Jorge Fretes of Spain’s GoetiaMetal.com recently conducted an interview with singerJoey Tempest of Swedish hard rockers EUROPE. An audio snippet of the chat can be streamed in the YouTube clip below.
EUROPE‘s ninth studio album, “Bag Of Bones”, entered the official chart in Sweden at position No. 2.
“Bag Of Bones” was released in Europe on April 27 via earMusic/Edel. The CD, which features a guest appearance by blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa (BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION), was produced by Kevin Shirley, who has previously worked with IRON MAIDEN, JOE BONAMASSA, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, BLACK STONE CHERRY and JOURNEY, among others.
EUROPE drummer Ian Haugland has issued the following statement regarding the cancellation of their appearance at the Download Festival at Donington Park in Leicestershire, England this past weekend:
“What a bummer at Download. We were forced to cancel the show due to the fucked up weather. We had a bad start already in the morning when the flight was two hours delayed from Arlanda (in Stockholm, Sweden) due to hurricane winds at Heathrow.
When we got to Heathrow, we had a tour bus that picked us up to drive us to the festival. But because of the delayed flight, we manged to catch Friday traffic from London. I’ve never been in a worse traffic jam ever! The traffic jams I’ve been in in Tokyo (that are relly bad) felt like open highway. The trip that was plannd to take two hours took close to four hours!
When we finally approached the festival site, our crew, in a last desperate act to try and make the show, left the bus and started running across the muddy fields towards the festival area. They made it there and started putting up our stuff, but since we were still trapped in the traffic, it was too late!
It felt really shitty when we got there… so close but so far away.
We feel really bad for all the fans that came to se us, but what can you do when the weather gods are in a shitty mood!? We managed to some interviews, though, and the festival promotors didn’t blame us, so hopefully we can come back another year.
Once again… sorry to all you guys the went through mud and rain to see us at Download! Bummer.”
Europe’s tour schedule is now as follows:
June
16 – Ost Fest – Bucharest, Romania
24 – Graspop Festival – Dessel, Belgium
30 – Kirunafestivalen – Kiruna, Sweden
July
12 – Wrightegaarden – Langesund, Norway
21 – Osla Live – Porvoo, Finland
27 – Rock Of Ages – Seebronn, Germany
August
4 – Furuvik – Gavle, Sweden
November
21 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy
22 – Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy
23 – Manchester, UK – HMV Ritz
25 – Newcastle, UK – O2 Academy
26 – Leeds, UK – O2 Academy
27 – Nottingham, UK – Rock City
29 – Bristol, UK – O2 Academy
30 – Cardiff, UK – Coal Exchange
December
1 – London, UK – O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
Europe released their ninth studio album, entitled Bag Of Bones on April 27th in Europe. It was produced by Kevin Shirley (IRON MAIDEN, BLACK STONE CHERRY, JOURNEY). Released on CD and vinyl formats, the album features a more straightforward rock approach.
Bag Of Bones tracklisting:
‘Riches To Rags’
‘Not Supposed To Sing The Blues’
‘Firebox’
‘Bag Of Bones’
‘Requiem’
‘My Woman My Friend’
‘Demon Head’
‘Drink And A Smile’
‘Doghouse’
‘Mercy You Mercy Me’
‘Bring It All Home’
“Why drive a VW beetle when you can drive a Rolls Royce?” asks Europe’s guitarist John Norum. “Bag of Bones is a classic rock album with lots of class. Even my mom likes it!”
Frontman Joey Tempest commented: “Kevin Shirley did such a great job capturing the spirit of this band. He just let us do our thing and then pushed us and our songs to the max. Finally we express ourselves completely without restraint. Straight from heart and soul. It took some time but we have arrived!”
The single, ‘Not Supposed To Sing The Blues’, was released digitally on March 9th. Check out the song below:
Italian web site SpazioRock recently conducted an interview with Joey Tempest and John Norum of Swedish hard rockers EUROPE. You can now watch the chat below.
Video footage of Tempest and Norum performing acoustic versions of the songs “The Final Countdown” and “Holiday” (SCORPIONS) at the studios of the German radio station SWR1 on Tuesday, May 29 can be seen below. Source: Blabbermouth.net
This Tuesday, May 29th, EUROPE’s Joey Tempest and John Norum will be performing an acoustic set on SWR German radio between 17.00 – 18.00. International listeners can tune in to the live stream through the SWR website at this location.
Earlier this month the pair performed their new single ‘Not Supposed To Sing The Blues’ from their new album, Bag Of Bones, during an acoustic set at Paris’ Hard Rock Cafe. Check out the clip below:
Vocalist Joey Tempest of Swedish hard rockers EUROPE recently gave a track-by-track guide to the band’s new album, “Bag Of Bones”, to interviewer Geoff Barton of Classic Rock magazine. Check it out below.
EUROPE‘s ninth studio album, “Bag Of Bones”, entered the official chart in Sweden at position No. 2.
“Bag Of Bones” was released in Europe on April 27 via earMusic/Edel. The CD, which features a guest appearance by blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa (BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION), was produced by Kevin Shirley, who has previously worked with IRON MAIDEN, JOE BONAMASSA, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, BLACK STONE CHERRY and JOURNEY, among others.
The “Not Supposed To Sing The Blues” video was directed by Patric Ullaeus of Revolver Film Company, who has previously worked with DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL, IN FLAMES, SONIC SYNDICATE and KAMELOT, among others.
The “Not Supposed To Sing The Blues” digital single was made available on March 9. Source: Blabbermouth.net
Vocalist Joey Tempest of Swedish hard rockers EUROPE was interviewed earlier this month on “BBC Breakfast”, a British morning television news program simulcast on BBC One and the BBC News channel. You can now watch video footage of his appearance below. Source: Blabbermouth.net
Barbara Caserta of Italian web radio Linearock.it recently conducted an interview with singer Joey Tempest and guitarist John Norum of Swedish hard rockers EUROPE at Radio Lombardia / Linearock.it studios in Milan. You can now watch the chat below. Source: Blabbermouth.net
Joey Tempest and John Norum from Swedish hard rockers EUROPE perform their new single ‘Not Supposed To Sing The Blues’ from their new album, Bag Of Bones, during an acoustic set at Paris’ Hard Rock Cafe. Check out the clip below:
Vocalist Joey Tempest of Swedish hard rockers EUROPE was interviewed by Musica Metal after the band’s May 7 intimate three-song acoustic set at the Feltrinelli in Milan, Italy. You can now watch the chat below.
When describing some of the songs off the band’s latest album “Bag Of Bones”, Tempest underlined how EUROPE, one of the most successful and recognizeable bands of the Eighties, wanted to say goodbye to that era. He said, “[The song] ‘Requiem’ [from the new CD] was a requiem for the Eighties. We were saying goodbye. It was called ‘Requiem For The Eighties’ in the studio. We even had a memorial. We played it in the studio and everybody was like [makes mourning pose] ‘Goodbye, Eighties.’ It was really serious. But we called it just ‘Requiem’ in the end. Because we were in a Seventies studio, we were doing classic rock influenced by the Seventies, we felt the vibe. Together with Kevin [Shirley, producer], there was really a great moment.”
Photos of the acoustic showcase, which saw Tempest and guitarist John Norum playfully ripping through three songs and a lot of improvisation, are available at the Musica Metal web site.
The setlist for the acoustic show was as follows:
01. Rock The Night
02. Not Supposed To Sing The Blues
03. Final Countdown
EUROPE‘s ninth studio album, “Bag Of Bones”, entered the official chart in the band’s home country at position No. 2.
“Bag Of Bones” was released in Europe on April 27 via earMusic/Edel. The CD, which features a guest appearance by blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa (BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION), was produced by Kevin Shirley, who has previously worked with IRON MAIDEN, JOE BONAMASSA, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, BLACK STONE CHERRY and JOURNEY, among others.
“It’s more organic,” Tempest told Metal Shock Finland about the new CD. “Kevin Shirley brought in a warm ’70s sound. It’s a dynamic record, like vinyl almost.
“One of my [favorite songs on the CD], ‘Riches To Rags’ has quite a big chorus with exciting riffs.
“It’s a journey with an emotional ballad at the end, called ‘Bring It On Home’. Very much a classic rock album — more rock than hard rock.”
On the topic of “Bag Of Bones” also being released on vinyl, Joey said, “With the new ‘Bag Of Bones’ cover, there is so much detail on it. It became a bit boring there for a while; everybody was thinking, ‘CDs are small, so let’s just make something simple.’ But we have computers, so we can blow up the cover to use for posters and vinyl, so it’s still worth going that extra mile to make great covers. And we’re really happy we did that.”
The “Not Supposed To Sing The Blues” video was directed by Patric Ullaeus of Revolver Film Company, who has previously worked with DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL, IN FLAMES, SONIC SYNDICATE and KAMELOT, among others.
The “Not Supposed To Sing The Blues” digital single was made available on March 9.
Regarding the new CD title, EUROPE drummer Ian Haugland said, “It’s not [called 'Bag Of Bones'] because we all have lost tons of weight or found a new interest in archeology or dogs… It’s just because it sounds fuckin’ cool!”
Joey Tempest and John Norum of Swedish hard rockers EUROPE played an intimate three-song acoustic set at the Feltrinelli in Milan, Italy on Monday, May 7. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. Photos are available at the Musica Metal web site.
The setlist for the acoustic show was as follows:
01. Rock The Night
02. Not Supposed To Sing The Blues
03. Final Countdown
EUROPE‘s ninth studio album, “Bag Of Bones”, entered the official chart in the band’s home country at position No. 2.
“Bag Of Bones” was released in Europe on April 27 via earMusic/Edel. The CD, which features a guest appearance by blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa (BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION), was produced by Kevin Shirley, who has previously worked with IRON MAIDEN, JOE BONAMASSA, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, BLACK STONE CHERRY and JOURNEY, among others.
“It’s more organic,” Tempest told Metal Shock Finland about the new CD. “Kevin Shirley brought in a warm ’70s sound. It’s a dynamic record, like vinyl almost.
“One of my [favorite songs on the CD], ‘Riches To Rags’ has quite a big chorus with exciting riffs.
“It’s a journey with an emotional ballad at the end, called ‘Bring It On Home’. Very much a classic rock album — more rock than hard rock.”
On the topic of “Bag Of Bones” also being released on vinyl, Joey said, “With the new ‘Bag Of Bones’ cover, there is so much detail on it. It became a bit boring there for a while; everybody was thinking, ‘CDs are small, so let’s just make something simple.’ But we have computers, so we can blow up the cover to use for posters and vinyl, so it’s still worth going that extra mile to make great covers. And we’re really happy we did that.”
The “Not Supposed To Sing The Blues” video was directed by Patric Ullaeus of Revolver Film Company, who has previously worked with DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL, IN FLAMES, SONIC SYNDICATE and KAMELOT, among others.
The “Not Supposed To Sing The Blues” digital single was made available on March 9.
Regarding the new CD title, EUROPE drummer Ian Haugland said, “It’s not [called 'Bag Of Bones'] because we all have lost tons of weight or found a new interest in archeology or dogs… It’s just because it sounds fuckin’ cool!”
