They first started covering influential funk rock bands like Red Hot Chili Peppers, after few months they begin to make music of their own. Ballgard’s first album, Zigiland, was recorded by Ramin Pir in the period of April-June 2007 in Tehran and released in 2008 under the label of Art Beat Group. The influence of late 80s/early 90s of Red Hot Chili Peppers music is clear in Ballgard’s first album Zigiland.