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<li id="toc-Europe_and_Wings_of_Tomorrow_(1979–1984)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Europe_and_Wings_of_Tomorrow_(1979–1984)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1</span> <span><i>Europe</i> and <i>Wings of Tomorrow</i> (1979–1984)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Europe_and_Wings_of_Tomorrow_(1979–1984)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-The_Final_Countdown_(1985–1987)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#The_Final_Countdown_(1985–1987)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2</span> <span><i>The Final Countdown</i> (1985–1987)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-The_Final_Countdown_(1985–1987)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Out_of_This_World_and_Prisoners_in_Paradise_(1988–1992)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Out_of_This_World_and_Prisoners_in_Paradise_(1988–1992)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3</span> <span><i>Out of This World</i> and <i>Prisoners in Paradise</i> (1988–1992)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Out_of_This_World_and_Prisoners_in_Paradise_(1988–1992)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Reunion_and_Start_from_the_Dark_(2003–2005)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Reunion_and_Start_from_the_Dark_(2003–2005)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.4</span> <span>Reunion and <i>Start from the Dark</i> (2003–2005)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Reunion_and_Start_from_the_Dark_(2003–2005)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Secret_Society_and_Last_Look_at_Eden_(2006–2010)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Secret_Society_and_Last_Look_at_Eden_(2006–2010)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.5</span> <span><i>Secret Society</i> and <i>Last Look at Eden</i> (2006–2010)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Secret_Society_and_Last_Look_at_Eden_(2006–2010)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bag_of_Bones_and_War_of_Kings_(2011–2016)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bag_of_Bones_and_War_of_Kings_(2011–2016)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6</span> <span><i>Bag of Bones</i> and <i>War of Kings</i> (2011–2016)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bag_of_Bones_and_War_of_Kings_(2011–2016)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Walk_the_Earth_(2017–present)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Walk_the_Earth_(2017–present)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.7</span> <span><i>Walk the Earth</i> (2017–present)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Walk_the_Earth_(2017–present)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Musical_style_and_influences" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Musical_style_and_influences"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Musical style and influences</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Musical_style_and_influences-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Band_members" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Band_members"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Band members</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Band_members-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Band members subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Band_members-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Timeline" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Timeline"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Timeline</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Timeline-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Discography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Discography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Discography</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Discography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Accolades" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Accolades"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Accolades</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Accolades-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Accolades subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Accolades-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Awards_and_nominations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Awards_and_nominations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Awards and nominations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Awards_and_nominations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_honors" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_honors"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Other honors</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_honors-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main 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href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" title="Europe – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Europe" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe_(qrup)" title="Europe (qrup) – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Europe (qrup)" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%BE" title="یوروپ – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="یوروپ" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" title="Europe – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Europe" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" title="Europe – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Europe" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AE%D1%80%D1%8A%D0%BF" title="Юръп – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Юръп" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe_(muzi%C4%8Dka_grupa)" title="Europe (muzička grupa) – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Europe (muzička grupa)" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe_(grup_de_rock)" title="Europe (grup de rock) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Europe (grup de rock)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" title="Europe – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Europe" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" title="Europe – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Europe" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe_(Band)" title="Europe (Band) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Europe (Band)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe_(ansambel)" title="Europe (ansambel) – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Europe (ansambel)" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe_(%CF%83%CF%85%CE%B3%CE%BA%CF%81%CF%8C%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%B1)" title="Europe (συγκρότημα) – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Europe (συγκρότημα)" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eml mw-list-item"><a href="https://eml.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" title="Europe – Emiliano-Romagnolo" lang="egl" hreflang="egl" data-title="Europe" data-language-autonym="Emiliàn e rumagnòl" data-language-local-name="Emiliano-Romagnolo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Emiliàn e rumagnòl</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" title="Europe – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Europe" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" title="Europe – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Europe" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%BE" title="یوروپ – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="یوروپ" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" title="Europe – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Europe" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe_(groupe)" title="Europe (groupe) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Europe (groupe)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" title="Europe – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Europe" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9C%A0%EB%9F%BD_(%EB%B0%B4%EB%93%9C)" title="유럽 (밴드) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="유럽 (밴드)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe_(%D5%AD%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B4%D5%A2)" title="Europe (խումբ) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Europe (խումբ)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe_(sastav)" title="Europe (sastav) – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Europe (sastav)" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe_(grup_musik)" title="Europe (grup musik) – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Europe (grup musik)" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" title="Europe – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Europe" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" title="Europe – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Europe" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A4" title="יורופ – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="יורופ" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" title="Europe – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="Europe" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" title="Europe – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Europe" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe_(ensemble)" title="Europe (ensemble) – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Europe (ensemble)" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" title="Europe – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Europe" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe_(%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4)" title="Europe (Бенд) – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Europe (Бенд)" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe_(kugiran)" title="Europe (kugiran) – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Europe (kugiran)" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe_(band)" title="Europe (band) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Europe (band)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A8%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AD%E3%83%83%E3%83%91_(%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89)" title="ヨーロッパ (バンド) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ヨーロッパ (バンド)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" title="Europe – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Europe" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" title="Europe – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Europe" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe_(zesp%C3%B3%C5%82_muzyczny)" title="Europe (zespół muzyczny) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Europe (zespół muzyczny)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" title="Europe – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Europe" data-language-autonym="Português" 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From left to right: John Levén, Mic Michaeli, Joey Tempest, Ian Haugland and John Norum."><img alt="Europe on stage in Stockholm 2016. From left to right: John Levén, Mic Michaeli, Joey Tempest, Ian Haugland and John Norum." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Europe_the_band_in_Stockholm_2016.jpg/267px-Europe_the_band_in_Stockholm_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="267" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Europe_the_band_in_Stockholm_2016.jpg/400px-Europe_the_band_in_Stockholm_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Europe_the_band_in_Stockholm_2016.jpg/533px-Europe_the_band_in_Stockholm_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Europe on stage in Stockholm 2016. From left to right: John Levén, Mic Michaeli, Joey Tempest, Ian Haugland and John Norum.</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Also known as</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Force (1979–1982)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Upplands_V%C3%A4sby" title="Upplands Väsby">Upplands Väsby</a>, Sweden</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline 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ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arena_rock" title="Arena rock">Arena rock</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hard_rock" title="Hard rock">hard rock</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glam_metal" title="Glam metal">glam metal</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Simms_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Simms-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blues_rock" title="Blues rock">blues rock</a><sup id="cite_ref-Simms_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Simms-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>1979–1992</li> <li>1999</li> <li>2003–present</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Epic_Records" title="Epic Records">Epic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edel_AG" class="mw-redirect" title="Edel AG">Edel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanctuary_Records" title="Sanctuary Records">Sanctuary</a></li> <li>earMusic</li> <li>UDR Records</li> <li>Silver Lining Music / Hell & Back Recordings</li> <li>Swedmetal Records</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Members</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joey_Tempest" title="Joey Tempest">Joey Tempest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Norum" title="John Norum">John Norum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Lev%C3%A9n" title="John Levén">John Levén</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mic_Michaeli" title="Mic Michaeli">Mic Michaeli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Haugland" title="Ian Haugland">Ian Haugland</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Past members</span></th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li>Peter Olsson</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Reno" title="Tony Reno">Tony Reno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcel_Jacob" title="Marcel Jacob">Marcel Jacob</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kee_Marcello" title="Kee Marcello">Kee Marcello</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://europetheband.com">europetheband<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Europe</b> is a Swedish <a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock</a> band formed in <a href="/wiki/Upplands_V%C3%A4sby" title="Upplands Väsby">Upplands Väsby</a> in 1979,<sup id="cite_ref-dn.se_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dn.se-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> by lead vocalist <a href="/wiki/Joey_Tempest" title="Joey Tempest">Joey Tempest</a>, guitarist <a href="/wiki/John_Norum" title="John Norum">John Norum</a>, bassist Peter Olsson, and drummer <a href="/wiki/Tony_Reno" title="Tony Reno">Tony Reno</a>. They obtained a major breakthrough in Sweden in 1982 by winning the televised competition "<i>Rock-SM</i>" (Swedish Rock Championships); it was the first time this competition was held, and Europe became a larger success than the competition itself. </p><p>Since their formation, Europe has released eleven studio albums, three live albums, three compilations and twenty-four music videos. Europe's current lineup comprises Tempest, Norum, bassist <a href="/wiki/John_Lev%C3%A9n" title="John Levén">John Levén</a>, keyboardist <a href="/wiki/Mic_Michaeli" title="Mic Michaeli">Mic Michaeli</a>, and drummer <a href="/wiki/Ian_Haugland" title="Ian Haugland">Ian Haugland</a>. </p><p>Europe rose to international fame in the 1980s with their third album, 1986's <i><a href="/wiki/The_Final_Countdown_(album)" title="The Final Countdown (album)">The Final Countdown</a></i>. As of 2003<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Europe_(band)&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, Europe had sold 10 million albums worldwide.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_News_October_3,_2003_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_News_October_3,_2003-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band has had two top 20 albums on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a> chart (<i>The Final Countdown</i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Out_of_This_World_(Europe_album)" title="Out of This World (Europe album)">Out of This World</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-US_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and three top 30 singles on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> chart ("<a href="/wiki/The_Final_Countdown_(song)" title="The Final Countdown (song)">The Final Countdown</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Rock_the_Night_(song)" title="Rock the Night (song)">Rock the Night</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Carrie_(Europe_song)" title="Carrie (Europe song)">Carrie</a>", which reached number 3 on the <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100).<sup id="cite_ref-US_S_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_S-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Europe went on hiatus in 1992, reunited temporarily for a one-off performance in <a href="/wiki/Stockholm" title="Stockholm">Stockholm</a> on New Year's Eve 1999 and announced an official reunion in 2003. Since then the band has released six albums, <i><a href="/wiki/Start_from_the_Dark" title="Start from the Dark">Start from the Dark</a></i> (2004), <i><a href="/wiki/Secret_Society_(album)" title="Secret Society (album)">Secret Society</a></i> (2006), <i><a href="/wiki/Last_Look_at_Eden" title="Last Look at Eden">Last Look at Eden</a></i> (2009), <i><a href="/wiki/Bag_of_Bones_(album)" title="Bag of Bones (album)">Bag of Bones</a></i> (2012), <i><a href="/wiki/War_of_Kings_(album)" title="War of Kings (album)">War of Kings</a></i> (2015) and <i><a href="/wiki/Walk_the_Earth" title="Walk the Earth">Walk the Earth</a></i> (2017). </p><p>Europe gained new attention in the US after being featured in a <a href="/wiki/GEICO" title="GEICO">GEICO</a> cable television commercial campaign during 2015–2016. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Europe_(band)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Europe_and_Wings_of_Tomorrow_(1979–1984)"><span id="Europe_and_Wings_of_Tomorrow_.281979.E2.80.931984.29"></span><i>Europe</i> and <i>Wings of Tomorrow</i> (1979–1984)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Europe_(band)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Europe and Wings of Tomorrow (1979–1984)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first incarnation of the band was named <i>Force</i> and came together in 1979, in <a href="/wiki/Upplands_V%C3%A4sby" title="Upplands Väsby">Upplands Väsby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stockholm" title="Stockholm">Stockholm</a>, and was integrated by vocalist <a href="/wiki/Joey_Tempest" title="Joey Tempest">Joey Tempest</a>, guitarist <a href="/wiki/John_Norum" title="John Norum">John Norum</a>, bass guitarist Peter Olsson, and drummer <a href="/wiki/Tony_Reno" title="Tony Reno">Tony Reno</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1982-1992_booklet_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1982-1992_booklet-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "I remember when we started the band Force we were playing covers in the rehearsal room, because we just wanted to learn our instruments, like all bands," Tempest said, "Then one day I said maybe we should do our own stuff. Nobody had any ideas, so I brought mine into the rehearsal room, and that is when we started writing our own stuff."<sup id="cite_ref-fireworks-26_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fireworks-26-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The band sent several <a href="/wiki/Demo_(music)" title="Demo (music)">demos</a> to <a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">record companies</a>, but were told that in order to be published they had to cut their hair and sing in Swedish. Two years later, Olsson left the band and was replaced by <a href="/wiki/John_Lev%C3%A9n" title="John Levén">John Levén</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1982-1992_booklet_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1982-1992_booklet-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Just a couple of months later, Levén joined <a href="/wiki/Yngwie_Malmsteen" title="Yngwie Malmsteen">Yngwie Malmsteen's</a> band Rising Force, and Malmsteen's former bassist, <a href="/wiki/Marcel_Jacob" title="Marcel Jacob">Marcel Jacob</a>, joined Force. This only lasted for three months, though; Levén apparently had issues with Malmsteen, so he and Jacob traded places again.<sup id="cite_ref-rockdrömmen_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rockdrömmen-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Joey_Tempest_by_Enrico_Dal_Boni.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Joey_Tempest_by_Enrico_Dal_Boni.jpg/220px-Joey_Tempest_by_Enrico_Dal_Boni.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Joey_Tempest_by_Enrico_Dal_Boni.jpg/330px-Joey_Tempest_by_Enrico_Dal_Boni.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Joey_Tempest_by_Enrico_Dal_Boni.jpg/440px-Joey_Tempest_by_Enrico_Dal_Boni.jpg 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Singer <a href="/wiki/Joey_Tempest" title="Joey Tempest">Joey Tempest</a> performing in 2010.</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1982, Tempest's girlfriend entered Force in the Swedish rock talent contest <i>Rock-SM</i>. Competing against 4000 bands, they won the contest thanks to two songs, "In the Future to Come" and "The King Will Return". The reward was a record deal with <i>Hot Records</i>. Tempest won the individual award for <i>Best Lead Singer</i>, and Norum won the award for <i>Best Guitarist</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-1982-1992_booklet_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1982-1992_booklet-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Just before the contest, Force changed their name to Europe. Tempest got the name from the <i><a href="/wiki/Made_in_Europe" title="Made in Europe">Made in Europe</a></i> album by Deep Purple.<sup id="cite_ref-foxnews.com_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-foxnews.com-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Europe_(Europe_album)" title="Europe (Europe album)">self-titled debut album</a> was released the following year, and sold well both in Sweden and Japan. The album charted at number 8 in the band's home country and the single "<a href="/wiki/Seven_Doors_Hotel" title="Seven Doors Hotel">Seven Doors Hotel</a>" became a Top 10 hit in Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-1982-1992_booklet_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1982-1992_booklet-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The second album <i><a href="/wiki/Wings_of_Tomorrow" title="Wings of Tomorrow">Wings of Tomorrow</a></i> was released one year later. The album got interest from <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">CBS Records</a> who offered them an international contract in 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-1982-1992_booklet_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1982-1992_booklet-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "I think one of the most important albums for the band was <i>Wings of Tomorrow</i>," Tempest said, "We were learning how to write songs and John started playing some really cool stuff on the guitar. We became a better band and that was a good period for the band."<sup id="cite_ref-metal-express-radio_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-metal-express-radio-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Keyboardist <a href="/wiki/Mic_Michaeli" title="Mic Michaeli">Mic Michaeli</a> was soon recruited to play in live concerts, and became an official member of the band shortly after.<sup id="cite_ref-1982-1992_booklet_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1982-1992_booklet-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the same time, Tony Reno was fired because of his lack of motivation and alleged slacking off on rehearsals. Bassist Peter Olsson also claims that Reno was replaced on the albums by a drum machine.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His replacement was <a href="/wiki/Ian_Haugland" title="Ian Haugland">Ian Haugland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1982-1992_booklet_9-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1982-1992_booklet-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Final_Countdown_(1985–1987)"><span id="The_Final_Countdown_.281985.E2.80.931987.29"></span><i>The Final Countdown</i> (1985–1987)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Europe_(band)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: The Final Countdown (1985–1987)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1985 Europe recorded the <a href="/wiki/Soundtrack" title="Soundtrack">soundtrack</a> for the film <i><a href="/wiki/On_the_Loose_(1985_film)" title="On the Loose (1985 film)">On the Loose</a></i>, which gave them the hit "<a href="/wiki/Rock_the_Night_(song)" title="Rock the Night (song)">Rock the Night</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-1982-1992_booklet_9-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1982-1992_booklet-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several months later Joey Tempest was asked to write a song for the charity project <i><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_Metal_Aid" class="extiw" title="sv:Swedish Metal Aid">Swedish Metal Aid</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He wrote "Give a Helping Hand", which would feature the biggest stars of Swedish rock and metal.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The income from the sales of the single, which was produced by <a href="/wiki/Easy_Action_(band)" title="Easy Action (band)">Easy Action</a> guitarist <a href="/wiki/Kee_Marcello" title="Kee Marcello">Kee Marcello</a>, was donated to the starving people of Ethiopia.<sup id="cite_ref-1982-1992_booklet_9-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1982-1992_booklet-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 1985, Europe was approached by an executive from Epic Records. They helped Europe start the recording of its next album with <a href="/wiki/Journey_(band)" title="Journey (band)">Journey</a> producer Kevin Elson. The result was <i><a href="/wiki/The_Final_Countdown_(album)" title="The Final Countdown (album)">The Final Countdown</a></i>. Released on 26 May 1986, the album gave the band its international breakthrough, was certified Triple Platinum in the USA<sup id="cite_ref-riaa_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-riaa-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and reached number 8 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Billboard 200 chart</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-US_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/The_Final_Countdown_(song)" title="The Final Countdown (song)">title track</a>, which was based on a keyboard riff composed by Tempest as early as 1981–82,<sup id="cite_ref-1982-1992_booklet_9-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1982-1992_booklet-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was released as the first single and became a worldwide success, peaking at number 1 in 25 countries,<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_News_October_3,_2003_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_News_October_3,_2003-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> such as the UK,<sup id="cite_ref-UK_S_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UK_S-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> France,<sup id="cite_ref-FRA_S_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FRA_S-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Spain, and Germany.<sup id="cite_ref-GER_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GER-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The hit "<a href="/wiki/Rock_the_Night_(song)" title="Rock the Night (song)">Rock the Night</a>" was in the top 10 charts in European countries. The power ballad "<a href="/wiki/Carrie_(Europe_song)" title="Carrie (Europe song)">Carrie</a>" peaked at number 3 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">Billboard Hot 100 chart</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-US_S_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_S-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "<a href="/wiki/Cherokee_(Europe_song)" title="Cherokee (Europe song)">Cherokee</a>" was the other single released. </p><p>Not satisfied with the album's keyboard-dominated production nor the band's commercialized image, John Norum decided to leave Europe in October 1986 to pursue a solo career.<sup id="cite_ref-1982-1992_booklet_9-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1982-1992_booklet-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "I didn't really like the direction the band was going in," Norum said, "We became this teeny-bopper, bubblegum band and I hated that whole image, the spandex, poodle-rock type of thing. I was more into the heavier, guitar-oriented stuff and it seemed like the keyboards were taking over more and more, and we were becoming more commercial. So I decided to leave. I just wanted to move on and do something else."<sup id="cite_ref-Blabbermouth_January_29,_2007_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Blabbermouth_January_29,_2007-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kee Marcello was asked to replace him, and after some consideration, he decided to join the band.<sup id="cite_ref-1982-1992_booklet_9-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1982-1992_booklet-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Marcello joined the band at its commercial peak. </p><p>Three singles from <i><a href="/wiki/The_Final_Countdown_(album)" title="The Final Countdown (album)">The Final Countdown</a></i> reaching the US Top 30.<sup id="cite_ref-US_S_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_S-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following year included successful tours through Europe and the USA.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Out_of_This_World_and_Prisoners_in_Paradise_(1988–1992)"><span id="Out_of_This_World_and_Prisoners_in_Paradise_.281988.E2.80.931992.29"></span><i>Out of This World</i> and <i>Prisoners in Paradise</i> (1988–1992)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Europe_(band)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Out of This World and Prisoners in Paradise (1988–1992)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The follow-up to <i>The Final Countdown</i> was entitled <i><a href="/wiki/Out_of_This_World_(Europe_album)" title="Out of This World (Europe album)">Out of This World</a></i> and was released in 1988. The biggest hit from the album was "<a href="/wiki/Superstitious_(song)" title="Superstitious (song)">Superstitious</a>" which peaked at number 31 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> and number 9 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks. "Superstitious" would be the last Europe song to chart in the USA.<sup id="cite_ref-US_S_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_S-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album was certified platinum in the States and peaked at number 19 on the Billboard 200 chart.<sup id="cite_ref-US_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-riaa_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-riaa-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> More touring followed, including an American tour with <a href="/wiki/Def_Leppard" title="Def Leppard">Def Leppard</a> and a festival gig at the <a href="/wiki/National_Bowl" title="National Bowl">National Bowl</a> in <a href="/wiki/Milton_Keynes" title="Milton Keynes">Milton Keynes</a>, England with <a href="/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi">Bon Jovi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Skid_Row_(American_band)" title="Skid Row (American band)">Skid Row</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vixen_(band)" title="Vixen (band)">Vixen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1982-1992_booklet_9-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1982-1992_booklet-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Europe_hamburg1994.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Europe_hamburg1994.jpg/220px-Europe_hamburg1994.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Europe_hamburg1994.jpg/330px-Europe_hamburg1994.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Europe_hamburg1994.jpg/440px-Europe_hamburg1994.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1016" data-file-height="521" /></a><figcaption>Europe in Hamburg, 1992</figcaption></figure><p>In September 1989, Europe did a gig at the <a href="/wiki/Whisky_a_Go_Go" title="Whisky a Go Go">Whisky a Go Go</a> club in <a href="/wiki/West_Hollywood,_California" title="West Hollywood, California">West Hollywood, California</a>, under the <a href="/wiki/Pseudonym" title="Pseudonym">pseudonym</a> <i>Le Baron Boys</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Prisoners_in_Paradise_booklet_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Prisoners_in_Paradise_booklet-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That name would later be used as a title for a much-circulated Europe <a href="/wiki/Bootleg_recording" title="Bootleg recording">bootleg</a>, which contained demo recordings from 1989 to 1990. Two years later, the album <i><a href="/wiki/Prisoners_in_Paradise" title="Prisoners in Paradise">Prisoners in Paradise</a></i> was released, but received limited media attention due to the "boom" of the <a href="/wiki/Grunge" title="Grunge">grunge</a> movement, started by <a href="/wiki/Nirvana_(band)" title="Nirvana (band)">Nirvana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Soundgarden" title="Soundgarden">Soundgarden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alice_In_Chains" class="mw-redirect" title="Alice In Chains">Alice In Chains</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pearl_Jam" title="Pearl Jam">Pearl Jam</a>. Although the sales were low compared to previous albums, the single "<a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Cry_for_You" title="I'll Cry for You">I'll Cry for You</a>" managed to hit number 28 on the UK charts.<sup id="cite_ref-UK_S_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UK_S-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On <a href="/wiki/New_Year%27s_Eve" title="New Year's Eve">New Year's Eve</a> 1991, Europe kicked off a new tour with a show at the <a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Dome" title="Tokyo Dome">Tokyo Dome</a>, in which <a href="/wiki/Tesla_(band)" title="Tesla (band)">Tesla</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thunder_(band)" title="Thunder (band)">Thunder</a> and <a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a> also performed. The show was called "Final Countdown '91".<sup id="cite_ref-1982-1992_booklet_9-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1982-1992_booklet-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-tokyo-dome_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tokyo-dome-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After ten years of living, recording, and touring together, Europe decided to take a break at the end of the 1992 tour.<sup id="cite_ref-1982-1992_booklet_9-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1982-1992_booklet-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "I remember in the tour bus afterwards we were talking about where the whole thing was going and I think at the time the consensus of the band was we really felt ready for a break," Tempest said, "We felt that it was time to put some roots down and I was really into the idea of making my own solo album."<sup id="cite_ref-fireworks-18_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fireworks-18-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In that time, Tempest, Norum and Marcello released solo albums whilst the other members participated in several different projects and bands. In return, Europe was dropped from <a href="/wiki/Epic_Records" title="Epic Records">Epic Records</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reunion_and_Start_from_the_Dark_(2003–2005)"><span id="Reunion_and_Start_from_the_Dark_.282003.E2.80.932005.29"></span>Reunion and <i>Start from the Dark</i> (2003–2005)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Europe_(band)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Reunion and Start from the Dark (2003–2005)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The band members started to discuss the possibility of a Europe reunion in 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-fireworks-18_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fireworks-18-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Mic and Ian came over to see me in Ireland," Tempest said, "Then whilst we were there, John Norum called from LA, and we were like 'Yes, maybe now is the right time to get things started again'."<sup id="cite_ref-fireworks-18_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fireworks-18-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the 2000 millennium celebrations, Europe was asked to do a concert in Stockholm on New Year's Eve 1999. That would be Europe's first and, to date, only concert with both of their lead guitarists, since both John Norum and Kee Marcello had accepted the offer to play that evening with the rest of the group. They played "Rock the Night" and "The Final Countdown".<sup id="cite_ref-fireworks-18_24-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fireworks-18-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-fireworks-17_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fireworks-17-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Norum_by_Enrico_Dal_Boni.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/John_Norum_by_Enrico_Dal_Boni.jpg/170px-John_Norum_by_Enrico_Dal_Boni.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="251" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/John_Norum_by_Enrico_Dal_Boni.jpg/255px-John_Norum_by_Enrico_Dal_Boni.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/John_Norum_by_Enrico_Dal_Boni.jpg/340px-John_Norum_by_Enrico_Dal_Boni.jpg 2x" data-file-width="593" data-file-height="875" /></a><figcaption>Guitarist <a href="/wiki/John_Norum" title="John Norum">John Norum</a> performing in 2009.</figcaption></figure><p>Over the years, there were several reunion rumors, and on 2 October 2003 it was made official: Europe announced plans for a new album and world tour.<sup id="cite_ref-Blabbermouth_October_2,_2003_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Blabbermouth_October_2,_2003-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band then switched back to <i>The Final Countdown</i> line-up, with John Norum as the only lead guitarist.<sup id="cite_ref-fireworks-18_24-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fireworks-18-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "There was no doubt that we wanted John back, and John wanted to get back," Tempest said, "For me it was important to get that spark going again that we had before."<sup id="cite_ref-fireworks-26_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fireworks-26-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kee Marcello claimed that he was too busy with his own projects. "I told them I didn't want to participate in a [new] studio album because musically, I want to go in a different kind of direction than the music Europe stands for," Marcello said, "Then we talked for a while about doing a six-piece tour – it didn't turn out that way because of different reasons."<sup id="cite_ref-fireworks-17_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fireworks-17-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The songwriting for a new album, <i><a href="/wiki/Start_from_the_Dark" title="Start from the Dark">Start from the Dark</a></i>, began early in 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-fireworks-18_24-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fireworks-18-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "It was just a matter of moving forward and writing songs for the new album," Tempest said, "That was always our intention. We thought that if we were gonna make a comeback, we wanted to do it properly, and that meant we wanted to write and record some new songs, a new album."<sup id="cite_ref-fireworks-18_24-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fireworks-18-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the recording of <i>Start from the Dark</i>, the band decided to work with producer Kevin Elson, who had also produced <i>The Final Countdown</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-fireworks-18_24-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fireworks-18-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "We could either go with a younger producer, or we could go with someone that we knew, someone experienced who is on the same wavelength as the band," Tempest said, "So in the end we decided that Kevin would be the perfect choice."<sup id="cite_ref-fireworks-18_24-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fireworks-18-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the summer of 2004, Europe went on a festival tour through the European continent.<sup id="cite_ref-fireworks-18_24-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fireworks-18-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The concert setlists included the old hits, but also introduced the title track from <i>Start from the Dark</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-fireworks-18_24-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fireworks-18-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album was released on 22 September 2004, the same day that John Norum became a father. <i>Start from the Dark</i> featured a more modern sound compared to Europe's previous albums. "We wanted to be doing something at least that was a little bit relevant now; bit of a dry mix, detuned a bit," Tempest said, "So we felt like we didn't want to do an 1980s album per se, we just wanted to start like a fresh band really."<sup id="cite_ref-Blabbermouth_July_10,_2005_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Blabbermouth_July_10,_2005-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eventually, the album sold in excess of 600,000 copies worldwide.<sup id="cite_ref-fireworks-26_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fireworks-26-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Secret_Society_and_Last_Look_at_Eden_(2006–2010)"><span id="Secret_Society_and_Last_Look_at_Eden_.282006.E2.80.932010.29"></span><i>Secret Society</i> and <i>Last Look at Eden</i> (2006–2010)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Europe_(band)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Secret Society and Last Look at Eden (2006–2010)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Europe released its seventh album, <i><a href="/wiki/Secret_Society_(album)" title="Secret Society (album)">Secret Society</a></i> on 26 October 2006. "We think it's one of the strongest albums that Europe has ever done," Tempest said, "There is definitely some more melodic stuff on this one. <i>Start from the Dark</i> was very raw and made a statement, which is cool but for us it felt like a debut album in a way, so we wanted to branch out a bit on this one and take it to new levels."<sup id="cite_ref-fireworks-26_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fireworks-26-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 26 January 2008, Europe did a semi-acoustic live concert at Nalen in Stockholm, calling the event <i><a href="/wiki/Almost_Unplugged" title="Almost Unplugged">Almost Unplugged</a></i>. The band was accompanied by a string quartet and played reworked versions of its own songs, as well as cover versions of songs by bands that have influenced Europe's sound throughout the years – <a href="/wiki/Pink_Floyd" title="Pink Floyd">Pink Floyd</a>, <a href="/wiki/UFO_(band)" title="UFO (band)">UFO</a>, <a href="/wiki/Led_Zeppelin" title="Led Zeppelin">Led Zeppelin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thin_Lizzy" title="Thin Lizzy">Thin Lizzy</a>. The show was broadcast live over the Internet on Europe's official website.<sup id="cite_ref-Blabbermouth_January_31,_2008_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Blabbermouth_January_31,_2008-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was released on CD on 17 September 2008<sup id="cite_ref-Almost_Unplugged_CD_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Almost_Unplugged_CD-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and on DVD on 19 August 2009.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On 23 July 2008, Europe did a co-headlining concert with <a href="/wiki/Whitesnake" title="Whitesnake">Whitesnake</a> in <a href="/wiki/Padua" title="Padua">Padua</a>, Italy. During Whitesnake's performance of their encore "<a href="/wiki/Still_of_the_Night_(song)" title="Still of the Night (song)">Still of the Night</a>", Joey Tempest joined <a href="/wiki/David_Coverdale" title="David Coverdale">David Coverdale</a> on stage for the last chorus.<sup id="cite_ref-Blabbermouth_July_26,_2008_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Blabbermouth_July_26,_2008-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 2008 Europe was the opening act for <a href="/wiki/Deep_Purple" title="Deep Purple">Deep Purple</a> for two concerts in Sweden, in <a href="/wiki/Link%C3%B6ping" title="Linköping">Linköping</a> on 8 August and <a href="/wiki/Ystad" title="Ystad">Ystad</a> on 9 August.<sup id="cite_ref-Blabbermouth_February_8,_2008_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Blabbermouth_February_8,_2008-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> John Norum joined Deep Purple on stage in Ystad for a performance of "<a href="/wiki/Smoke_on_the_Water" title="Smoke on the Water">Smoke on the Water</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-The_Highway_Star_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Highway_Star-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 21 July 2009, bass guitarist and former member of Force, Marcel Jacob, committed suicide. He was 45 years old.<sup id="cite_ref-jeff_scott_soto_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jeff_scott_soto-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Europe_in_Sofia_-_11.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Europe_in_Sofia_-_11.jpg/220px-Europe_in_Sofia_-_11.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Europe_in_Sofia_-_11.jpg/330px-Europe_in_Sofia_-_11.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Europe_in_Sofia_-_11.jpg/440px-Europe_in_Sofia_-_11.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1518" data-file-height="1000" /></a><figcaption>Europe performing in Festivalna hall, Sofia in 2012.</figcaption></figure> <p>Europe's eighth studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/Last_Look_at_Eden" title="Last Look at Eden">Last Look at Eden</a></i>, was released on 9 September 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-Universal_Music_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Universal_Music-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Last_Look_at_Eden_(song)" title="Last Look at Eden (song)">title track</a> was released as a single in June.<sup id="cite_ref-Blabbermouth_April_8,_2009_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Blabbermouth_April_8,_2009-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band has described it as a modern retro rock album.<sup id="cite_ref-ETB_blog_some_answers_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ETB_blog_some_answers-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "This time, we're taking some new directions with our songs, and we're exploring different styles," they stated, "There is a definite classic rock vibe on some of the tracks... a tip of the hat to groovin', funkin' 1970s rock songs - but ones we have bought into the here and now."<sup id="cite_ref-ETB_blog_new_directions_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ETB_blog_new_directions-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The second single, "<a href="/wiki/New_Love_in_Town" title="New Love in Town">New Love in Town</a>", was released as a digital download on 3 September 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bag_of_Bones_and_War_of_Kings_(2011–2016)"><span id="Bag_of_Bones_and_War_of_Kings_.282011.E2.80.932016.29"></span><i>Bag of Bones</i> and <i>War of Kings</i> (2011–2016)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Europe_(band)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Bag of Bones and War of Kings (2011–2016)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 6 August 2011, Europe headlined the closing ceremonies of the <a href="/wiki/22nd_World_Scout_Jamboree" title="22nd World Scout Jamboree">22nd World Scout Jamboree</a> in <a href="/wiki/Rinkaby" title="Rinkaby">Rinkaby</a>, Sweden before an audience of 40,061 Scouts and Guides which included King <a href="/wiki/Carl_XVI_Gustaf_of_Sweden" class="mw-redirect" title="Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden">Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden</a> and <a href="/wiki/Queen_Silvia_of_Sweden" title="Queen Silvia of Sweden">Queen Silvia of Sweden</a>. <sup id="cite_ref-worldscoutjamboree.se_August_7,_2011_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-worldscoutjamboree.se_August_7,_2011-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 12 July 2011, Europe confirmed that <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Shirley" title="Kevin Shirley">Kevin Shirley</a> would produce their ninth studio album. The recording sessions started on 3 October 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Blabbermouth_July_12,_2011_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Blabbermouth_July_12,_2011-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 24 January 2012 the band announced the album title, <i><a href="/wiki/Bag_of_Bones_(album)" title="Bag of Bones (album)">Bag of Bones</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Blabbermouth_January_26,_2012_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Blabbermouth_January_26,_2012-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album was released on 18 April 2012 in Japan by <a href="/wiki/Victor_Entertainment" title="Victor Entertainment">Victor Entertainment</a><sup id="cite_ref-Victor_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Victor-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and on 25 April in Sweden by Gain Music Entertainment.<sup id="cite_ref-Gain_Music_Entertainment_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gain_Music_Entertainment-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Bag of Bones" debuted at number 2 on the Swedish album chart on 4 May 2012 and was certified Gold in Sweden on 12 July 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The band played at the <a href="/wiki/Sweden_Rock_Festival" title="Sweden Rock Festival">Sweden Rock Festival</a> in 2013, with their performance recorded for a 30th anniversary double CD, DVD and <a href="/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc" class="mw-redirect" title="Blu-ray Disc">Blu-ray Disc</a>, which was released in October 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, Europe celebrated the 30th anniversary of their second studio album "Wings Of Tomorrow". They performed the entire "Wings Of Tomorrow" album on several shows, including in Sweden.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Europe's tenth studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/War_of_Kings_(album)" title="War of Kings (album)">War of Kings</a></i> was released on 2 March 2015 by UDR Records.<sup id="cite_ref-MelodicRock.com_Dec_5,_2014_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MelodicRock.com_Dec_5,_2014-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was produced by Dave Cobb, producer for bands such as <a href="/wiki/Rival_Sons" title="Rival Sons">Rival Sons</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MelodicRock.com_Dec_5,_2014_51-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MelodicRock.com_Dec_5,_2014-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was followed in March 2015 by a 14-date tour of the UK co-headlining with <a href="/wiki/Black_Star_Riders" title="Black Star Riders">Black Star Riders</a>, supported by <a href="/wiki/The_Amorettes" title="The Amorettes">The Amorettes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Europe participated in a major cable television <a href="/wiki/GEICO_advertising_campaigns" class="mw-redirect" title="GEICO advertising campaigns">GEICO advertising campaign</a> which started airing September 2015 in the US; in a television commercial, they are featured singing "The Final Countdown" to the background of an office break room, as a microwave oven cooks a burrito.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Europe released the War Of Kings Special Edition together with Live Performance From Wacken Open Air Festival which was performed on 29 July 2015. The digital version was released on 27 November 2015 by UDR Records and the Blu-ray & DVD version released in early 2016.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In November 2016, Europe announced the 30th Final Countdown Anniversary Tour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their top selling album "The Final Countdown". In this tour, they performed the entire "The Final Countdown" album and the entire "War Of Kings" album in every concert. They also filmed the concert performed in Roundhouse, London on 12 November 2016 and released it on 21 July 2017 via Blu-ray, DVD & iTunes Digital Download.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Walk_the_Earth_(2017–present)"><span id="Walk_the_Earth_.282017.E2.80.93present.29"></span><i>Walk the Earth</i> (2017–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Europe_(band)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Walk the Earth (2017–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In mid-2017, Europe announced their eleventh studio album, titled <i><a href="/wiki/Walk_the_Earth" title="Walk the Earth">Walk the Earth</a></i>. The album was released on 20 October via CD with bonus DVD and digital download. </p><p>In 2023 they announced their 40th anniversary tour titled "time capsule" touring all over Europe, the UK and Asia. The tour started on 21 September 2023 in Mérida Spain and concluded on 4 February 2024 in Taipei Taiwan. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Musical_style_and_influences">Musical style and influences</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Europe_(band)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Musical style and influences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The band is mainly influenced by <a href="/wiki/Whitesnake" title="Whitesnake">Whitesnake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deep_Purple" title="Deep Purple">Deep Purple</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rainbow_(rock_band)" title="Rainbow (rock band)">Rainbow</a>, <a href="/wiki/Led_Zeppelin" title="Led Zeppelin">Led Zeppelin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thin_Lizzy" title="Thin Lizzy">Thin Lizzy</a>, <a href="/wiki/UFO_(band)" title="UFO (band)">UFO</a> and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Schenker_Group" title="Michael Schenker Group">Michael Schenker Group</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-metal-rules.com_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-metal-rules.com-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-uberrock.co.uk_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-uberrock.co.uk-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Band_members">Band members</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Europe_(band)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Band members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Current members</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joey_Tempest" title="Joey Tempest">Joey Tempest</a> – lead vocals, occasional acoustic and rhythm guitar <small>(1979–1992, 1999, 2003–present)</small>, keyboards, piano <small>(1979–1984)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Norum" title="John Norum">John Norum</a> – lead guitar, backing vocals <small>(1979–1986, 1999, 2003–present)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Lev%C3%A9n" title="John Levén">John Levén</a> - bass, backing vocals <small>(1981-1992, 1999, 2003–present)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mic_Michaeli" title="Mic Michaeli">Mic Michaeli</a> – keyboards, piano, keytar, backing vocals, occasional guitars <small>(1984–1992, 1999, 2003–present)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Haugland" title="Ian Haugland">Ian Haugland</a> – drums, percussion, snare drum, backing vocals <small>(1984–1992, 1999, 2003–present)</small></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Former members</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Reno" title="Tony Reno">Tony Reno</a> – drums, percussion <small>(1979–1984)</small></li> <li>Peter Olsson – bass, backing vocals <small>(1979–1981)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcel_Jacob" title="Marcel Jacob">Marcel Jacob</a> – bass, backing vocals <small>(1981, died 2009)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kee_Marcello" title="Kee Marcello">Kee Marcello</a> – lead guitar, backing vocals <small>(1986–1992, 1999)</small></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Timeline">Timeline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Europe_(band)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_4znnrhxz28r5bb50b4rbqc8cuf6oggg"></map><img usemap="#timeline_4znnrhxz28r5bb50b4rbqc8cuf6oggg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/4znnrhxz28r5bb50b4rbqc8cuf6oggg.png" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Europe_(band)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Europe_discography" title="Europe discography">Europe discography</a></div> <p><b>Studio albums</b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Europe_(Europe_album)" title="Europe (Europe album)">Europe</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wings_of_Tomorrow" title="Wings of Tomorrow">Wings of Tomorrow</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Final_Countdown_(album)" title="The Final Countdown (album)">The Final Countdown</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Out_of_This_World_(Europe_album)" title="Out of This World (Europe album)">Out of This World</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Prisoners_in_Paradise" title="Prisoners in Paradise">Prisoners in Paradise</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Start_from_the_Dark" title="Start from the Dark">Start from the Dark</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Secret_Society_(album)" title="Secret Society (album)">Secret Society</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Last_Look_at_Eden" title="Last Look at Eden">Last Look at Eden</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bag_of_Bones_(album)" title="Bag of Bones (album)">Bag of Bones</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/War_of_Kings_(album)" title="War of Kings (album)">War of Kings</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Walk_the_Earth" title="Walk the Earth">Walk the Earth</a></i> (2017)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accolades">Accolades</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Europe_(band)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Accolades"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Awards_and_nominations">Awards and nominations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Europe_(band)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Awards and nominations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Year </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Nominee / work </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2">Award associations </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Result </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2"><abbr title="Reference(s)">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="col"><span style="font-size:85%;">Award ceremony / media</span> </th> <th scope="col"><span style="font-size:85%;">Category</span> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2">1986 </th> <td rowspan="8">Themselves </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rockbj%C3%B6rnen" title="Rockbjörnen">Rockbjörnen</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Sweden)</span> </td> <td>Best Swedish Group </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Rockbjornen_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rockbjornen-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gold <a href="/wiki/Bravo_Otto" title="Bravo Otto">Bravo Otto</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Germany)</span> </td> <td>Hard 'n Heavy </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Bravo_Otto_1986_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bravo_Otto_1986-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1987 </th> <td>Gold Bravo Otto <span style="font-size:85%;">(Germany)</span> </td> <td>Hard 'n Heavy </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Bravo_Otto_1987_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bravo_Otto_1987-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1988 </th> <td>Gold Bravo Otto <span style="font-size:85%;">(Germany)</span> </td> <td>Hard 'n Heavy </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Bravo_Otto_1988_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bravo_Otto_1988-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1989 </th> <td>Silver Bravo Otto <span style="font-size:85%;">(Germany)</span> </td> <td>Bands Hard 'n Heavy </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Bravo_Otto_1989_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bravo_Otto_1989-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1990 </th> <td>Bronze Bravo Otto <span style="font-size:85%;">(Germany)</span> </td> <td>Bands Hard 'n Heavy </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Bravo_Otto_1990_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bravo_Otto_1990-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2">2015 </th> <td>Rockbjörnen <span style="font-size:85%;">(Sweden)</span> </td> <td>Best Hard Rock/Metal </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Rockbjornen_56-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rockbjornen-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Classic_Rock_Roll_of_Honour_Awards" title="Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards">Classic Rock Roll of Honour</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(UK)</span> </td> <td>Comeback of the Year </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Blabbermouth_Dec_23_2015_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Blabbermouth_Dec_23_2015-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2018 </th> <td><i>Walk the Earth</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammis" title="Grammis">Grammis</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Sweden)</span> </td> <td>Best Hard Rock/Metal </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Grammis_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grammis-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Award </th> <th scope="col">Result </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Reference(s)">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1987 </th> <td>Pan European Awards 1986 (<i><a href="/wiki/Music_%26_Media" title="Music & Media">Music & Media</a></i>) </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Award </th> <th scope="col">Nominee / work </th> <th scope="col">Result </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Reference(s)">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2022 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a> Billion Views Award </td> <td>"The Final Countdown" </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_honors">Other honors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Europe_(band)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Other honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Award </th> <th scope="col">Result </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Reference(s)">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2018 </th> <td>Swedish Music Hall of Fame </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Inducted </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Swedish_Music_Hall_of_Fame_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Swedish_Music_Hall_of_Fame-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Europe_(band)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span 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href="/wiki/John_Lev%C3%A9n" title="John Levén">John Levén</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Mic_Michaeli" title="Mic Michaeli">Mic Michaeli</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Ian_Haugland" title="Ian Haugland">Ian Haugland</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Reno" title="Tony Reno">Tony Reno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcel_Jacob" title="Marcel Jacob">Marcel Jacob</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kee_Marcello" title="Kee Marcello">Kee Marcello</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Europe_(Europe_album)" title="Europe (Europe album)">Europe</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wings_of_Tomorrow" title="Wings of Tomorrow">Wings of Tomorrow</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Final_Countdown_(album)" title="The Final Countdown (album)">The Final Countdown</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Out_of_This_World_(Europe_album)" title="Out of This World (Europe album)">Out of This World</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Prisoners_in_Paradise" title="Prisoners in Paradise">Prisoners in Paradise</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Start_from_the_Dark" title="Start from the Dark">Start from the Dark</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Secret_Society_(album)" title="Secret Society (album)">Secret Society</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Last_Look_at_Eden" title="Last Look at Eden">Last Look at Eden</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bag_of_Bones_(album)" title="Bag of Bones (album)">Bag of Bones</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/War_of_Kings_(album)" title="War of Kings (album)">War of Kings</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Walk_the_Earth" title="Walk the Earth">Walk the Earth</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Final_Countdown_Tour_1986_(album)" title="The Final Countdown Tour 1986 (album)">The Final Countdown Tour 1986</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Extended_Versions_(Europe_album)" title="Extended Versions (Europe album)">Extended Versions</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Almost_Unplugged" title="Almost Unplugged">Almost Unplugged</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_Shepherd%27s_Bush,_London" title="Live at Shepherd's Bush, London">Live at Shepherd's Bush, London</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_Sweden_Rock_%E2%80%93_30th_Anniversary_Show" title="Live at Sweden Rock – 30th Anniversary Show">Live at Sweden Rock – 30th Anniversary Show</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a 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