EUROPE – Two New Tracks Streaming Online For Limited Time

Swedish rock legends, Europe, will release their 10th studio album, War Of Kings, on March 10th in North America via Hell & Back Recordings. To celebrate the upcoming release of War Of Kings, VH1 is teaming up with Europe to exclusively reveal two new tracks from the album. “Days Of Rock N’ Roll” and “Nothin’ To Ya” are streaming now at this location. Make sure to listen now, the tracks are only available for streaming until the morning of Friday, February 27th.

BraveWords is offering up a copy of the new Europe album, War Of Kings, out on March 10th. But there’s more! It’s the Limited Edition Box featuring CD, t-shirt, bonus DVD, postcard and sticker!

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Check out the official War Of Kings trailer below:

Recorded at the brand new PanGaia Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, produced by Dave Cobb (Rival Sons) and engineered by John Netti, War Of Kings sees the quintet confidently creating 11 monstrously melodic, yet hard-hitting classic rock’n’roll standouts for their fervent global audience.

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.

Joey Tempest states, “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!”

War Of Kings tracklisting:

“War Of Kings”
“Hole In My Pocket”
“Second Day”
“Praise You”
“Nothin’ To Ya”
“California 405”
“Days Of Rock N Roll”
“Children Of The Mind”
“Rainbow Bridge”
“Angels (With Broken Hearts)”
“Light Me Up”

Bonus:

“Vasastan” (Instrumental)

The music video for title track directed by Patric Ullaeus of Revolver Film Company (In Flames, At The Gates, Arch Enemy), can be seen below:

Europe’s place as a legendary classic 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, before going on hiatus between 1992 and 2003. They reunited and quickly settled into a period of re-establishment which has seen them re-enforce their reputation worldwide as one of the premier purveyors of blues-tinged classic rock with an edge and some kick. Their last album, 2012’s Bag Of Bones, saw Europe hit the UK top 40 rock album charts and debut at #2 on the Swedish national charts.

War Of Kings is set to take full advantage of the global groundwork Europe have put in over the last few years.

Tempest adds, “Hey! We took the long road! But we wanted to re-establish Europe the proper way. It’s taken 10 years and countless tours since the re-union, but we’re finally getting there and we’ve done it our way!”

Europe will ship off on the Monsters Of Rock cruise on April 18th from Miami, FL, and cruise to Poseidon’s Grotto/Nassau, Bahamas, docking back in Miami on April 22nd. In addition to Europe, the cruise features performances from Tesla, Night Ranger, Lita Ford, and more. Visit this location for pricing and more information.

Once back on land, Europe will embark on an eight-city tour of select eastern US states, including a stop at the M3 Rock Festival in Columbia, MD. See below for a full listing of tour dates:

April
18-22 – Miami, FL – Monsters of Rock Cruise
24 – Milwaukee, WI – Potowatomi Casino
25 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
26 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
28 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues (with Black Star Riders)
30 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza (with Black Star Riders)

May
1 – Niagara Falls, NY – The Bears Den (with Black Star Riders)
2 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion (M3 Rock Festival)
3 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun

Europe is:

Joey Tempest – lead vocals, acoustic and rhythm guitar, keyboards
John Norum – lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals
John Leven – bass, backing vocals
Mic Michaeli – keyboards, piano, backing vocals, rhythm guitar
Ian Haugland – drums, percussion, backing vocals

(Top Europe photo by Fredrik Etoall)