Hedex Decisively Stakes His Claim With Debut LP, “MHITR: The Album”

On his long-awaited debut LP, the British drum & bass star transforms a viral catchphrase into a full-scale mission statement.

For years, Hedex has been a fixture in the underground, moving from 5AM McDonald’s shifts to sold-out arenas and festival mainstages.

Once a secret handshake among jump-up devotees, his sound has since become shorthand for the genre’s boom cycle. And with his debut album MHITR, short for “My Home Is The Rave,” Hedex distills that rise into a 17-track manifesto.

That slogan, now stamped on everything from merch and stage visuals to TikTok captions, began as a standalone line in his 2023 viral single “MHITR (Semi-Automatic).” Now it’s become a rallying cry for a new generation of drum & bass fans.

It’s easy to forget, amid all the noise, that MHITR: The Album is a debut. A member of the EDM.com Class of 2024, Hedex already moves with the confidence of a veteran, his production clean but unhinged enough to retain the spirit of the rave that raised him.

The album bursts open with “Rowdy (BLAOW!),” featuring the unmistakable voice of MC Eksman, a rapid-fire barrage that channels the atmosphere of a warehouse rave in its peak hours. The track detonates with explosive energy, a reminder that Hedex’s music was built for sweaty, low-ceiling spaces long before it filled stadiums.

From there, MHITR ricochets between moods and subgenres, like the hip-hop inflection of “Same Cycle” (with ArrDee and Digital Farm Animals) and the jagged crossover energy of “Dance Dance Dance” (with Rou Reynolds of Enter Shikari). Each moment widens the album’s scope without losing its through line.

Hedex has said that the album’s structure, sequencing and arc were meant to tell a story, not just string together bangers. “I wanted it to feel like the full picture,” he explained in an interview ahead of the release.

To that end, “I Knew That This Was Love” lands as the record’s emotional centerpiece, providing a sincere reflection of tenderness that’s rare for the genre. Inspired by the moment Hedex met his girlfriend, the track is a rare moment of tenderness in an otherwise relentless landscape. The album closes fittingly with “MHITR VIP,” a reimagining of the track that started it all. It’s harder, faster and unapologetically maximal.

You can listen to MHITR: The Album below and find the new release on streaming platforms here.