“Can you imagine Kramer being more successful than Fender and Gibson? It sounds crazy, but Eddie Van Halen made that happen”: H.E.A.T’s Dave Dalone on taking rock back to the future, learning from Gary Moore, and why he's a Kramer man through and through

Dave Dalone performs onstage with H.E.A.T. at Alcatraz Metal Fest in Kortrijk, Belgium on August 12, 2023.

It takes only a split-second to figure out that Swedish quintet H.E.A.T are completely and utterly obsessed with all things ‘80s.

It’s not just how they dress, it’s everything from the key changes and vocal hooks to the scorching guitars and celestial keyboards – the kind of musical references that can only come from a keen interest in the works of vintage greats such as Europe, Scorpions, and Whitesnake.