The origin of this particular track can be traced back to 1992, when similar song was rejected by my then-band (A Herd Of The Rushing Vises) in which I played on a bass guitar. The lyrics of this song expressed our hidden intentions to leave our hometown in which we grew up for good. At that time, we really wanted to escape from the small-town mentality of our local community, where everyone knew almost everything about everyone else. Back then, we were under the irresistible impression that this place was slowly (but surely) killing our dreams and ambitions. 30 years later: my hometown has become a foggy and unrealistically distant dreamland. However, I still miss the atmosphere of this small town and all those incredible people who knew me so well.

Kamil Walczak - TAKE ME THERE ! (Oktoberfest Edit)

Kamil Walczak - TAKE ME THERE ! (Alt.)

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 (Black Friday Edit)

Kamil Walczak - A COLDWAVE SUMMER BREEZE (Thanksgiving 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

Tserof Eht Ni Htaed

Ritual Altar Behind The Trees

Makowski Solo - RITUAL ALTAR BEHIND THE TREES

Prayers For Death

Makowski Solo - PRAYERS FOR DEATH

The Spirits Of Our Ancestors

Makowski Solo - THE SPIRITS OF OUR ANCESTORS

Hanging Graveyard - DAYBREAK RESURRECTION

“White Lines” is a late-night drive you take to outrun the version of yourself you don’t want to be anymore. Long highways, empty gas stations, and too much time with your thoughts. Minimal beats, atmospheric guitars, and a hook that feels like mile markers flashing by in the dark.

White Lines

Kamil Walczak is a solo artist, session musician, songwriter and music producer, who works tirelessly on several projects simultaneously. His musical journey began in the early 1990s when he played drums as a session musician. In 1992-93, he was a bassist 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, he has been writing lyrics, composing and arranging songs. Since 2019, he is associated with the Metronome School of Music and Recording Studio in New York City. Among his releases are: 4 EPs (“Obscured By Gothism”, "Alternative Obscurity", “Overblown By Animosity”, "Alternative Animosity"), 4 singles (“Never Say It's Over”, "Someplace Safe", "Take Me There!", "A Coldwave Summer Breeze"), the singles collection ("By Goth Means Essential..."), and 2 full-length studio albums ("By All Means Necessary...", "By All Means Alternative..."). He is currently working on his next gothic album ("The Torchbearer Of Gothism"), being also involved in other music projects (Em & Double-U, Hanging Graveyard, Bloodmooners, Em & Triple-U).

Kamil Walczak - A COLDWAVE SUMMER BREEZE (Black Friday Edit)

Kamil Walczak

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