NYGMA is a five-piece hardcore and post-hardcore band from DFW, Texas. Their sound is heavy, with harsh vocals and chugging riffs. They touch on political and religious beliefs, as well as mental health-oriented topics. Their brand is songs you can scream along to or mosh to, even if you're finding out about the band at a live show!
On October 30th, NYGMA released their second album, Ballad Of A Real RockNRolla, and it's filled with bangers!
Ballad Of A Real RockNRolla is packed with high-energy songs that will have you moshing by yourself in the kitchen, car, or shower! Even when the meaning of the songs is heavier than the fun rhythms and vocals make them feel, they tend to carry a much deeper weight. I can't lie, though; I am a huge NYGMA fan, so let me sell you on them too, really quick!
Picking favorites off this album is honestly difficult, but I think I would have to say, for me personally, "i'll be haunted," " life hits harder," and "my sweet lord" have to be the closest picks that I have to my favorites off this album if I have to pick at all! But "rocknrolla" is also a lot of fun!
I think the lines "This is the life I never had / Pour me out and take it all back / Staring eyes in the bottles of black / Give it all to live, and will I / Fall into what we both knew / Was everything we never wanted / Keep me here, and I'll be haunted / I'll be haunted" are some of the lines that really stand out to me and seal NYGMA as a favorite!
Let's talk about the visualizer for "my sweet lord" since y'all know I love music videos and well-done visualizers! And this is the kind of visualizer I really love too, some live performance mixed in with other visual content. Not just some words and moving images, though those can be very nice with pretty art as well!
The visualizer opens with scenes from old horror movies before going into live performance clips. These different types of content switch off and on through the video, with occasional text popping up or scrolling by. The video ends on an animation of a city in flames before it looks like it burns up on a camera reel, leaving nothing but text for the final line of the song on the screen. It's artsy and a live performance showcase all in one!
If you want to also see how fun NYGMA is live, then you're in luck! On the 11th of December, NYGMA will be hitting the stages with some of Texas' finest, including another personal favorite on the scene, Gene Ross, as well as Matador, Fire Season, and The Shed for The Fantasy Holiday Extravaganza!
I am so excited to see this band grow even more and make their way into the touring leagues because I think that they have everything it takes to make it as far as they want to. This band really kills it live and on DSPs, so they can withstand the crowd as much as the machine! They are truly a heavy band that set themselves up for a great climb!
Stream Ballad Of A Real RockNRolla now to fall in love with NYGMA too, and make sure that you come out to "The Fantasy Holiday Extravaganza" so you can fall for them all over again!
Meet the Members of NYGMA!
Burnie Sanders Jr. - Vocalist and guitarist
Colten Sanders - Vocalist and guitarist
Daniel Boyd - Guitarist
Jimmy McGuffin - Bassist
Aaron Gavaldon - Drummer
Colin O'haran - Keys
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