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Europe - The Final Countdown (1986) (Rock Candy Remastered 2019)













Year : 1986 (Rock Candy Remastered 2019)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 161 mb

Bio:

Europe is a Swedish hard rock/heavy metal band formed in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bassist Peter Olsson and drummer Tony Reno. Since its formation, Europe has released nine studio albums, three live albums, three compilations and nineteen videos.Europe rose to international fame in the 1980s with its third album The Final Countdown (1986), which became a substantial commercial success and sold over three million copies in the United States.The band was a pioneering force in the glam metal/blues metal genres and their third album,The Final Countdown, is considered a masterpiece of the genres. Europe was one of the most successful rock acts of the 1980s and sold over 20 million albums worldwide.The band has achieved two top 20 albums on the Billboard 200 chart (The Final Countdown and Out of This World) and two top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ("The Final Countdown" and "Carrie").Europe went on hiatus in 1992, reunited temporarily for a one-off performance in Stockholm on New Year's Eve 1999 and announced an official reunion in 2003. Since then the band has released four albums, Start from the Dark (2004), Secret Society (2006), Last Look at Eden (2009) and Bag of Bones (2012). Europe will release its tenth album, War of Kings, in 2015.The band is mainly influenced by Whitesnake, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy, UFO and Michael Schenker Group.

Album:

Finally Rock Candy specialists have done their own remastered version of EUROPE‘s classic “The Final Countdown”. It includes 6 bonus tracks: the already appeared in previous remasters live versions of title track, ‘Danger On The Track (Live)’ and ‘Carrie (Live)’, plus the single B-sides ‘Seven Doors Hotel (1986 Version)’ & ‘On Broken Wings’, and what makes this reissue unique is the addition of the rare Remix of ‘Rock The Night’ – also a B-side but previously unavailable on CD.You don’t need a review of “The Final Countdown”, a world-wide smash hit album and a classic.This Rock Candy remaster is powerful, more punchy than the previously available. In my opinion, tracks like ‘Cherokee’ or ‘On The Loose’ are benefited by this remaster, with a more ‘edgy’ guitar attack.I doubt there’s a master tape of ‘Rock The Night (Remix)’, but the sound quality obtained for this reissue is darn good. A rarity and a cool one, a pretty different version.To sum up, this must have hit album in a big sounding remaster.Be aware there’s a fake version of this Rock Candy release floating around…Special Deluxe Collector’s Edition. Fully Remastered Audio, 6 Bonus tracks, 16 page full colour booklet, 3,500 word essay, new interview and enhanced artwork.”The Final Countdown is the third studio album by the Swedish rock band Europe. Released on 26 May 1986 through Epic Records, the album was a huge commercial success selling over 15 million copies worldwide, peaking at number 8 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and reaching high positions in charts worldwide. It was recorded at Powerplay Studios in Zürich, Soundtrade Studios in Stockholm, Mastersound Studios in Atlanta and Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The Final Countdown is the first album to feature keyboardist Mic Michaeli and drummer Ian Haugland and the last to feature guitarist John Norum until 2004's Start from the Dark.Five singles were released from the album: "The Final Countdown", "Love Chaser", "Rock the Night", "Carrie", and "Cherokee." The first single was responsible for launching Europe into mainstream popularity.

Line Up:

Joey Tempest – lead vocals
John Norum – guitar, backing vocals
John Levén – bass guitar
Mic Michaeli – keyboards, backing vocals
Ian Haugland – drums, backing vocals
Kee Marcello – guitar, backing vocals (live tracks on 2001 'Metal Masters' re-release only)

Production:

Kevin Elson – producer, engineer, mixing
Wally Buck – engineer, mixing
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Michael Johansson – photography
Les Katz – cover illustration
Joel Zimmerman – art direction

Tracklist:

01. The Final Countdown
02. Rock The Night
03. Carrie
04. Danger On The Track
05. Ninja
06. Cherokee
07. Time Has Come
08. Heart of Stone
09. On The Loose
10. Chaser
11. The Final Countdown (live) (Bonus Track)
12. Danger On The Track (live) (Bonus Track)
13. Carrie (live) (Bonus Track)
14. Seven Doors Hotel (1986 version) (Bonus Track)
15. Rock The Night (B-side remix) (Bonus Track)
16. On Broken Wings (B-side) (Bonus Track)




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Europe - Out Of This World (1988) (Rock Candy Remastered 2018)













Year : 1988 (Rock Candy Remastered 2018
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Videos
Size : 172 mb

Bio:

Europe is a Swedish hard rock/heavy metal band formed in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bassist Peter Olsson and drummer Tony Reno. Since its formation, Europe has released nine studio albums, three live albums, three compilations and nineteen videos.Europe rose to international fame in the 1980s with its third album The Final Countdown (1986), which became a substantial commercial success and sold over three million copies in the United States.The band was a pioneering force in the glam metal/blues metal genres and their third album,The Final Countdown, is considered a masterpiece of the genres. Europe was one of the most successful rock acts of the 1980s and sold over 20 million albums worldwide.The band has achieved two top 20 albums on the Billboard 200 chart (The Final Countdown and Out of This World) and two top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ("The Final Countdown" and "Carrie").Europe went on hiatus in 1992, reunited temporarily for a one-off performance in Stockholm on New Year's Eve 1999 and announced an official reunion in 2003. Since then the band has released four albums, Start from the Dark (2004), Secret Society (2006), Last Look at Eden (2009) and Bag of Bones (2012). Europe will release its tenth album, War of Kings, in 2015.The band is mainly influenced by Whitesnake, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy, UFO and Michael Schenker Group.

Album:

One of the greatest Melodic Hard Rock / AOR albums from the second half of the '80s is without a doubt "Out Of This World", EUROPE’s classic follow up to their monster hit ‘The Final Countdown’. Now Rock Candy Records has just remastered / reissued this essential record officially for the first time outside Japan.There is no question that in 1986, Europe, almost out of nowhere, became undoubtedly the biggest hard rock band on the planet. Their all-conquering hit single ‘The Final Countdown’ shot the band not only to the top of the charts worldwide but also earned them a place in the hard rock pantheon as one of the few groups who managed to appeal to not only fans of the genre but also to the wider public.It was with this tremendous uplift and, by consequence, pressure, that the band set about recording their follow-up album, a record that cemented not only their position but also their reputation.But, it wasn’t a straightforward process, as immediately after the release of their breakthrough album lead guitarist John Norum quit the band, forcing them to recruit a replacement. The man chosen was fellow Swedish musician Kee Marcello, a hugely talented player who joined the band on their ‘Final Countdown’ world tour and took a leading role in crafting this follow-up album, ‘Out Of This World’.It was a musical match made in heaven, helping the band to further focus their sound, injecting lashing of copious hard rock energy. Indeed, it sounded like the band had moved heaven and earth to secure their definitive stylistic foothold.You need strong skills to create a new album to follow the blast success of The Final Countdown, but Joey Tempest & Co did wonders with "Out Of This World".All Europe albums have a distinctive sound, and "Out Of This World" is without a doubt their more 'American' styled melodic hard rock record, and their more AOR according to times.Grand part of the huge, lush sound of this record should be credited to - in my humble opinion - the greatest producer of the decade: Ron Nevison, who also engineered & mix the recording."Out Of This World" is an '80s AOR fan heaven: you have 7 awesome mid-tempo tunes in this vein, 2 polished melodic hard rockers and 3 superb emotional ballads.Again, in my humble opinion, all killers / no fillers.From the first single and opener 'Superstitious', you are on a treat for a glorious record. This cut remains one of Joey Tempest’s greatest compositions. It has it all: a soulful vibe, trademark Europe synths, an absolutely blazing guitar solo by Kee Marcello, and plenty of organ to go with its mellow classic feel.The rest is terrific as well; 'Let The Good Times Rock', the arena-ready 'Open Your Heart', the rocking 'More Than Meets The Eye', the smoking 'Ready or Not', the sophisticated 'Sign of the Times', etc. All wonderful.Of course there's top class numbers in the somehow melancholic 'Coast To Coast' and - excuse me if you don't agree - the greatest Europe ballad ever: 'Tomorrow', a very special song to me (and for many people around the world), so emotional, so perfect...The songwriting shines through "Out Of This World", as does the talent of the players and the immaculate production, elevating the band to previously un-scaled heights, never once taking their eye off prize.This Rock Candy remaster by Jon Astley is great, more warm than the Japanese, with an updated punch yet balanced on all frequencies.

Line Up:

Joey Tempest – vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
Kee Marcello – lead guitar, background vocals
John Levén – bass
Mic Michaeli – keyboards, background vocals
Ian Haugland – drums, background vocals
Keith Murrell – background vocals

Tracklist:

01. Superstitious
02. Let The Good Times Rock
03. Open Your Heart
04. More Than Meets The Eye
05. Coast To Coast
06. Ready Or Not
07. Sign Of The Times
08. Just The Beginning
09. Never Say Die
10. Lights And Shadows
11. Tower's Callin'
12. Tomorrow

+ Video "Superstitious" (Official Video)
+ Video "Open Your Heart" (Official Video)




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Europe - Best Ballads (1995)













Year : 1995
Style : Hard Rock
Country : Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 158 mb

Bio:

Europe is a Swedish hard rock/heavy metal band formed in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bassist Peter Olsson and drummer Tony Reno. Since its formation, Europe has released nine studio albums, three live albums, three compilations and nineteen videos.Europe rose to international fame in the 1980s with its third album The Final Countdown (1986), which became a substantial commercial success and sold over three million copies in the United States.The band was a pioneering force in the glam metal/blues metal genres and their third album,The Final Countdown, is considered a masterpiece of the genres. Europe was one of the most successful rock acts of the 1980s and sold over 20 million albums worldwide.The band has achieved two top 20 albums on the Billboard 200 chart (The Final Countdown and Out of This World) and two top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ("The Final Countdown" and "Carrie").Europe went on hiatus in 1992, reunited temporarily for a one-off performance in Stockholm on New Year's Eve 1999 and announced an official reunion in 2003. Since then the band has released four albums, Start from the Dark (2004), Secret Society (2006), Last Look at Eden (2009) and Bag of Bones (2012). Europe will release its tenth album, War of Kings, in 2015.The band is mainly influenced by Whitesnake, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy, UFO and Michael Schenker Group.

Album:

This CD originated during the period right before Europe’s triumphant reunion album Start From the Dark, so Best Ballads only contains music from the first five Europe discs.Because it’s unauthorized and the Russians can do whatever they want, why not have both versions of “Open Your Heart” on one CD? The sweeping 1988 version from Out of this World inaugurates the album, a brilliant version often forgotten in favour of the 1984 original. What’s the difference? John Norum played on the 1984 version from Wings of Tomorrow, and the re-recording has his replacement Kee Marcello. The 1988 version also has more modern keyboards added. Since both are included, you don’t have to pick a favourite. We can all agree it truly is one of Europe’s Best Ballads.What else is present? The “big one” of course, which would be “Carrie”. It’s the only track from The Final Countdown, because it was the only hit ballad from that album. Other crucial Europe ballads: “Dreamer” (Wings of Tomorrow), “Coast to Coast” and “Tomorrow” (both from Out of this World). All timeless and flawless ballads. From their first album (1983’s Europe) are a couple songs I wouldn’t have considered ballads. In my review, I stated that “Words of Wisdom” has “an acoustic verse [but] that doesn’t make it a ballad!” The other track, “Return of the King”, is “still pretty epic and wouldn’t be considered wimpy by anyone”. Do they belong on a CD called Best Ballads? Who gives a fuck.You’ll even find a couple rarities included. “Sweet Love Child” and “I’ll Cry For You (Acoustic version)” are both B-sides from the Prisoners in Paradise (1991) period. The title track “Prisoners in Paradise” is also present but again, not really a ballad. Either way…all the Europe tunes included are fantastic no matter how you classify them. Each one has at least a foot in ballad territory so it all works out.But what about those Joey Tempest “bonus tracks”? Surprisingly good and un-Europe. “Under the Influence” flies close to adult contemporary levels.“Lord of the Manner” could have been a hit for Rod Stewart, but that’s not a bad thing! This is more like soft rock than balladeering. “Elsewhere” sounds more like a ballad, enhanced with strings and all the accoutrements.All good songs and worth checking out.Europe’s Best Ballads is not a bad little CD, but being an unofficial release, it’s difficult to reason out a rating out of 5. I did the best I could.

Line Up:

Joey Tempest - lead vocals, occasional guitars, keyboards and piano (1979–1992, 1999, 2003–present)
John Norum - guitars, backing vocals (1979–1986, 1999, 2003–present)
John Levén - bass, backing vocals (1981, 1981–1992, 1999, 2003–present)
Mic Michaeli - keyboards, piano, keytar, backing vocals, occasional guitars (1984–1992, 1999, 2003–present)
Ian Haugland - drums, percussion, snare drum, backing vocals (1984–1992, 1999, 2003–present)

Former members:

Tony Reno - drums, percussion (1979–1984)
Marcel Jacob - bass, backing vocals (1981)
Kee Marcello - guitars, backing vocals (1986–1992, 1999)

Tracklist:

01. Open your heart - 04:08
02. Carrie - 04:35
03. Dreamer - 04:30
04. Words of wisdom - 04:08
05. Sweet love child - 05:01
06. Prisoners in paradise - 05:41
07. Coast to coast - 04:04
08. I'l cry for you (acoustic version) - 04:02
09. The king will return - 05:39
10. Homeland - 04:56
11. Open your heart - 04:12
12. Tomorrow - 03:08
13. Under the influence - 04:45 (Bonus Track)
14. Lord of the manor - 03:51 (Bonus Track)
15. Elsewhere - 03:58 (Bonus Track)




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Europe - Collections (2005)













Year : 2005
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 109 mb

Bio:

Europe is a Swedish hard rock/heavy metal band formed in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bassist Peter Olsson and drummer Tony Reno. Since its formation, Europe has released nine studio albums, three live albums, three compilations and nineteen videos.Europe rose to international fame in the 1980s with its third album The Final Countdown (1986), which became a substantial commercial success and sold over three million copies in the United States.The band was a pioneering force in the glam metal/blues metal genres and their third album,The Final Countdown, is considered a masterpiece of the genres. Europe was one of the most successful rock acts of the 1980s and sold over 20 million albums worldwide.The band has achieved two top 20 albums on the Billboard 200 chart (The Final Countdown and Out of This World) and two top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ("The Final Countdown" and "Carrie").Europe went on hiatus in 1992, reunited temporarily for a one-off performance in Stockholm on New Year's Eve 1999 and announced an official reunion in 2003. Since then the band has released four albums, Start from the Dark (2004), Secret Society (2006), Last Look at Eden (2009) and Bag of Bones (2012). Europe will release its tenth album, War of Kings, in 2015.The band is mainly influenced by Whitesnake, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy, UFO and Michael Schenker Group.

Album:

2005 Sony release, an 10 track hits retrospective with allof their U.S. hits: 'The Final Countdown', ''Carrie' and 'Cherokee'.

Line Up:

John Norum - guitars, backing vocals (1979–1986, 1999, 2003–present)
Joey Tempest - lead vocals (1979–1992, 1999, 2003–present) keyboards and piano (1979–1984)
John Levén - bass, backing vocals (1981–1992, 1999, 2003–present)
Mic Michaeli - keyboards, piano, keytar, backing vocals, occasional guitars (1984–1992, 1999, 2003–present)
Ian Haugland - drums, percussion, snare drum, backing vocals (1984–1992, 1999, 2003–present)

Former members:

Peter Olsson - bass, backing vocals (Force, 1979–1981)
Tony Reno - drums, percussion (1979–1984)
Marcel Jacob - bass, backing vocals (1981, died 2009)
Kee Marcello - guitars, backing vocals (1986–1992, 1999)

Tracklist:

01. The Final Countdown 5:08
02. Sign Of The Times 4:14
03. Carrie 4:30
04. Cherokee 4:12
05. Time Has Come 4:00
06. Open Your Heart 4:08
07. Let The Good Times Rock 4:03
08. Halfway To Heaven 4:07
09. Tomorrow 3:04
10. Prisoners In Paradise 5:37




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Europe - Live At Sweden Rock - 30th Anniversary Show (2CD) (2013)













Year : 2013
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 200 mb

Bio:

Europe is a Swedish hard rock/heavy metal band formed in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bassist Peter Olsson and drummer Tony Reno. Since its formation, Europe has released nine studio albums, three live albums, three compilations and nineteen videos.Europe rose to international fame in the 1980s with its third album The Final Countdown (1986), which became a substantial commercial success and sold over three million copies in the United States.The band was a pioneering force in the glam metal/blues metal genres and their third album,The Final Countdown, is considered a masterpiece of the genres. Europe was one of the most successful rock acts of the 1980s and sold over 20 million albums worldwide.The band has achieved two top 20 albums on the Billboard 200 chart (The Final Countdown and Out of This World) and two top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ("The Final Countdown" and "Carrie").Europe went on hiatus in 1992, reunited temporarily for a one-off performance in Stockholm on New Year's Eve 1999 and announced an official reunion in 2003. Since then the band has released four albums, Start from the Dark (2004), Secret Society (2006), Last Look at Eden (2009) and Bag of Bones (2012). Europe will release its tenth album, War of Kings, in 2015.The band is mainly influenced by Whitesnake, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy, UFO and Michael Schenker Group.

Album:

On 7th June 2013, EUROPE took the stage in their home country Sweden for a very special occasion: celebrating 30 years of Rock music. Joey Tempest & Co. celebrated this event together with 30,000 people at the famous Sweden Rock Festival, all have been taped and now it's being released on various formats as "Live At Sweden Rock : 30th Anniversary Show".Europe performed a total 28 songs, of course including numbers from their most recent albums like Last Look At Eden and Bag Of Bones.But what makes this live album so special and different from a 'greatest hits live' it's the fact Europe selected their personal favourite moments from their earlier years, some of them performed live for the very first time in 25 years.We have from the very first album "In The Future To Come", "Seven Doors Hotel" and "Paradize Bay", from the second, "Scream Of Anger" & Wings Of Tomorrow", and more.Of course there's also the well known, awesome rockers that enhances the partying such as "Superstitious", where John Norum shines with his lead guitar playing matching the efforts of the studio version recorded by Kee Marcello, "Rock The Night", "Let The Good Times Rock", all time classic "The Final Countdown", the emotive "Prisoners In Paradise" and the unforgettable power ballad, possibly the bands’ finest ever, "Carrie".The most recent songs rocks too; "Always The Pretenders", the atmospherically enhanced rocker "No Stone Unturned" and the bluesy manifold of "Firebox". "New Love In Town" and "Start From The Dark" are quite hot as well, but as the record shows, Europe concentrated their efforts on their early days, and I am grateful for that. In the middle of the concert, "Drink And A Smile" and "Open Your Heart" nicely balance the album as are performed in a stripped, acoustic way.Finally, there are the pair of covers. I was somewhat stunned that in this kind of anniversary such an icon would perform covers songs. On the other hand, it shows humbleness and a fine tribute to one’s influences.Paying a tribute to UFO, with "Lights Out", Europe featured Michael Schenker that demonstrated his guitaring mastery, taking on the entire lead guitar flares. The song appeared so natural for Europe to perform.Second, there was the old Thin Lizzy out-of-jail hymn "Jailbreak", performed with no other than Lizzy’s Scott Gorham exchanging solos with John Norum, another excellent pick that spiced up the originals."Live At Sweden Rock : 30th Anniversary Show" is not just another 'live record'. It's a special treat spanning the entire career of this terrific band, and they sound joyful, bombastic and hot.Surely that Joey Tempest isn’t the same young vocalist that serviced these magical tunes back in the day, yet his mid-high register still deliver the goods, and as a whole, Europe let the good times roll and Tempest in particular shared their memorandum with a staggering ability and a lot of heart.

Line Up:

Joey Tempest – lead vocals
John Norum – guitar, backing vocals
John Levén – bass guitar
Mic Michaeli – keyboards, backing vocals
Ian Haugland – drums, backing vocals
Kee Marcello – guitar, backing vocals (live tracks on 2001 'Metal Masters' re-release only)

Production:

Kevin Elson – producer, engineer, mixing
Wally Buck – engineer, mixing
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Michael Johansson – photography
Les Katz – cover illustration
Joel Zimmerman – art direction

Tracklist:

CD1:

01. Intro / Riches To Rags
02. Firebox
03. Not Supposed To Sing The Blues
04. Scream Of Anger
05. Superstitious
06. No Stone Unturned
07. New Love In Town
08. In The Future To Come
09. Paradize Bay
10. Girl From Lebanon
11. Prisoners In Paradise
12. Always The Pretenders
13. Drink And A Smile
14. Open Your Heart
15. Love Is Not The Enemy
16. Sign Of The Times

CD2:

01. Start From The Dark
02. Wings Of Tomorrow
03. Carrie
04. Jailbreak (featuring Scott Gorham)
05. Seven Doors Hotel
06. Drum Solo
07. The Beast
08. Let The Good Times Rock
09. Lights Out (featuring Michael Schenker)
10. Rock The Night
11. Last Look At Eden
12. The Final Countdown




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Europe - War Of Kings (2015)













Year : 2015
Style : Hard Rock
Country : Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 129 mb

Bio:

Europe is a Swedish hard rock/heavy metal band formed in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bassist Peter Olsson and drummer Tony Reno. Since its formation, Europe has released nine studio albums, three live albums, three compilations and nineteen videos.Europe rose to international fame in the 1980s with its third album The Final Countdown (1986), which became a substantial commercial success and sold over three million copies in the United States.The band was a pioneering force in the glam metal/blues metal genres and their third album,The Final Countdown, is considered a masterpiece of the genres. Europe was one of the most successful rock acts of the 1980s and sold over 20 million albums worldwide.The band has achieved two top 20 albums on the Billboard 200 chart (The Final Countdown and Out of This World) and two top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ("The Final Countdown" and "Carrie").Europe went on hiatus in 1992, reunited temporarily for a one-off performance in Stockholm on New Year's Eve 1999 and announced an official reunion in 2003. Since then the band has released four albums, Start from the Dark (2004), Secret Society (2006), Last Look at Eden (2009) and Bag of Bones (2012). Europe will release its tenth album, War of Kings, in 2015.The band is mainly influenced by Whitesnake, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy, UFO and Michael Schenker Group.

Album:

War of Kings is the upcoming tenth studio album by the Swedish rock band Europe. It will be released on March 2, 2015 by UDR Records.War of Kings will be available in multiple formats, as a CD digipak, a CD jewel case, a vinyl LP and in digital download format. Vocalist Joey Tempest stated that "War of Kings is the album we always wanted to make, ever since we were kids listening to bands like Zeppelin, Purple and Sabbath. And after hearing Dave Cobb amazing production for Rival Sons we simply had to work with him. Our adventure is still ON!"The first single, "War of Kings", was released on February 4, 2015.

Line Up:

Joey Tempest – lead vocals
John Norum – guitars
John Levén – bass
Mic Michaeli – keyboards
Ian Haugland – drums

Production:

Produced by Dave Cobb
Engineered by John Netti

Tracklist:

01. War Of Kings
02. Hole In My Pocket
03. Second Day
04. Praise You
05. Nothin’ To Ya
06. California 405
07. Days Of Rock n Roll
08. Children Of The Mind
09. Rainbow Bridge
10. Angels (With Broken Hearts)
11. Light It Up
12. Vasastan (Instrumental) (Bonus Track)




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Europe - War Of Kings (2CD) (Deluxe Special Edition) (2015)













Year : 2015
Style : Hard Rock
Country : Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 295 mb

Bio:

Europe is a Swedish hard rock/heavy metal band formed in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bassist Peter Olsson and drummer Tony Reno. Since its formation, Europe has released nine studio albums, three live albums, three compilations and nineteen videos.Europe rose to international fame in the 1980s with its third album The Final Countdown (1986), which became a substantial commercial success and sold over three million copies in the United States.The band was a pioneering force in the glam metal/blues metal genres and their third album,The Final Countdown, is considered a masterpiece of the genres. Europe was one of the most successful rock acts of the 1980s and sold over 20 million albums worldwide.The band has achieved two top 20 albums on the Billboard 200 chart (The Final Countdown and Out of This World) and two top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ("The Final Countdown" and "Carrie").Europe went on hiatus in 1992, reunited temporarily for a one-off performance in Stockholm on New Year's Eve 1999 and announced an official reunion in 2003. Since then the band has released four albums, Start from the Dark (2004), Secret Society (2006), Last Look at Eden (2009) and Bag of Bones (2012). Europe will release its tenth album, War of Kings, in 2015.The band is mainly influenced by Whitesnake, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy, UFO and Michael Schenker Group.

Album:

EUROPE's place as a legendary hard rock band was platinum-stamped early in their career. Having enjoyed an explosive period of worldwide success in the '80s (under-pinned by their hit album and single "The Final Countdown"), 2015's "War Of Kings" has seen them take full advantage of the global groundwork EUROPE have keenly re-established over the last few years.Recently, it was decided that EUROPE's momentous live appearance at Wacken Open Air festival should not only be filmed and recorded, but released as a DVD and Blu-ray. EUROPE's "War Of Kings Special Edition" will include the original "War Of Kings" CD plus the Wacken 2015 DVD and Blu-ray, and will hit stores in North America on December 4 via Hell & Back Recordings/UDR Music. The set will come in three formats (2-disc ecolbook CD+DVD, 2-disc ecolbook CD+ Blu-ray, limited-edition deluxe package with "War Of Kings" CD + DVD + Blu-ray and photobook), and an audio-only edition of the Wacken performance will also be available via digital format. Pre-orders will available beginning next Wednesday, October 21.In celebration of this release, EUROPE will embark on the "War Of Kings" U.S. tour in January. The trek begins in San Jose, California on January 19 and hits 16 cities before coming to a close in Atlanta, Georgia on February 6. General on-sale begins next Friday, October 23 at 9 a.m., PT/12 p.m. ET via all major ticketing sites or EuropeTheBand.com.EUROPE vocalist Joey Tempest states: "[We're] very excited to have the 'War Of Kings Special Edition' coming out with our Wacken festival performance as bonus disc and so great to soon be back in the USA after our very successful East Coast shows earlier this year — covering a lot more states this time.. The 'War Of Kings' tour continues!"

Line Up:

Joey Tempest – lead vocals
John Norum – guitars
John Levén – bass
Mic Michaeli – keyboards
Ian Haugland – drums

Production:

Produced by Dave Cobb
Engineered by John Netti

Tracklist:

CD1:

01. War Of Kings (04:36)
02. Hole In My Pocket (03:42)
03. Second Day (05:24)
04. Praise You (04:34)
05. Nothin' To Ya (03:55)
06. California 405 (04:31)
07. Days Of Rock'n'Roll (03:05)
08. Children Of The Mind (04:31)
09. Rainbow Bridge (03:16)
10. Angels (With Broken Hearts) (05:19)
11. Light Me Up (06:10)
12. Vasastan (Instrumental) (05:11)

CD2: Bonus CD: Live at Wacken 2015

01. War Of Kings (04:49)
02. Hole In My Pocket (03:51)
03. Superstitious (05:48)
04. Scream Of Anger (04:36)
05. Last Look At Eden (04:46)
06. Second Day (04:51)
07. Firebox (04:24)
08. Sign Of The Times (05:22)
09. Praise You (04:44)
10. The Beast (04:49)
11. Ready Or Not (04:44)
12. Girl From Lebanon (04:54)
13. Nothin' To Ya (03:49)
14. Let The Good Times Rock (04:50)
15. Rock The Night (06:50)
16. Days Of Rock'n'Roll (03:49)
17. The Final Countdown (06:07)




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Europe - The Final Countdown 30th Anniversary Show (Live At The Roundhouse) (2CD) (2017)













Year : 2017
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 222 mb

Bio:

Europe is a Swedish hard rock/heavy metal band formed in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bassist Peter Olsson and drummer Tony Reno. Since its formation, Europe has released nine studio albums, three live albums, three compilations and nineteen videos.Europe rose to international fame in the 1980s with its third album The Final Countdown (1986), which became a substantial commercial success and sold over three million copies in the United States.The band was a pioneering force in the glam metal/blues metal genres and their third album,The Final Countdown, is considered a masterpiece of the genres. Europe was one of the most successful rock acts of the 1980s and sold over 20 million albums worldwide.The band has achieved two top 20 albums on the Billboard 200 chart (The Final Countdown and Out of This World) and two top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ("The Final Countdown" and "Carrie").Europe went on hiatus in 1992, reunited temporarily for a one-off performance in Stockholm on New Year's Eve 1999 and announced an official reunion in 2003. Since then the band has released four albums, Start from the Dark (2004), Secret Society (2006), Last Look at Eden (2009) and Bag of Bones (2012). Europe will release its tenth album, War of Kings, in 2015.The band is mainly influenced by Whitesnake, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy, UFO and Michael Schenker Group.

Album:

On July 21, Swedish hard rock veterans EUROPE will share their unique 30th-anniversary performance of "The Final Countdown" from London's legendary Roundhouse."The Final Countdown 30th Anniversary Show - Live At The Roundhouse" celebrates the multi-platinum album's triple-decade success. The band played the album in its sequential entirety at a series of selected cities in 2016, with London's most historically venerated venue playing host to an exceptionally special night on November 12, 2016, which was captured by Patric Ullaeus from rEvolver Film Company AB.Preceding the landmark event, fans were also treated to a live performance of EUROPE's latest album, "War Of Kings", a release which re-established EUROPE as one of the top classic rock bands in the world.EUROPE singer Joey Tempest in a statement: "What an awesome night! It was more enjoyable than we thought to revisit the whole 'Final Countdown' album live! On top of that, to be able to share our whole 'War Of Kings' album with this amazing audience the same night just made this show one of the most memorable nights of our career!"The limited-edition release will arrive in the following formats and available to pre-order very soon:* DVD/2CD - full concert on all discs (1 visual, 2 audio) packaged in an 8-panel CD-sized digipack, including a 24-page booklet , * Blu-ray/2CD - full concert on all discs (1 visual, 2 audio) packaged in an 8-panel CD-sized digipack, including a 24-page booklet , * A digital audio-only release , * A 12-inch-sized boxset, limited to 1,000 units, will also be available in September. It will contain the Blu-ray/2CD configuration, a double gatefold vinyl with only "The Final Countdown" portion of the concert, a 40-page 12-inch-sized hardcover photo book, a vintage replica scarf and a laminate/guest pass.EUROPE recently finished recording its new album for an October release. The follow-up to 2015's "War Of Kings" was laid down at London, England's legendary Abbey Road studios and was produced by Dave Cobb, who also helmed the band's last disc.

Line Up:

Joey Tempest - lead vocals, occasional guitars, keyboards and piano (1979–1992, 1999, 2003–present)
John Norum - guitars, backing vocals (1979–1986, 1999, 2003–present)
John Levén - bass, backing vocals (1981, 1981–1992, 1999, 2003–present)
Mic Michaeli - keyboards, piano, keytar, backing vocals, occasional guitars (1984–1992, 1999, 2003–present)
Ian Haugland - drums, percussion, snare drum, backing vocals (1984–1992, 1999, 2003–present)

Tracklist:

CD1:

01. Hole in My Pocket (Live)
02. The Second Day (Live)
03. Praise You (Live)
04. Nothin to Ya (Live)
05. California 405 (Live)
06. Angels (With Broken Hearts) (Live)
07. Days of Rock 'N' Roll (Live)
08. Children of the Mind (Live)
09. Rainbow Bridge (Live)
10. Vasastan (Live)
11. Light it Up (Live)
12. War of Kings (Live)

CD2:

01. The Final Countdown (Live)
02. Rock the Night (Live)
03. Carrie (Live)
04. Danger on the Track (Live)
05. Ninja (Live)
06. Cherokee (Live)
07. Time Has Come (Live)
08. Heart of Stone (Live)
09. On the Loose (Live)
10. Love Chaser (Live)
11. The Final Countdown (Reprise) (Live)




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Europe - Walk The Earth (2017)













Year : 2017
Style : Hard Rock
Country : Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 138 mb

Bio:

Europe is a Swedish hard rock/heavy metal band formed in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bassist Peter Olsson and drummer Tony Reno. Since its formation, Europe has released nine studio albums, three live albums, three compilations and nineteen videos.Europe rose to international fame in the 1980s with its third album The Final Countdown (1986), which became a substantial commercial success and sold over three million copies in the United States.The band was a pioneering force in the glam metal/blues metal genres and their third album,The Final Countdown, is considered a masterpiece of the genres. Europe was one of the most successful rock acts of the 1980s and sold over 20 million albums worldwide.The band has achieved two top 20 albums on the Billboard 200 chart (The Final Countdown and Out of This World) and two top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ("The Final Countdown" and "Carrie").Europe went on hiatus in 1992, reunited temporarily for a one-off performance in Stockholm on New Year's Eve 1999 and announced an official reunion in 2003. Since then the band has released four albums, Start from the Dark (2004), Secret Society (2006), Last Look at Eden (2009) and Bag of Bones (2012). Europe will release its tenth album, War of Kings, in 2015.The band is mainly influenced by Whitesnake, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy, UFO and Michael Schenker Group.

Album:

We are very pleased to announce the release of our new studio album, “Walk The Earth”, on October 20, 2017 via our own Hell & Back label through Silver Lining Music. The album cover features original artwork by famed Los Angeles artist Mike Sportes of Filth Mart. Joey Tempest: “We were in the studio a few days into recording and Dave (Cobb, producer) comes in wearing this very cool T-Shirt with one of Mike's designs on it. Immediately we knew we had to check Mike's other work and have him come up with an exclusive design for us based on the vibe of the album. We are very proud to have his amazing artwork as the 'Walk The Earth' album cover!".The album was recorded at famed Abbey Road Studios in London with Grammy winning producer Dave Cobb (Rival Sons, Shooter Jennings, Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton) who as most of you know, also produced "War Of Kings". We are back on the road in the UK with Deep Purple later this year and this will of course be the first time you will hear tracks from "Walk The Earth" live.

Line Up:

Joey Tempest – lead vocals
John Norum – guitars
John Levén – bass
Mic Michaeli – keyboards
Ian Haugland – drums

Tracklist:

01. Walk The Earth
02. The Siege
03. Kingdom United
04. Pictures
05. Election Day
06. Wolves
07. GTO
08. Haze
09. Whenever You're Ready
10. Turn To Dust

+ Video "Walk The Earth" (Official Video)




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Europe - Gold (3CD) (Digipak Edition) (2021)













Year : 2021
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 442 mb

Bio:

Europe is a Swedish hard rock/heavy metal band formed in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bassist Peter Olsson and drummer Tony Reno. Since its formation, Europe has released nine studio albums, three live albums, three compilations and nineteen videos.Europe rose to international fame in the 1980s with its third album The Final Countdown (1986), which became a substantial commercial success and sold over three million copies in the United States.The band was a pioneering force in the glam metal/blues metal genres and their third album,The Final Countdown, is considered a masterpiece of the genres. Europe was one of the most successful rock acts of the 1980s and sold over 20 million albums worldwide.The band has achieved two top 20 albums on the Billboard 200 chart (The Final Countdown and Out of This World) and two top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ("The Final Countdown" and "Carrie").Europe went on hiatus in 1992, reunited temporarily for a one-off performance in Stockholm on New Year's Eve 1999 and announced an official reunion in 2003. Since then the band has released four albums, Start from the Dark (2004), Secret Society (2006), Last Look at Eden (2009) and Bag of Bones (2012). Europe will release its tenth album, War of Kings, in 2015.The band is mainly influenced by Whitesnake, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy, UFO and Michael Schenker Group.

Album:

Crimson Gold presents Europe 'Gold', the only Europe compilation you'll ever need. The Swedish band fronted by Joey Tempest, represent 1980s rock. With big guitar solos, playing stadium rock anthems, the band achieved 5 top 40 chart hits in the UK. The most famous being 'the final Countdown'. This definitive 3CD set features 45 tracks spanning the band's most popular career. 'The final Countdown' Reaching UK number 1 in 1986 alongside; 'rock the night' Uk 12, 'carrie' Uk 22, 'SUPERSTITIOUS' Uk 34 and 'I'll Cry for you' Uk 28. CD1 opens with his biggest hits 'the final Countdown', followed by the bands two big singles ' 'rock the night' And 'carrie'. Cd 2 features big rock songs 'Ninja' And 'heart of stone'. CD3 rounds off the set with a selection of other classics such as 'girl from lebanon', 'seven door hotel' And 'final Countdown 2000'.

Line Up:

Joey Tempest - lead vocals, occasional guitars, keyboards and piano (1979–1992, 1999, 2003–present)
John Norum - guitars, backing vocals (1979–1986, 1999, 2003–present)
John Levén - bass, backing vocals (1981, 1981–1992, 1999, 2003–present)
Mic Michaeli - keyboards, piano, keytar, backing vocals, occasional guitars (1984–1992, 1999, 2003–present)
Ian Haugland - drums, percussion, snare drum, backing vocals (1984–1992, 1999, 2003–present)

Former members:

Peter Olsson - bass, backing vocals (1979–1981)
Tony Reno - drums, percussion (1979–1984)
Marcel Jacob - bass, backing vocals (1981, died 2009)
Kee Marcello - guitars, backing vocals (1986–1992, 1999)

Tracklist:

CD1:

01. The final countdown
02. Rock the night
03. Carrie
04. Paradize bay
05. Stormwind
06. Scream of anger
07. Treated bad again
08. Wings of tomorrow
09. Wasted time
10. Lyin' eyes
11. Dance the night away
12. Dreamer
13. Aphasia
14. Cherokee
15. Love chaser

CD2:

01. Ninja
02. Heart of stone
03. Dange on the track
04. On the loose
05. Time has come
06. Sweet love child
07. On broken wings
08. Superstitious
09. Tomorrow
10. Open your heart
11. Let the good times rock
12. Sign of the times
13. Coast to coast
14. Lights and shadows
15. More than meets the eye

CD3:

01. Ready or not
02. In the future to come
03. Farewell
04. Seven doors hotel
05. Children of this time
06. I'll cry for you
07. Prisoners in paradise
08. Talk to me
09. Halfway to heaven
10. Bad blood
11. Girl from lebanon
12. Seventh sign
13. All or nothing
14 .Yesterday's news
15. The final countdown 2000




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Europe - Original Album Classics (5CD) (2015)













Year : 1983/1984/1986/1988/1991 (Box Set Edition 2015)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 548 mb

Bio:

Europe is a Swedish hard rock/heavy metal band formed in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bassist Peter Olsson and drummer Tony Reno. Since its formation, Europe has released nine studio albums, three live albums, three compilations and nineteen videos.Europe rose to international fame in the 1980s with its third album The Final Countdown (1986), which became a substantial commercial success and sold over three million copies in the United States.The band was a pioneering force in the glam metal/blues metal genres and their third album,The Final Countdown, is considered a masterpiece of the genres. Europe was one of the most successful rock acts of the 1980s and sold over 20 million albums worldwide.The band has achieved two top 20 albums on the Billboard 200 chart (The Final Countdown and Out of This World) and two top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ("The Final Countdown" and "Carrie").Europe went on hiatus in 1992, reunited temporarily for a one-off performance in Stockholm on New Year's Eve 1999 and announced an official reunion in 2003. Since then the band has released four albums, Start from the Dark (2004), Secret Society (2006), Last Look at Eden (2009) and Bag of Bones (2012). Europe will release its tenth album, War of Kings, in 2015.The band is mainly influenced by Whitesnake, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy, UFO and Michael Schenker Group.

Album:

The very popular "Original Album Classics" series has once again updated its catalogue and taken on the first five discs.For collectors who pay homage to vinyl and would love to have all the old records, also in digital CD version, on the shelf, this can help again. I admit that I always eagerly await these handy five-disc packs to add to my own collection and protect my good old vinyl from wear and tear. In addition, the very humane price of around ten euros is incredibly easy on the wallet.Back then, still as a quartet around mastermind Joey Tempest, their first two releases in our climes unfortunately remained without noteworthy attention, which I find a pity on the first run-through, because without a doubt the band created tasteful, straight rock music already with the first notes. With a primal scream, at the beginning of the first song, Tempest moves into the limelight and remains the dazzling personality in the band to this day. Throughout, the eponymous debut album offers beautiful powerful music, with all songs worth listening to.The second record, "Wings Of Tomorrow", which was released already one year later, seamlessly follows its predecessor at the beginning. One could think that pieces were processed that had no longer found a place on "Europe". The same sounds, the same tempos and similar chords strongly suggest this. Only from the middle of the disc, with "Treated Bad Again" (which is extremely heavy fare) as well as the grandiose instrumental piece "Aphasia", also from the dark corner, do Europe strike out on new paths to new shores. From this moment on, the musical quality rises to unimagined heights. The album is rounded off by a ballad to melt you away and an ultra-fast heavy metal track. Presumably, the eyes and ears of some radio stations outside Sweden have finally been opened, because the third CD made the longed-for breakthrough for the band.With a new line-up and now five members, including a keyboard player, "The Final Countdown" catapulted into the charts. Tempest had decided to take the commercial route, produce popular hits and rake in the cash. There will hardly be anyone who doesn't have this catchy tune in their ears. For those who liked it a bit quieter, "Carrie" was the better choice. This over-ballad not only pushed up sales figures, but also ensured a rising birth rate worldwide. The 86 album is still the highlight in the band's history and was a must-have on the home record shelf at the time. From then on, the band had their stamp, which can still be seen on their forehead to this day."Out Of This World" should of course tie in with the final countdown, but it completely lacks the songs you like to hear on the radio. The twelve tracks constantly change between ballad and heavy rock. The prime example and for me the best track is "Lights And Shadows", which shows most clearly that Europe had thought about driving more on the more demanding track than just producing the same-sounding radio music. Unfortunately, they don't score any more points in the charts with it and thus play themselves among the bands that one likes to listen to, but were not outstanding at the time, although they clearly deserved more attention.The last CD of this "Original Album Classics" collection is "Prisoners In Paradise". The band gets bolder and starts to experiment. Interesting intros and varied songs make for sharpened ears. The CD is fast and heavy throughout and for the most part completely opposite to all its predecessors. The typical Europe sound hardly comes into play, instead synthesizers and low-pitched guitars are in the foreground. In addition, drummer Ian Haugland now hammers the basses with a double pedal. The highlight of this disc is the conclusion with 'Girl from Lebanon'.If you listen to this package in order, you can follow very well how the band's music has changed and, in my opinion, improved considerably. I haven't bought an album by Europe since then, but now I'm curious and will listen to the current release soon. Maybe the band is still where I liked them best with "Prisoners In Paradise"

Line Up:

Joey Tempest – vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
Kee Marcello – lead guitar, background vocals
John Levén – bass
Mic Michaeli – keyboards, background vocals
Ian Haugland – drums, background vocals

Tracklist:

CD1: Europe (1983)

01. In the future to come (Album Version)
02. Farewell (Album Version)
03. Seven doors hotel (Album Version)
04. The king will return
05. Boyazont (Album Version)
06. Children Of This Time (Album Version)
07. Words Of Wisdom (Album Version)
08. Paradize Bay (Album Version)
09. Memories (Album Version)

CD2: Wings Of Tomorrow (1984)

01. Stormwind
02. Scream Of Anger
03. Open Your Heart
04. Treated Bad Again
05. Aphasia
06. Wings Of Tomorrow
07. Wasted time
08. Lyin' Eyes
09. Dreamer
10. Dance The Night Away

CD3: The Final Countdown (1986)

01. The Final Countdown
02. Rock the night
03. Carrie
04. Danger On the Track
05. Ninja
06. Cherokee
07. Time has come
08. Heart of Stone
09. On the loose
10. Love Chaser

CD4: Out Of This World (1988)

01. Superstitious
02. Let the good times rock
03. Open Your Heart
04. More Than Meets the Eye
05. Coast to Coast
06. Ready or Not
07. Sign of the Times
08. Just the Beginning
09. Never Say Die
10. Lights and Shadows
11. Tower's Callin'
12. Tomorrow

CD5: Prisoners In Paradise (1991)

01. All Or Nothing (Album Version)
02. Halfway to Heaven
03. I'll Cry For You (Album Version)
04. Little Bit Of Lovin'
05. Talk To Me (Album Version)
06. Seventh Sign (Album Version)
07. Prisoners In Paradise
08. Bad Blood
09. Homeland
10. Got Your Mind In The Gutter (Album Version)
11. 'Til my heart beats down your door
12. Girl From Lebanon (Album Version)




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Europe - Prisoners In Paradise (1991) (Rock Candy Remastered 2024)













Year : 1991 (Rock Candy Remastered 2024)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + scans + Video
Size : 158 mb

Bio:

Europe is a Swedish hard rock/heavy metal band formed in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bassist Peter Olsson and drummer Tony Reno. Since its formation, Europe has released nine studio albums, three live albums, three compilations and nineteen videos.Europe rose to international fame in the 1980s with its third album The Final Countdown (1986), which became a substantial commercial success and sold over three million copies in the United States.The band was a pioneering force in the glam metal/blues metal genres and their third album,The Final Countdown, is considered a masterpiece of the genres. Europe was one of the most successful rock acts of the 1980s and sold over 20 million albums worldwide.The band has achieved two top 20 albums on the Billboard 200 chart (The Final Countdown and Out of This World) and two top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ("The Final Countdown" and "Carrie").Europe went on hiatus in 1992, reunited temporarily for a one-off performance in Stockholm on New Year's Eve 1999 and announced an official reunion in 2003. Since then the band has released four albums, Start from the Dark (2004), Secret Society (2006), Last Look at Eden (2009) and Bag of Bones (2012). Europe will release its tenth album, War of Kings, in 2015.The band is mainly influenced by Whitesnake, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy, UFO and Michael Schenker Group.

Album:

Swedish rockers Europe‘s fifth studio album Prisoners In Paradise has been reissued via Rock Candy Records.Prisoners in Paradise is the fifth studio album by the Swedish rock band Europe.It was released on 23 September 1991 by Epic Records and spawned hits such as the title track, "Prisoners in Paradise" and "I'll Cry for You".The album did not chart in the US, which is unusual for a major label follow-up to two recent (multi)platinum albums.Prisoners in Paradise is the last album to feature guitarist Kee Marcello.The band's guitarist Kee Marcello states in his 2011 biography that Bob Rock was the first choice for producer for this album, and agreed initially but pulled out to work on Metallica's eponymous album instead. The large number of finished bonus tracks is also explained in this book: the first version of this album, called "Seventh Sign" was rejected by the label in 1990 and the band had to write and record new songs.Five more tracks were demoed in addition to the 25 listed below; two of them were rewritten and became "New Love in Town" on Last Look at Eden and "Bring it All Home" on Bag of Bones. Most of the unreleased songs down below can be found on YouTube as demo recordings. Two of the previously unreleased tracks, "Wild Child" and "Don't Know How to Love No More" were re-recorded for Kee Marcello's 2016 solo album "Scaling Up" on Frontiers Records.

Line Up:

Joey Tempest – lead vocals
Kee Marcello – guitar, backing vocals (live tracks on 2001 'Metal Masters' re-release only)
John Norum – guitar, backing vocals
John Levén – bass guitar
Ian Haugland – drums, backing vocals
Mic Michaeli – keyboards, backing vocals

+ guest:

Nate Winger, Paul Winger – background vocals

Production:

Recorded At – Enterprise Studios
Mixed At – Enterprise Studios
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Glass Mastered At – DADC Austria
Made By – DADC Austria
Art Direction – Tony Sellari
Engineer [Assisted By] – Martin "That'll Take Some Time" Horenburg
Engineer, Mixed By – Jimmy "The Looove Doctor" Hoyson*
Illustration – Mark Wilkinson
Management [Europe Management: San Francisco] – Herbie Herbert, Sandy Einstein
Management [Europe Management: Stockholm] – Thomas Johansson, Tor Nielsen
Mastered By – Ted Jensen
Photography By – Jeff Katz
Producer, Mixed By – Beau "Now That's Excitement" Hill

Tracklist:

01. All Or Nothing
02. Halfway To Heaven
03. I'll Cry For You
04. Little Bit Of Lovin'
05. Talk To Me
06. Seventh Sign
07. Prisoners In Paradise
08. Bad Blood
09. Homeland
10. Got Your Mind In The Gutter
11. 'Til My Heart Beats Down Your Door
12. Girl From Lebanon

+ Video "Prisoners In Paradise" (Official Video)




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