Description

Europe is one of the most successful Swedish rock bands of all time, having sold more than 15 million albums worldwide and reached huge success and popularity in the 1980’s and early 1990’s. The band was founded in 1979 under the name Force. In 1982, Joey Tempest’s girlfriend entered Force in the Swedish rock talent contest Rock-SM. Competing against 4000 bands, they won the contest thanks to two songs, ‘In The Future To Come’ and ‘The King Will Return’. Their rewards being a record deal with Hot Records. Tempest won the individual award for Best Lead Singer, and Norum won the award for Best Guitarist. During the contest, Force changed their name to Europe. Their self-titled debut album was released the following year, and sold well both in Sweden and Japan. The single ‘Seven Doors Hotel’ became a Top 10 hit in Japan. This is a classic Swedish metal album and even if the later albums sold much more I would still dare to say that the band was never as good as on this one. A must for any metal fan.

Track list:
1. In The Future To Come
2. Farewell
3. Seven Doors Hotel
4. The King Will Return
5. Boyazant
6. Children Of The Time
7. Words Of Wisdom
8. Paradize Bay
9. Memories