Daidalos, Dante (2026)
“The German symphonic black metal band Daidalos was founded in 2020 by Tobias Püschner, originally as a one-man project. For the band’s debut album, The Expedition (2022), Daidalos drew inspiration from a truly harrowing tale from history, the Arctic journey led by the British explorer Sir John Franklin in 1845, an expedition that ended in disaster as Franklin’s two ships (Erebus and Terror) became trapped in the ice, suffering for more than a year; both Franklin and the entire crew perished.
“Daidalus now has a second album coming our way in February 2026. For this one the band took its inspiration not from history but from the realm of imagination, and specifically from one one of the greatest works of global literature, Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy.
“But rather than simply retelling the epic through music, Püschner has crafted the new album (titled Dante) as a ‘reinterpretation’ of the descent into Hell, one that ‘explores doubt, despair, and the hidden truths between faith and fear – a symphonic black metal audio drama, melancholic rather than evil.’
“As he has stated, ‘Each track represents a fragment of this descent: from the intro in the forest, through the gates of hell, to the final escape – from storm to silence, from fire to frost.’ As part of the journey of Dante and Virgil through the circles of Hell, they came upon the City of Dis, a terrible descending fortress moated by the river Styx. ‘Dis’ is the name of the song from the new Daidalos album that we’re presenting today through a lyric video. […]” —No Clean Singing (December 16, 2025)
“Where ‘Inferno’ introduced the descent with a sense of momentum and discovery, ‘Dis’ captures the moment where wonder transforms into dread. Fast, dark and ritualistic, the new single reflects Dante’s entry into the infernal City of Dis, an oppressive realm where fear becomes a deliberate tool of domination. In the track’s refrain, the faceless voice calling ‘Enter my fear’ embodies the kind of power that preys on the frightened not to protect but to control.” —Daidalos creator Tobias Püschner
Sighting Citation:
“Daidalos, Dante (2026).” Dante Today: Citings and Sightings of Dante’s Works in Contemporary Culture. Elizabeth Coggeshall and Arielle Saiber, eds. March 24, 2026. https://www.dantetoday.org/sightings/daidalos-dante-2026/.Related Sighting
Conor McLean, Review of Dante by Daidalos (2026)