Another take on "Dredd Song" in a more ballad style. Once again, the lyrics and melodies were changed with respect to the original soundtrack recorded by The Cure. This song was recorded in honor of Robert Smith, who is a Goth icon and a mastermind behind the success of The Cure, as well as Sylvester Stallone, who played the main character in the cult futuristic movie of "Judge Dredd" from 1995. Enjoy!

Kamil Walczak - NEVER SAY IT'S OVER (The Cure Ballad Cover)

The origin of this particular track can be traced back to 2003, when it was first recorded by Wojciech Makowski in his home recording studio. The poem is addressed to the pure feeling of love to which the real human features were assigned by using a stylistic form of personification. In this song, love is a specific lyrical entity which is treated as a real human being. An entirely new version of this song is proposed in 2024 with modified lyrics as well as changed melodies and instrumental arrangements with the gothic touch of Kamil Walczak. Enjoy!

Kamil Walczak (feat. Wojciech Makowski) - SOMEPLACE SAFE (Alt.)

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.)

"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

Em & Double-U - KEEPSAKE

Tserof Eht Ni Htaed

Crossing The River Styx

Makowski Solo - CROSSING THE RIVER STYX

The Spirits Of Our Ancestors

Makowski Solo - THE SPIRITS OF OUR ANCESTORS

Good old party nights in the city, when the only thing on our minds was fast cars and faster women.

California Nights & Neon Lights

Laughing At Your Pain

The air is thick, a velvet, freezing cloak, beyond the pain, the Yuletide carols choke. No silver sleigh, no reindeer bells ring clear, but in the snow, a dreadful sound draws near. 

The good have gone to slumber, safe and warm, ignoring whispers of the coming storm, but naughtier children, restless in the gloom, sense something ancient stalking to their room. 

From Alpine peaks, where Winter holds it's reign, he comes to punish those who cause Saint pain, not Santa's list, but Krampus ledger dread, record the wicked words the naughty said. 
A stench of sulfur, goat, and mountain mire, his coat is matted fur, his eyes are fire. Two twisted horns that scraped the chimney stone, a nightmare figure, hideous and alone.
Jangling chains announce his hellish stride, whip of birch prepared for human hide. The empty basket swinging from his hand, to steal the bad ones from the sleeping land.
A shiver runs with festive garland's gleam, he is the shadow lurking in the dream. He finds the house, he pauses at the door, and with a terrifying gravelly roar, he bursts inside, a creature dark and grim, the anti Santa come to claim his whim.

In The Shadow Of Saint Nick

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).