Rancho Santa Margarita, CA – 9 March 2010 – Originally founded by guitarist Markus Berger and keyboardist Markus Maichel as a studio project, soon evolved into a full performing band, as the first studio tracks turned out to be very promising. The debut album "The Inner Circle" (2008) was very well received by both critics and prog lovers.

Their current release was recorded and produced at the band's own "Red Tube Studios" and shows the band compose and perform heavy Progressive Rock at its best. "Saturnine" features beefy riffing, astounding melodies, huge orchestrations as well as intimate moments, culminating into the epic nineteen minutes closing track "Vanessa". 

The band had this to say: "When acclaim for our debut release 'The Inner Circle' kept coming in, we realized that DANTE was not only a real affair of the heart for us, but was also very well-received by prog lovers everywhere.  Now, as we are releasing our second album 'Saturnine', we're eager to take DANTE even further by signing with PRR as our label. We all can't wait to see where the ride will take us!".

“It’s no surprise my penchant for German progmetal, but what DANTE has done here is a bit different than what you normally expect, they do the heavy but they also have some very thoughtful quieter moments, very pleasing stuff and we’re proud to put it out.” said Shawn Gordon, President of ProgRock Records.