Butch Dante is a novelist, rock music lyricist, and magazine writer.

He has written two works of fiction: Carybdis & The Boy, and The True Story of King Arthur. 

He is currently working on a third book: Hellikon. 

Butch’s work is regularly featured in a variety of music, art, and culture magazines, most recently LA News, Vive Le Rock, and MÜ Magazine.

Butch has found a wide audeince for his writing through his work as lyricist and rythm guitarist with The Imbeciles, a five-piece guitar rock band based out of NYC and Nashville. 

In March 2022, The Imbeciles debuted their second album, Imbecilica, produced by music legend Youth (AKA @youthmartin), who also played bass and co-wrote the eleven tracks on the release. 

The band has widespread support from radio (BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 6, BBC Radio 3, Radio X, Kiss, etc.) as well as television syndication (BBC1 Match of the Day used the single, Sunday Leaguer, reaching an audience of 7 million).