“If any weird vibes existed between us, it would have been when we were much younger”: These two Swedish hard rock icons sang in the same band at different times – but would they work together?

H.e.a.t singers Kenny Leckremo and Erik Gronwall performing onstage.

No one does hard rock like Sweden. From 80s heroes Europe, Treat and Alien through to such 21st century hotshots as Hardcore Superstar and Crashdiet, the Scandinavian country has continued to raise the melodic rock flag high.

The current kings of the Swedish rock scene are H.e.a.t, who released their most recent album, Welcome To The Future, earlier this year. It’s the second album they have made with singer Kenny Leckremo, who rejoined the band in 2020 after the departure of Erik Grönwall – the man who replaced him a decade earlier.