dagerman. - Di fronte a noi il nulla

Labels: Best Life Records/Dancing Rabbit Records/Fireflies Fall/Shove Records/Zegema Beach Records

Formats: Vinyl/Digital

Release Date: 20 Mar 2026

Tracklist:

1. Incarnazione

2. Calvario

3. Lontani da qui

4. Caino

5. Oltre

6. Neve

7. Immobili

8. Metamorfosi

Time waits for no man and it certainly isn't waiting for me! Pelle from dagerman. wrote to me back in March about the release of the band's second album and here I am, writing about it just over a month later. Coming less than eighteen months after debut album tragedie | VIVERE was unleashed, Di fronte a noi il nulla was released digitally by dagerman. and also pressed onto vinyl by a beautiful bunch of collaborating labels made up of Best Life Records (UK), Dancing Rabbit Records (DE), Fireflies Fall (FR), Shove Records (IT) and Zegema Beach Records (USA/CAN).

Last year I wrote about a fair few bands from Italy. A few years ago, I did the same with bands from Finland. I have a tendency to gravitate towards certain countries or styles sometimes. This year’s been a bit more random so far I think and I’m going to try to vary things further. Jumping into Di fronte a noi il nulla, ‘Incarnazione’ brings back the warmth I felt while listening to tragedie | VIVERE. Flourishes of metalcore and hardcore can be heard too, building on the sound of their debut album.

‘Calvario’ has a lot more urgency and intensity compared to the album’s opener. dagerman. give their earliest take on emotive hardcore here. The explosive opening third progresses into a mid-section that’s more subdued and pensive, before the final third explodes once again.

dagerman. have this innate ability to make their songs sound both intense and introspective at the flip of a switch. ‘Lontani da qui’ is the best example of that. The mix of hardcore and introspective, emo-like musicianship is perfect when it’s held up against the vocals, which are very much front and center. 

There’s a mid-section of sorts on this album where dagerman. throw in a couple of shorter songs, starting with ‘Caino’. It’s filled with such gorgeous instrumentation that you’d be forgiven for ignoring how technical dagerman. can be at times, ‘Oltre’ is darker and more unnerving at first, so it’s not a surprise when the quintet’s angular hardcore/screamo takes the lead later on.

‘Oltre’ bleeds seamlessly into ‘Neve’. The percussion especially stands out for me here, as it’s filled with subtle groove and even some funk early on, before the volume explodes once again with the classy bass, melodic guitar work and emotive vocals. 

Penultimate track ‘Immobili’ passes by in waves of post-hardcore/rock atmosphere, bracketed by faster flourishes, in turn creating a dramatic soundscape that carries over into final song ‘Metamorfosi’. It is the album’s longest song and it fittingly show’s off everything in dagerman.’s musical arsenal. Such an epic way to end what’s been a special album.

Once again, there’s such a buzz around Italy’s post-hardcore/screamo scene that shows no sign of calming down. dagerman. might have just released one of the best albums of the year in the sub-genre. Don’t sleep on this.

You can stream and purchase the album digitally below:-

dagerman. Instagram - @dagerman.band

Physical copies are available from the labels below:-

Best Life Records - https://www.bestliferecords.com/products/untitled-mar20_10-35

Dancing Rabbit Records - https://dancingrabbitrecords.bandcamp.com/album/drr027-di-fronte-a-noi-il-nulla

Fireflies Fall - https://firefliesfall.com/product/dagerman-di-fronte-a-noi-il-nulla/

Shove Records - https://shoverec.bandcamp.com/album/di-fronte-a-noi-il-nulla

Zegema Beach Records CAN/INTL - http://www.zegemabeachrecords.com/zegema-beach-releases/dagerman2 / USA - https://zbrusa.com/collections/zbr-releases/products/dagerman2

Best Life Records - https://www.facebook.com/bestliferecords

Dancing Rabbit Records Instagram - @dancingrabbitrec

Fireflies Fall - https://www.facebook.com/firefliesfall

Shove Records - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100062967532917

Zegema Beach Records Instagram - @zegema_beach