H.E.A.T-“Welcome To The Future"

Swedish rockers H.E.A.T prove for another time they have all is needed to be a mega star band in the arena rock genre. Try and combine the best of early BON JOVI, EUROPE with the first SKID ROW class and HALESTORM modern approach all served in a power AOR bubble that comes straight from the 80s full of catchy chorus and immense bridges and you get the point.

 Melody, guitars, hooks, melodic lies that stay for days in the listener's mind, a band that has their feet solid in the 21st century but their music has strong roots to the golden days of the 80s. A real hard rock act with some heavier moments ,just to prove that they know grunge put its mark on the modern scene and that they're not in it for the melody only. Opener ‘Disaster’ is a melodic punch to the chin, with no trace, an out of nowhere hit that blows you off.  ‘Bad Time For Love’  screams LA and sunset boulevard all over it  while' Call My Name’ is an instant hit. The album has no fillers, only stadium rockers, with melody and edge and keyboards where as much needed as in ‘The End’ is pure class, a keyboard led mid tempo rocker that sounds like you imagine first album Bon Jovi would sound if they were transported into the future! Man I love those keys, they drive it forward and the guitars sound so huge!Children of the Storm’ stands out for   Leckremo w vocal delivery and a haunting chorus.while ‘Paradise Lost’ shows how iEUOPE have influenced the band's sound in a heavier, darker way. But in our Kobra Kai age the back to the 80s  ‘Tear it Down (R.N.R.R.)’ screams to be on the soundtrack, or even at the Mindfield movie,with its groovy, anthermic style.  

Closing Final track ‘We Will Not Forget’ is a winner, reminiscent of H.E.A.T considered among the hottest bands of the genre with melodic hard rock written all over it. A trademark song that asks for attention.Simply one of the best and probably among the top 3 melodic rock albums for 2025, melodic,groovy,straight to the heart and catchy as an STD.The future is here and it is fabulus.

8,5