Emotionally very challenging song about the joint drug use as a method of escapism from harsh reality and troubles associated with everyday life. The initial title of this track was “The Golden Shot” which is a reference to the best know but rare method to commit suicide by the intake of drugs. However, it is not always easy to figure out if the golden shot was just an accidental intoxication or a real suicide (without a farewell letter left behind). Anyway, I lost a few good friends to drug abuse, and the entire Grunge Movement collapsed largely because of the drug addiction of its leaders. Somehow, deep inside, I felt obliged to write a song like this one… My drug of choice is gothism. Enjoy!

Kamil Walczak - ESCAPISM ON DEMAND (Alt.)

Em & Double-U - SHORTCUT

Em & Double-U - THE DARKEST HOUR

Em & Double-U - A BIRD IN THE VALLEY OF DEATH

"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

The Spirit Of The Forest

Recalling Tune

Makowski Solo - RECALLING TUNE (Melodic Piano Song)

The Sound Of Heaven

Makowski Solo - THE SOUND OF HEAVEN (Melodic Piano Song)

Exit

Makowski Solo - EXIT (Melodic Piano Song)

Tserof Eht Ni Htaed

Prayers For Death (Reprise)

Makowski Solo - PRAYERS FOR DEATH (REPRISE)

when i was your man (lovely ballad piano)

call me maybe (lovely piano)

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).