Holy Death Temple Share New Single ‘Survey Says’

In their blistering second single “Survey Says,” rising goth dance-punk trio Holy Death Temple invites you to the edge of collapse — and dares you to dance. It’s not nihilism for show. It’s catharsis as choreography. With a sonic cocktail of synth-laced post-punk, snarling punk attitude, and club-sized production, the band throws a blood-soaked disco ball over American disillusionment and lets the strobe lights flicker on our collective downfall.

This isn’t escapism. It’s an exorcism.

“We’re fucked. Let’s party,” the band proclaims — and “Survey Says” delivers on that promise with venom and volume. The track opens like a warning siren and quickly spirals into a seething, synth-driven assault. Brooding vocals channel Ian Curtis by way of a riot squad megaphone, while frenetic guitars slash through massive, propulsive synths that quake beneath your skin. It’s Joy Division with a vendetta. It’s Daft Punk if the apocalypse started mid-set.

What makes Holy Death Temple so arresting is their refusal to play it safe. Gone is the traditional bass guitar; in its place, a low-end synth growls like industrial machinery grinding against itself. Guitar lines are razor-sharp, not melodic — surgical. The percussion, helmed by Jon Barrysmith (of Year of the Cobra), pounds with militant precision, while Amy Tung-Barrysmith’s synth work drips with urgency and unease. Together, they weaponise sound — not to destroy, but to galvanise.

Lyrically, “Survey Says” skewers the absurd pageantry of American exceptionalism, posing late-stage capitalism as a rigged game show where the only prize is disillusionment. It’s satire in stilettos, dragging the iconography of empire into the club. The cover art — a corrupted Eye of Providence warped into a symbol of destruction — underscores the song’s central thesis: we’re dancing in the ashes of a myth, and it’s time we stop pretending otherwise.

Holy Death Temple doesn’t want your comfort. They want your confrontation. And “Survey Says” is a battle cry disguised as a banger — furious, infectious, and unforgettable.

For those looking to soundtrack the end times with style, swagger, and synths, Holy Death Temple has your anthem.

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