Fantompass Spotlights “Dark Night,” a Conceptual Progressive Rock Single Inspired by St. John of the Cross

Chilean progressive rock band Fantompass is spotlighting its single “Dark Night”—originally released on September 5—with an editorial presentation designed for press and radio, supported by an ongoing international radio campaign and expanded international press outreach.

“Dark Night” is available in two versions: Dark Night (Radio Edit) and Dark Night (Extended Version).

The single is streaming on major digital platforms including Spotify, Tidal, Apple Music, and YouTube Music.

An early demo version of “Dark Night” was featured on the European compilation Progotronics #54, dedicated to emerging artists from the international progressive rock scene and released on Bandcamp.

“Dark Night is not about despair, but about transformation. It reflects the moment when certainty dissolves and something deeper begins to speak.” — Fantompass

Inspired by The Dark Night of the Soul by St. John of the Cross (1542–1591), “Dark Night” draws from a mystical framework describing two essential stages: the renunciation of earthly senses and passions, followed by a deeper purification of the soul’s higher faculties—intellect, memory, and will.

In Fantompass ’interpretation, the mystical process is reimagined as the inner journey of a man who, after losing the woman he loves, enters his own “dark night.” Sung in English, the verses express deprivation and inner silence before the composition unfolds into a dramatic instrumental passage evoking an eremitic life in a cold, solitary forest—culminating in the appearance of a luminous stag, a traditional symbol of Christian Divinity.

“Dark Night” moves through expressive and rhythmically complex landscapes, including shifting meters such as 6/8, 10/8, and 5/8. Guitar, bass, drums, and keyboards are joined by counterpoints of saxophone and flute, with layered vocal harmonies contributing to the track’s atmosphere of mystery, contemplation, and spiritual ascent.

The cover artwork for “Dark Night” digitally reinterprets The Vision of Saint Hubert (1890) by German symbolist painter Franz von Stuck, depicting a stag bearing a radiant crucifix between its antlers that illuminates the surrounding darkness.

The artwork was designed by band members Elard S. Koch and Adolfo Ibáñez, in collaboration with audiovisual artist Enzo Cid, and produced by Fantompass. The cover also appears as an animated 8‑second loop on Spotify, reinforcing the contrast between obscurity and sudden illumination at the heart of the single’s visual identity.

Listen

Dark Night — Radio Edit (primary focus for press and radio)
Dark Night — Extended Version (original conceptual version)

Watch

Dark Night, Official Teaser
HUMBLE — animated storyboard (conceptual short film)
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