San Francisco heavy psychedelic/stoner rock band Theya unleashed their debut album »Vol. 1«; out now via Heavy Sounds!

San Francisco, California based heavy psychedelic/stoner rock band Theya (feat. members of Soothsayer, Serpents Of Dawn and Fortress) presents their debut album, entitled »Vol. 1«, which was just released on April 17th, 2026 via Heavy Sounds.

»Vol. 1« is available for streaming on all major digital services!

Tracklist:
01. 1000 Miles (Words Of White)
02. The Oak Tree At The End Of The Lane
03. Permafrost
04. Caught In The Middle (Dio cover)
05. The Horse Head Nebula
06. Jupiter
07. The Sad Lament Of The Weasel King
08. Beasts Of Hate
09. Beyond The Wall
10. Into The Night

Theya began in 2018 when longtime friends Michael Scanland and Tuula Paivio-Ala both found themselves between bands. Having always wanted to work together, Theya was born. Adding drummer Mic Rawls, whose fondness for eclectic beats and exotic percussion, helped create an original sound. Samantha Grove joined the fray on vocals, her four-octave vocal range the love child of Ronnie James Dio and Etta James.

Theya’s unique sound emerged combining all of their influences as rabid music fans – the new wave of British metal, thrash, doom, raucous MC5 style rock and roll, and classic psych.

Photo by Memo Stone

Theya delivers a refreshing point of view as song writers in the heavy metal scene, weaving together songs about mythology and the cosmos, obscure Philip K Dick characters, the ominous warning of AI, trees as secret portals, Jungian archetypes, and childhood fever dreams. Theya’s songs celebrate the spirit of triumph, deeply embedded in the music of the psyche. Theya creates songs for themselves as troubled youth obsessed with music and the redemptive powers of rock and roll.

Their debut full-length was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Tim Green at Louder Studios (The Fucking Champs, Earthless, The Melvins). Theya’s debut is a sonic experience that transports the listener to another world. Listen along as if it were the first time you sat down in front of your record player, dropped the needle down, and devoured every lyric, riff, and melody.

Get Theya’s debut »Vol. 1« on vinyl here: theya.bandcamp.com

Theya is:
Samantha Grove – Vocals
Tuula Paivio-Ala – Guitars, Vocals
Tobias Wettstein – Guitars
Michael Scanland – Bass, Vocals
Mic Rawls – Drums

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well