A low-light, nighttime group photograph of the six members of the band Holy Dose standing together outdoors. The band is arranged in a casual, staggered line facing the camera against a very dark background illuminated only by softly blurred string lights overhead. The members are dressed in casual streetwear, with most wearing baseball caps and dark graphic t-shirts. In the center foreground, one member with a shaved head is wearing an open plaid flannel shirt layered over a light-colored t-shirt with a globe graphic and the text 'THE WORLD IS YOURS'. The overall lighting is dim and heavily shadowed, creating a raw and gritty atmosphere. — Holy Dose Credit: Holy Dose

In 2018, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport ground worker Richard ‘Beebo’ Russell stole an empty Q400 turboprop commuter jet and flew it around for an hour, performing aerials, before crashing it on sparsely populated Ketron Island. In recorded conversations with air traffic controllers, Russell is heard saying, “I’ve got a lot of people that care about me. It’s going to disappoint them to hear that I did this,” apologizing and saying he’s a broken guy with “a few screws loose.”

That haunting audio opens, Sharp Decline, a powerful new EP from Holy Dose where the Tampa punk band puts together 10 minutes of chugging, hyper-melodic rock that is a gut punch for anyone totally defeated by where late stage capitalism has left Americans.

The album art features an equally haunting photo of the 2002 Cessna crash in downtown Tampa.

The six-piece opens for Canadian emo quartet Ceilings (stylized all-lowercase) alongside homegrown heavy-hitters.

There’s no cover to see Holy Dose play Skatepark of Tampa in Tampa on Friday, May 15.

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This article appears in May 14 – 20, 2026.