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. In this song I tried to capture the topics of our conversations of life and death importance for us at that time. Among them were: the shyness in contacts with women, quarrels and misunderstandings between lovers, a clash of controversial and addictive personalities, the lack of acceptance from family and friends, justified doubt in religion, obsession with suicidal death, considerable interest in serial killers, and finally there is also a reference to a certain story inspired by The Cure’s song “Meathook” from their debut postpunk album “Three Imaginary Boys” (1979). The harsh reality of post-communism in Poland and our little chances for a better future were highlighted by the title of this song. Enjoy!

Kamil Walczak - HOPELESS SONG

"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

"Dystopian Nightmare" is the fourth 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 nightmare that has a strong impact on the dreamer, but is quite difficult to shake off: "Dystopian nightmare / A silent scream / Dystopian Nightmare / A stolen dream / Dystopian nightmare / A static run / Dystopian nightmare / A faulty gun / You better wake up! / You better wake up… / You better wake up! / You better wake up…".

Hanging Graveyard - DYSTOPIAN NIGHTMARE

Em & Double-U - THIS GIRL

Tserof Eht Ni Htaed

Until The Last Breath

Makowski Solo - UNTIL THE LAST BREATH

Slavic Rites Of The First Kind

Makowski Solo - SLAVIC RITES OF THE FIRST KIND

Twilight In The Valley Of Death

Makowski Solo - TWILIGHT IN THE VALLEY OF DEATH

Prayers For Death

Makowski Solo - PRAYERS FOR DEATH

Black Hole Serenade

Collection of recorded fragments from 2025

Experimental  18.10.25

By the River

Wojciech Makowski is a solo artist, formally trained pianist, session musician, songwriter and music producer from Ośno Lubuskie (Poland). His musical journey began in the 1990s, when he composed and recorded his early songs, playing the piano and singing. Among his first professional recordings are: "Truth Which Kills" (1990), "Vicious Lights" (1991), "What's Going On?" (1992). In 1992-93, he was a co-founder and keyboardist of the Polish coldwave band, A Herd Of The Rushing Vises, which broke up after recording a demo tape "The Bad Place" (1993). In 2000s, he recorded several albums, including: "Silent Suffering" (2003), "Phantoms" (2004), "Untitled" (2005), and "Tserof Eht Ni Htaed" (2006). In 2005-13, he gained local fame and recognition as co-founder and keyboardist of Voshch Sound Theatre from Łódź (Poland). In 2014, he recorded a collection of his melodic piano songs "The Spirit Of The Forest". In 2015, he released his first purely ambient composition "Slow Existence" and became a prolific creator of ambient music with a catalog of almost 100 tracks. In 2019, he co-founded the Polish-American darkwave band Em & Double-U with 4 full-length studio recordings: "A Lethal Dose Of Sadness" (2002), "Beacon Of Hope" (2003), "Phantoms" (2004), and "Stolen Dreams" (2025).