{"id":95022,"date":"2022-08-05T00:00:05","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T23:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=95022"},"modified":"2022-08-19T15:28:48","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T14:28:48","slug":"album-review-heat-force-majeure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-heat-force-majeure\/","title":{"rendered":"H.E.A.T – Force Majeure (2022) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

H.E.A.T
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After a long absence, original vocalist Kenny Leckremo is back in the fold for what is the seventh full-length release from Swedish hard rock giants H.E.A.T These guys have been rocking arenas with their big, crisp anthems for a while now and Skid Row fans will certainly be thankful that former vocalist Erik Gr\u00f6nwall is now in their ranks. However, having Leckremo back in H.E.A.T just adds extra shine and power to this masterly heap of melodic gloss bolstered by the dynamic riffs of Dave Dalone.<\/p>\n

H.E.A.T made sure that their return would be a case of sudden impact as the gloriously swaggering \u2018Back To The Rhythm\u2019 comes hammering on steely percussion. However, for me it is the keyboards which really add the extra quality, especially on the driving \u2018Nationwide\u2019. But this album is awash with quality and variety.<\/p>\n

The struttin\u2019 \u2018Hold Your Fire\u2019 nods towards classic Europe, while \u2018Hollywood\u2019 bubbles along nicely with its simmering intro before kicking in like The Cult fused with the lesser known and sadly defunct Beautiful Creatures but with less weight.<\/p>\n

Throughout this platter you just get soaked in crisp, clear nuances and riffs that take this into heavier realms. Those expecting subtle, placid and sugary expressions should look elsewhere because for all of its white light wonder this is a hard rockin\u2019 album. Just check the groove of \u2018Tainted Blood\u2019 with its streetwise, cocksure strut, or the electricity of \u2018Demon Eyes\u2019 with its killer axe work and thundering drums, all circa a rapid Deep Purple.<\/p>\n

\u2018Harder To Breathe\u2019 is just symbolic of lush yet meaty AOR brilliance, again supported by the keys of Jona Tee, while \u2018Wings Of An Aeroplane\u2019 is a mid-tempo rough n\u2019 ready powerhouse with a stunning chorus. But if you are desperately seeking a lighter shade then \u2018One Of Us\u2019 with its haunting piano should suffice and again there\u2019s that massive chorus that rains down.<\/p>\n

This is a quality hard rock album and I can\u2019t be more to the point. Some may have expected a return to more subtle climes, but for me Force Majeure<\/em> lives up to its title as a glinting, ascending, and above all commanding opus which stirs the soul but brings steel to the ears.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

H.E.A.TForce Majeure earMUSIC (2022)Rating: 8.5\/10 After a long absence, original vocalist Kenny Leckremo is back in the fold for what is the seventh full-length release from Swedish hard rock giants H.E.A.T These guys have been rocking arenas with their big, crisp anthems for a while now and Skid Row fans will certainly be thankful that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,4948],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-ep-reviews","category-h-e-a-t"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95022"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95022\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95024,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95022\/revisions\/95024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}