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Holy Death Temple ‘Survey Says’ – goth dance punk that refuses to sit still
Holy Death Temple’s new single, “Survey Says,” is a sweaty, synth-fueled shot of goth dance punk that refuses to sit still — or be polite. This trio has mastered the art of turning social collapse into a full-on party, blending brooding post-punk vocals with wild guitars and huge synth hooks that dare you to dance while the world burns. With an attitude that’s part despair, part defiant rage, this track is a blistering call to arms and the soundtrack to the inevitable chaos.
Bryan Edward’s vocal delivery captures that classic post-punk gloom with a punk sneer that never lets up. Lyrically, the song pulls no punches, using the metaphor of a rigged game show to highlight how media and politics exploit division for profit, all while pretending to care. “We’re fucked. Let’s party.” sums up the spirit — a perfect mix of nihilism and catharsis that lets you scream, dance, and rage in equal measure.
What really sets “Survey Says” apart is the band’s sound design. By swapping out the usual bass guitar for a brutal low-end synth, they create space for surgical guitars and pounding drums to collide with Amy Tung-Barrysmith’s eerie synth melodies. The rhythm section, powered by members of doom duo Year of the Cobra, injects an urgent, tightly coiled energy that keeps the track moving like a clenched fist on the dancefloor.
The cover art drives the message home — a twisted Eye of Providence staring back at the broken American dream, a perfect visual representation of the song’s critique of power, illusion, and collapse. The whole package is raw, intelligent, and infectious, proving Holy Death Temple are carving out a unique space between goth gloom and punk fire.
“Survey Says” isn’t just another single — it’s a savage party in the face of doom, a brutal celebration of frustration and fury. Holy Death Temple is here to make sure the dancefloor stays alive even as everything falls apart.
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Michele Ducci releases “Why You?” and full “Film for Songs: The Great Book of Nature” videos!
“Why You?” is the second part of “Film for Songs: The Great Book of Nature”, an animated short film by Michele Ducci and Letizia Mandolesi. The film, which contains two new songs, “Why Do I Wake Up Every Morning?” and “Why You?”, tells the story of an animated book called “The Great Book of Nature”, which itself purports to tell the story of a printed book by the same name.
“Why You?” is a jaunty fairground waltz with a big uplifting chorus, which appears to run counter to the on-screen events, evoking the Brechtian concept of the disengagement effect, in which the audience is encouraged to engage with the story intellectually rather than emotionally.
Set in a police state where music is banned and real thought is suppressed by the introduction of a dumbed down language (‘Bla Bla Bla’), the film introduces a man named Elpino, who buys an animated AI book called “The Great Book of Nature” and embarks on a Kafkaesque train journey, where an alien creature, Marsia Joy, who represents music, is pursued by a policeman for merely existing. Marsia can cry a flood of tears to put out fires caused by the oppressors and enclose violent pursuers in cocoons, turning them into butterflies.
Rather than talking about other things, the book talks about itself. Says Ducci, “The thing that interests me about AI is that at the bottom of what should preserve remembrances, and memories seems to be a memory without remembrance and remembrance without the memory that precedes each remembered memory.”
The “blink and you will miss it” ending provides a final bizarre twist to the tale.
Michele Ducci will perform live at ‘Nursery of Freedom’, an all-day event of live music, art, film and tattoos at New River Studios in London on Sunday 27th July.
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