HEYMAYHEM’s drummer has a complaint: just when a song sounds finished, someone wants to change it. Another verse. Another melody. Another round of figuring it out. Drummer Louie jokes that he’s quit the band ten times over the process, but once he hears the finished product, he’s back on board. Welcome to HEYMAYHEM, where creative differences come standard but the end result, hits. Get to know HEYMAYHEM and their music.
Watch the full interview below:
We caught up with the band to talk musical influences, their album, and what happens when five people with different tastes decide to make noise together. For those unfamiliar, their collective listening habits cover punk, emo, hard rock, blues, indie, pop, and Spanish music. Getting everyone on the same page takes work but it’s worth it in the end.
Bad Religion and Santana come up alongside Mark Tremonti and Jimi Hendrix, while Incubus and Deftones inform the more atmospheric guitar textures. Eddie brings the shredding, Roland handles rhythm guitar, Abel holds down bass, and Louie supplies drums. Their vocalist Bea’s influences stretch from Fleetwood Mac to K-pop, adding another batch of ingredients to an already crowded kitchen.
The name started somewhere less complicated: an elementary school playground. An imaginary childhood band called, “Hey May” became HEYMAYHEM, beating out contenders including Lab Rats, Battle Goose, and Breaking Curfew. Bea said it sounded edgy and the name just stuck.
The members found each other through church music, previous bands, and a high school football connection. Eddie, who had never been in a band, landed an invitation after his guitar playing caught attention on Instagram. Abel’s route involved Guitar Hero, learning guitar during COVID, and switching to bass when the church group had too many guitarists.
Their album planning proved to be eye opening. Roland told us there was a folder containing 17 songs became a proposed ten or eleven tracks, arranged to tell a story from beginning to end. The concept explores survival, humanity, nature, and how people respond to circumstances beyond their control. They want listeners to take the whole trip.
“Wildfires” addresses people affected by climate change and those fighting for others facing its consequences. Their softer subjects carry weight, too. “Isabella,” from their first EP, was written by Roland for his daughter. “Arlene” turns toward a cousin and the pressure eldest daughters feel to carry everybody else’s burdens. Love songs, yes. The usual romantic script, no.
Watch the “Wildfires” music video below:
The conversation also covered the disrespect their vocalist Bea has encountered while performing and the importance of knowing her bandmates have her back. Her work with Women’s Audio Mission has expanded her recording and engineering skills, reinforcing a determination to learn whatever the next step requires.
Watch the video for Isabella below:
What keeps HEYMAYHEM together is family, passion, selflessness, support, and courage. They argue, revise, and push each other, but describe a group where everyone gets room to contribute.
With KLOS airplay bringing new listeners out to shows, HEYMAYHEM knows every gig could be someone’s first introduction to the band. “That might be their only opportunity to catch us in person,” Roland told us. “So I just give them our best.” Behind that effort are families holding things down at home, friends showing up since day one, and five musicians willing to keep reworking a song until everyone believes in it. Louie might threaten to quit again before it’s finished, but he’ll want to hear how it turns out.
HEYMAYHEM’S album releases on Oct. 23rd, 2026 so make sure you check it out.
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