| H.E.A.T | |
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H.E.A.T on stage in Sundsvall, Sweden |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Upplands Väsby, Sweden |
| Genres | Melodic rock AOR |
| Years active | 2007 - present |
| Labels | StormVox |
| Website | heatsweden.com |
| Members | |
| Erik Grönwall Dave Dalone Eric Rivers Jona Tee Jimmy Jay Crash |
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| Past members | |
| Kenny Leckremo | |
H.E.A.T is a Swedish rock band formed in Upplands Väsby in 2007, when the bands Dream and Trading Fate merged.
The band were signed to Peter Stormares record label StormVox, and in 2008 the debut album H.E.A.T was released. Next album on the same record label came in 2010 and is titled Freedom Rock.
In 2011 they signed with GAIN music (Sony) and they also signed a new management, Hagenburg management. They are recording their third album in studio Bohus and the album is set to release early 2012.
In 2007, they were an opening act to Toto, and the following year they were the opening act to Sabaton and Alice Cooper, as well as performed at the Sweden Rock Festival that year. They were also awarded with the Årets nykomlingar award, an award given out by the Swedish radio station P4 Dist for the best new artist of the year, as voted by the listeners.
In 2009, the band played at the Melodifestivalen 2009, the Swedish qualifier to the annual Eurovision Song Contest, making it to the final round with the song 1000 miles. The band have also toured around Europe as an opening act to Edguy in January 2009. Their second album was released on 12 May in Northern Europe (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Iceland and Russia). The release date in Japan will be on 21 April and in the rest of Europe on 28 May. The single 1000 miles was the 5th most played song by a Swedish artist in Swedish radio last year according to Nielsen Music Control. The song We're Gonna Make It To the End, the first track from the new album, was released with Classic Rock (magazine) on 19 April 2010. Vocalist Kenny Leckremo left the band after playing 27 July at Gröna Lund. On 21 August, H.E.A.T. stated that the new singer is Erik Grönwall, Freedom Rock was ranked in the top 10 AOR/Melodic Rock albums of 2010 by Classic Rock Magazine.
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Studio Albums
Singles
EP's