Europe

 

Artist:  Europe

Origin:  Upplands Vasby, Sweden

Genre:   Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Hair Metal, Blues Rock, Progressive Rock

Original line-up:

Joey Tempest:  Vocals

John Norum:  Guitar

Peter Olsson:  Bass

Tony Reno:  Drums

Europe is a Swedish Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Band formed in Upplands, Vasby in 1979 under the name Force by Joey Tempest (Vocals), John Norum (Guitar), Peter Olsson (Bass) and Tony Reno (Drums).

Europe rose to international fame in the 1980s with the third album The Final Countdown in 1986, which became a substantial commercial success and sold over three million copies in USA, and in Europe was one of the most successful Rock Band and sold over 20 million albums Worldwide, they have two singles well-known worldwide ("The Final Countdown" and "Carrie").

Title:  Come This Madness (2026) 

Genre:   Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Hair Metal, Blues Rock, Progressive Rock

Label:  Hell & Back Recordings

Rating:  *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  One On One (3:41)

 2.  The Cult Of Ignorance (3:31)

 3.  Come This Madness (4:02)

 4.  This Time Of Year (4:05)

 5.  In A Different World (3:45)

 6.  Scandinavian Eyes (4:51)

 7.  Takin' It Back (3:46)

 8.  In The Absemce Of Grace (1:28)

 9.  The Angels Must Have Flown (3:45)

10. The Devil's Back (3:47)

11. Nothing Can Follow This (4:38)

Personnel:

Joey Tempest:  Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals

John Norum:  Guitars, Additional Backing Vocals

Mic Michaeli:  Keyboards, Orchestral Arrangements, Additional Vocals

John Leven:  Bass

Ian Haugland:  Drums

Guest Musicians:

Tobias Forge:  Backing Vocals

Mikael Akerfeldt:  Backing Vocals

Fredrik Akesson:  Contributions

Come This Madness is the twelfth studio album by Europe, released on September 25, 2026 by Hell & Back Recordings.  Great Album!.