Citings & Sightings of Dante's Works in Contemporary Culture
Italian progressive rock band Metamorfosi released their album Purgatorio on October 14, 2016. The album’s tracklist features several references to the second half of Dante’s Divine Comedy including “Paradiso Terrestre”, “Porta del Purgatorio”, and “Beatrice”. The band previously released albums titled Inferno and Paradiso (see our post on those works here).
“The song ‘Canto IV (Limbo)’ from Progressive music group Discipline’s album Unfolded Like Staircase describes the sorrow of those souls whose (sic) never knew a deity.” —Wikipedia
This Italian progressive rock band released “Inferno” in 1972 and, 32 years later, “Paradiso.” The album tracks correspond with Dante’s journey through the afterlife, although in some cases the musicians did alter some of the sins punished in hell.
