). Their music is described as gothic metal, while guitar-driven compositions are carried by instrumental parts blended with lyrical essentialism. The lyrics of this song refer to the longing for the culminating moment of giving the last breath (or the final rest in death): "I'm gasping for death / To set my spirit free! / I'm gasping for death / The ultimate relief…".

Hanging Graveyard - GASPING FOR DEATH

Em & Double-U - THE ATTIC

Em & Double-U - MOTH

Em & Double-U - ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND

Em & Double-U - KEEPSAKE

Tserof Eht Ni Htaed

Prayers For Death (Reprise)

Makowski Solo - PRAYERS FOR DEATH (REPRISE)

Afterlife In Neverland

Makowski Solo - AFTERLIFE IN NEVERLAND

Crossing The River Styx

Makowski Solo - CROSSING THE RIVER STYX

Hallowed Silence

Em & Double-U is a Polish-American darkwave band, formed online in 2019 by two childhood friends: Wojciech Makowski [a.k.a. Em] (vocals, synthesizers, samplers, programming) and Kamil Walczak [a.k.a. Double-U] (guitars, bass, drums, vocals, programming). In 1992-93, they were co-founders of the Polish coldwave band, A Herd Of The Rushing Vises, which broke up after recording a demo tape “The Bad Place” (1993). Since then, their musical paths have diverged to merge again during the Covid-19 pandemic due to their unwavering friendship and their intact passion for music. Since the very beginning, the band has been associated with the Metronome School of Music and Recording Studio in New York City. So far, they have released 4 full-length studio albums: "A Lethal Dose Of Sadness" (2002), "Beacon Of Hope" (2003), "Phantoms" (2004), and "Stolen Dreams" (2025). Presently, they are working intensively on their 5th album "Silent Suffering" (with original material from 2003). Wojciech Makowski is a prolific creator of piano and ambient music, while Kamil Walczak is an enthusiastic creator of gothic music.

Em & Double-U - KEEPSAKE

Em & Double-U

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