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There’s a dirty little charge running through Someone To Blame, the kind that starts in the nerves, moves through the bloodstream, and winds up somewhere shameful. Holy Death Temple have made a track about power, appetite, coercion, performance, submission, and the awful old human habit of dressing domination up as comfort, then selling it back to the willing and the weary as a form of pleasure.

“It started off as anger,” says Bryan Edward of Holy Death Temple about their new single, Someone To Blame.

“It’s coming from a place of disgust with people who get off on watching others suffer,” he explains. “…when you go a few layers deeper, people are just mistaking cruelty for strength.”

To make their point, Holy Death Temple tackle fascism and BDSM (bondage and sadomasochism) in the same breath, seeing them as having the same roots.

Before I get stuck into the song’s specifics, “Someone To Blame” is a reminder that all that dark, post-punk stuff, all that gothic invention and musical exploration that spilled over into the 80’s, was more akin to the alternative dance scene than the guitar-wielding longhairs of the rock and roll world. If the latter owed its heritage to decades of blues-based evolution, here was a revolution sparked by all those disillusioned punks who were now rewiring broken keyboards to their own will and pushing the frontiers of music on a daily basis.

Seattle really is a hotbed for gothic, industrial, and dark scene music right now, and Holy Death Temple exemplifies that with Someone To Blame. The track is overt in its debt to S&M and industrial rock themes, especially when exploring the relationship between pain and control, and surrendering the self to another. Setting that in an arrangement that is as tight as PVC and as sharp as a whip serves to tease out those comparisons further.

Holy Death Temple isn’t here to save the world — they’re here to soundtrack its spectacular collapse. With their latest single “Survey Says,” the self-proclaimed “goth dance punk” trio distills existential dread, media-fueled rage, and digital chaos into a high-voltage anthem that feels like Family Feud hosted by the ghost of Guy Debord.

If “Survey Says” is any indication, Holy Death Temple isn’t here for a subtle revolution — they’re here to throw a rave in the ashes of the old world. In their conversation with TAGG, the goth dance punk outfit breaks down the controlled chaos behind their latest single, from Family Feud-inspired lyrics to sub-shaking synths and anti-genre ambition.

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.

Holy Death Temple’s “Survey Says” is a relentless punch of goth dance punk that refuses to let you stand still. From the moment the synth hooks drop, you’re caught in a whirlwind of brooding vocals, sharp guitars, and pounding drums that sound like a party in the middle of a meltdown.

Holy Death Temple is the newest vanguard turning existential dread into a dancefloor ritual. With their second single, Survey Says, Seattle’s goth-dance insurgents offer a blistering slice of synth-laden nihilism that skewers America’s sociopolitical decay beneath the cold, glossy veneer of a corrupted game show.

We checked out the debut single release from Holy Death Temple, “Algo-Rhythm Is Gonna Get You,” and we devoured every second of it. This track is an electrifying collision of genres, blending pulsating energy with a razor-sharp concept, and we’re thrilled to share it with you.

He — the algorithm — is coming for you. No matter your beliefs, your color, your religion, or your gender, no one escapes the machinery of social media. The algorithm hooks you where you least expect it, and on this track, Holy Death Temple transforms that digital paranoia into a frenetic soundtrack for the age of hyperconnectivity. (Translated from Portuguese)

Holy Death Temple’s “Algo-Rhythm Is Gonna Get You” is a pulsing, shadow-drenched thrill ride that turns digital chaos into a danceable nightmare. With hypnotic beats and a sinister edge, it’s the perfect soundtrack for those who embrace the beauty of impending doom.