Hypnogaja
Hypnogaja
Hypnogaja (vocals by ShyBoy®)
New: This Isn’t Going To End Well
Hypnogaja’s “This isn’t going to end well…” opens with a quiet warning — a lone guitar and voice tracing the contours of collapse — before erupting into a widescreen rock opera of distortion, melody, and menace. Frontman ShyBoy delivers a vocal equal parts confession and prophecy, while Jeeve drives the song toward chaos with cinematic precision. By the end, it becomes a full-blown melodic metal anthem — everything unraveling, yet finding power in defeat.
Things That Go Bump In The Night
Hypnogaja’s “Things That Go Bump in the Night” channels the grandeur of ’70s stadium rock while adding the band’s own cinematic edge. Recorded at guitarist Jeeve’s Los Angeles studio, it opens with gothic strings and piano that set a dark yet playful foundation before swelling with guitars, drums, and layered vocals into a widescreen, theatrical anthem. Lyrically, lead singer ShyBoy twists the classic monster-in-the-dark trope inward, revealing that the fear we dread isn’t an outside force but the voice in our own heads: “I’m the thing that goes bump in the night.”
About Hypnogaja
Hypnogaja, the genre-bending alternative rock band known for their cinematic storytelling and dynamic blend of rock and electronic music, is back after more than a decade. Their long-awaited reunion album, set for release in 2026 via Stockholm’s Snafu Records, marks a bold return, capturing the essence of their signature sound while pushing into new creative territory.
Their latest single,“This isn’t going to end well...,” channels their theatrical energy into a blistering melodic metal epic — a slow-burning descent that erupts into chaos and finds strength in defeat. Leading up to it, Hypnogaja’s recent singles reveal a spectrum of moods and textures: “Dead of Winter” delivers signature intensity with Jeeve’s searing guitar and ShyBoy’s commanding vocals,“Escalate” rises from shadowed verses to soaring anthemic choruses, and “Open/Wide” fuses cinematic scope with relentless rock momentum. They pull back with “I Need a Moment,” ahauntingly minimal piano-driven reflection, before unleashing “Things That Go Bump in the Night,” a darkly theatrical anthem of gothic power. Together, these releases trace a dynamic journey, setting the stage for the band’s highly anticipated album.
Hailed as “enthralling, first-rate modern rock” by Outburn and praised for their boundary-pushing music by the Denver Post, Hypnogaja has earned a reputation for crafting songs that resonate far beyond the studio. Their tracks have featured in TV shows, video games, movie trailers, and films, racking up millions of streams. Known for their dark, atmospheric soundscapes and anthemic intensity, the band has drawn comparisons to Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, and Muse.
Music journalist Larry Flick (formerly of Billboard) lauded “Escalate” as a “layered, occasionally menacing single that threads the needle between goth rock gloom and industrial pop urgency,” highlighting its deliberate, cinematic tension and genre-fluid production. (New Music Moves)
Individually, the band members are accomplished in their own right. ShyBoy, a multifaceted vocalist, songwriter, and producer, has collaborated with artists like Donna Summer, RuPaul, and The B-52’s, and, alongside keyboardist Mark Nubar, scored the Emmy-nominated AMC/Shudder series Queer For Fear. Jeeve, a Grammy-winning producer and musician, has worked with Bruno Mars, Britney Spears, Giorgio Moroder, Pitbull, Carlos Santana, and Tupac Shakur.
With a renewed sense of purpose and an album that redefines their sound, Hypnogaja is poised to captivate both loyal fans and new listeners alike.
“Hypnogaja make a brilliant impression with ‘Escalate,’ a layered, occasionally menacing single that threads the needle between goth rock gloom and industrial pop urgency. It’s built around an insinuating rhythm section that pulses beneath caustic keyboard flourishes and brooding vocals. There’s a cinematic tension to “Escalate.” Every sound feels deliberate, from the metallic stabs of synth to the low-end rumble that drags like chains behind the beat. The vocal evokes the disenchanted cool of classic Nine Inch Nails without veering into imitation. Hypnogaja knows the terrain they’re working in and chart it with precision, pushing familiar influences through a modern, genre-fluid lens.”