Fueled by fiery guitars, urban voodoo drums, furiously pumping bass and  anxiously wailing storylines, Eastbound Subway Train is speeding up to the seedier sides of metropolitan cities.
If you’re a fan of Ramones and The Clash or Rancid and Social Distortion and punk rock greats alike, Daggerplay’s ´Eastbound Subway Train´ will  be a track to add to your playlist.
Straight out of the gate this song gets your blood pumping and your mind racing.

(c) 2021 Daggerplay

Video by Tommi Luostarinen
Music and lyrics by Pekko Mantzin
Arranged by Daggerplay
Produced by Daggerplay and Antti Pekkanen
Recorded by Antti Pekkanen
Mastered by Pekka Laine at East Sound Studios, Helsinki, Finland
´Eastbound Subway Train´ cover art by Timo Kaltio

Daggerplay are :

Sirpa Immonen : Drums & percussion
Tommi Luostarinen : Guitars and backing vox
Pekko Mantzin : Lead vox & guitars
Bryan Ugartechea : Bass & backing vox

Eastbound Subway Train

Tailspin, low down rock ´n´ roll from from the dark streets, resonates in the spirit of melodic garage rock and mean blues.
Daggerplay comes through with a solid, punchy tune, a perfect addition to playlists of rock fans.

Tailspin

Castaway is a fresh, upbeat hook-laden ska influened rock banger with a solid flowing groove.
The lyrics of Castaway tell a true story about a day of an outsider roaming through the streets of the big city. All for real.
Hope you'll like this song as much as we liked recording it. 
Cheers!
Please contact daggerplay@gmail.com

Castaway

Born from anxiety towards anger and hatred spreading around in their
native country Finland, and the world, Daggerplay's anti-violence punk
rock wake up call, National Day slams open a rough picture of the
current state of their homeland, Finland.

"Regarding some recent gallups, apparently we are ”the happiest nation
in the world”. However, I completely disagree. This ongoing discord
happening in the media and social media, with relatively high suicide
and crime rates adding to rapidly growing inequality, tells another story.
That is what National Day is about", states Daggerplay's vocalist and
guitarist Pekko Mantzin.

Video by Tommi Luostarinen
Written by Pekko Mantzin
Arranged by Daggerplay
Recorded and mixed by Antti Pekkanen
Produced by Daggerplay & Antti Pekkanen
Mastered by Pekka Laine /Eastsound Studios, Helsinki
Cover art, "Dies irae",  by Jussi Vaurio / jussi@coverart.fi
Contact : daggerplay@gmail.com

Daggerplay are: 
Sirpa Immonen: Drums & Percussion, Tommi Luostarinen: Guitars & Vox, Pekko Mantzin: Vox & Guitars and Bryan Ugartechea: Bass & Vox

National Day

New Single From Daggerplay
Released May 20 2022

Insomnia

Daggerplay´s second studio album ´Subterranean Reality´ was released on 5th of October 2018 (self-release).

Daggerplay are
Pekko Mantzin : Lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass on ´Days like these´
Sirpa Immonen : Drums and percussion
Tommi Luostarinen : Backing vocals, lead vocals on ´Four walls´, acoustic and electric guitars and glockenspiel on ´Black river´
Ville Ahonen : Bass and backing vocals

Music by Daggerplay
Lyrics by Pekko Mantzin except
´Kilburn Highroad´, ´Cruel wind blowing´,
´Girl, it´s gonna get better or just worse´
and ´One mile town´ by Pekko Mantzin and Damian Cullen
and ´Four walls´ by Tommi Luostarinen
Arranged by Daggerplay

Additional musicians :
Bryan Ugartechea : Upright bass on ´Red sky´, Kilburn Highroad´ and ´Sinister blues´.
Damian Cullen : Additional lead vocals and backing vocals on ´Kilburn Highroad´, backing vocals on ´Sinister blues´.
Ilari Heinäaho : Banjo on ´Sinister blues´.
Jeremy Widdowson : Bongos on ´One mile town´ and backing vocals on ´Kilburn Highroad´.
Kimmo Rosti : Piano on ´Sinister blues´.
Kristina Ronkainen : "barkeeper" on ´Kilburn Highroad´.
Sammy Aaltonen : Backing vocals on ´Black River´, ´Girl, it´s gonna get better or just worse´ and ´Days like these´.
Tero Hyväluoma : Violin on ´Kilburn Highroad´, ´Same old, same old´, ´Ghosts´ and ´Sinister blues´.

´Subterranean Reality´ was recorded and engineered by Sammy Aaltonen at East Sound Studios, Helsinki, Finland.
Mastered by Pekka ´Splendid´ Laine at East Sound Studios, Helsinki, Finland.
Produced by Daggerplay and Sammy Aaltonen

´Subterranean reality´ oil paintings by Izzy Jenz.
Photo by Christina Timonen.
Inner sleeve Daggerplay photo by Christina Timonen.
Inner sleeve layout by Tommi Luostarinen

Master 2017

Sinister Blues

Afterlife

Ghosts

"Ghosts" is the second single from Daggerplay´s upcoming album Subterranean Reality which will be released 5th of October 2018.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlNGZ7PuO3Q

We wanted to make our own Christmas season song for the music listeners around the world as we do believe this kind of positive uplifting piece of music is what many people do need right now.
One gray November morning we raised up holiday season feeling in our friend´s studio here in Helsinki, Finland and recorded this 1970´s rock inspired melodic foot-stomper.
With the song we would like to wish everyone strength to carry on through these not so bright times and we hope this´ll bring Christmas feeling to music fans around the world. 
Peace.

Released December 4, 2020
Written by Pekko Mantzin
Arranged & Performed by Daggerplay
Produced by Daggerplay & Antti Pekkanen
Recorded & Mixed by Antti Pekkanen, Espoo
Mastered by Pekka Laine, East Sound Studios, Helsinki
C 2020

Listen on:
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Amazon: https://amzn.to/2VC49NW

Let's Have a Peaceful Christmas

Formed in 2011 out of the bohemian district of Kallio in Helsinki, Finland. Daggerplay began creating their punk, rock´n´roll style that also has influences with late seventies powerpop. With lyrics based on own experiences quite dark at times about growing up in a small town in Finland and the crazy years living London, but at the same time not forgetting the hope and humour of it all.

As part of the Kallio indie music scene they would in 2013 release their debut album, Urban Campfire Songs, and start to actively play shows in their home area and throughout the greater Helsinki region, even rocking the occasional acoustic set to many delighted fans.
In the Fall of 2018 Daggerplay would release their second album, Subterranean Reality, concreting their name in the scene while receiving positive reviews from music websites around the world.

For Daggerplay, it’s all about the songs. Delivering musical hooks and deft arrangements that provide the right touch and attitude supporting each song. There is clearly no doubt that Daggerplay is not afraid to explore across multiple genres of rock music including blues and folk.

Each member in Daggerplay has a long musical background playing and recording with various bands and touring in Europe and America.
The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Pekko Mantzin, guitarist and vocalist Tommi Luostarinen, bassist and backing vocalist Bryan Ugartechea, and drummer Sirpa Immonen.

The new single and video, Eastbound Subway Train, will be released in March 2021.

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