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Citings & Sightings of Dante's Works in Contemporary Culture

“Helvette / Ghast” by Helvette / Ghast

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helvette-ghastThe album Helvette / Ghast was a collaboration album between the bands Helvette and Ghast. The album art is a cropped image of Gustave Doré’s illustration of Canto 29 from the Inferno. The illustration is titled, Geri Del Bello.

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Find the full illustration here.

Contributed by Gianluca Giuseffi Grippa 

Initiation to the Cult by Ghoul-Cult

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Norinitiation-to-the-cultwegian heavy metal band, Ghoul-Cult, released a 50-copy demo in 2002, titled Initiation to the Cult. The demo’s album art utilizes Gustave Doré’s illustration, The Gluttons.

Find Initiation to the Cult here.

Find Gustave Doré’s illustration here.

Contributed by Gianluca Giuseffi Grippa 

Trinity of Night, Day and Demise by Tremendum

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trinity-of-night-death-and-demise-tremendumTrinity of Night, Day and Demise is a 2005 metal album by the band Tremendum. The art for the album was an illustration titled The Erinnys, by artist Gustave Doré. This illustration was from Canto 9 of the Inferno. 

Find Trinity of Night, Day and Demise here.

Find The Erinnys by Gustave Doré here.

Contributed by Gianluca Giuseffi Grippa 

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