EUROPE DEMOS CD#1 John Norum,Tone,Yngwie Malmsteen,Dokken Swedish Rock AOR Metal

EUROPE - 80'S DEMOS

Ultra Rare. Inc Pre-Europe (1981) + The Final Countdown Demo Versions + Unreleased (1985) !!!

19 TRACKS 1.Hold on 2.Strange 3.The roses 4.Black rose 5.Give me a break 6.Rock on 7.Mystery 8.Midnight show 9.Endless voyage of dreams 10.Can't work it out 11.Power of Rock 12.Can't you stay #1 13.Can't you stay #2 14.Carrie 15.Danger on the track 16.Heart of stone 17.Love chaser 18.On broken wings 19.Time has come

SONGWRITERS/ MUSICIANS Joey Tempest - Mic Michaeli - Kee Marcello - John Levén - Ian Haugland - Tony Reno - Peter Olsson - Marcel Jacobs

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EUROPE THE BAND Also known as Force Origin Upplands Väsby, Sweden Genres Hard rock[1] ·  glam metal[2][3] ·  blues rock[3] Years active 1979–1992, 2003–present 1999 (one-off reunion) Labels Epic ·  Edel ·  Sanctuary ·  earMusic ·  UDR Records Associated acts Tone Norum ·  Easy Action ·  Dokken ·  Glenn Hughes ·  Brazen Abbot ·  Clockwise ·  Last Autumn's Dream ·  Yngwie Malmsteen Members Joey Tempest John Norum John Levén Mic Michaeli Ian Haugland Past members Tony Reno Marcel Jacob Kee Marcello Europe is a Swedish rock band formed in Upplands Väsby in 1979,[4] by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bassist Peter Olsson, and drummer Tony Reno. They got a major breakthrough in Sweden in 1982 by winning the televised competition "Rock-SM" (Swedish Rock Championships): it was the first time this competition was held, and Europe became a larger success than the competition itself. Since their formation, Europe has released eleven studio albums, three live albums, three compilations and twenty-three music videos. Europe rose to international fame in the 1980s with their third album, 1986's The Final Countdown, which has sold over 3 million copies in the United States and 15 million copies worldwide (including album and single). Europe have sold over 25 million records worldwide.[5] The band has had two top 20 albums on the Billboard 200 chart (The Final Countdown and Out of This World)[6] and two top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ("The Final Countdown" and "Carrie").[7] Europe went on hiatus in 1992, reunited temporarily for a one-off performance in Stockholm on New Year's Eve 1999 and announced an official reunion in 2003. Since then the band has released six albums, Start from the Dark (2004), Secret Society (2006), Last Look at Eden (2009), Bag of Bones (2012), War of Kings (2015) and Walk the Earth (2017). Europe has achieved new attention in the US due to being featured in a GEICO Insurance cable television commercial campaign viewed for many months across the US in 2015-16. The band is mainly influenced by Whitesnake, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy, UFO and Michael Schenker Group.[8][9] History Europe and Wings of Tomorrow (1979–1984) The first incarnation of the band was named Force and came together in 1979, in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm, and was integrated by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bass guitarist Peter Olsson, and drummer Tony Reno.[10] "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."[11] The band sent several demos to record companies, 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 John Levén.[10] Just a couple of months later, Levén joined Yngwie Malmsteen's band Rising Force, and Malmsteen's former bassist, Marcel Jacob, joined Force. This only lasted for three months, though; Levén apparently had issues with Malmsteen, so he and Jacob traded places again.[12] In 1982, 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". The reward was a record deal with Hot Records. Tempest won the individual award for Best Lead Singer, and Norum won the award for Best Guitarist.[10] Just before the contest, Force changed their name to Europe. Tempest came up with the name.[13][13] The self-titled debut album 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 "Seven Doors Hotel" became a Top 10 hit in Japan.[10] The second album Wings of Tomorrow was released one year later and the single "Open Your Heart" got interest from CBS Records who offered them an international contract in 1985.[10] "I think one of the most important albums for the band was Wings of Tomorrow," 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."[14] Keyboardist Mic Michaeli was soon recruited to play in live concerts, and became an official member of the band shortly after.[10] 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.[15] His replacement was Ian Haugland.[10] The Final Countdown (1985–1987) In 1985 Europe recorded the soundtrack for the film On the Loose, which gave them the hit "Rock the Night".[10] Several months later Joey Tempest was asked to write a song for the charity project Swedish Metal Aid.[16] He wrote "Give a Helping Hand", which would feature the biggest stars of Swedish rock and metal.[17] The income from the sales of the single, which was produced by Easy Action guitarist Kee Marcello, was donated to the starving people of Ethiopia.[10] In September 1985, Europe was approached by an executive from Epic Records. They helped Europe start the recording of its next album with Journey producer Kevin Elson. The result was The Final Countdown. Released on 26 May 1986, the album gave the band its international breakthrough, was certified Triple Platinum in the USA[18] and reached number 8 on the Billboard 200 chart.[6] The title track, which was based on a keyboard riff composed by Tempest as early as 1981-82,[10] was released as the first single and became a worldwide success, peaking at number 1 in 25 countries,[5] such as the UK,[19] France,[20] Spain, and Germany.[21] The power ballad "Carrie", which peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart,[7] "Cherokee" and a re-recorded "Rock the Night" were other hits from the album.[citation needed] Not satisfied with the album's keyboard-dominated production nor the band's commercialized image, John Norum decided to leave Europe in November 1986 to pursue a solo career.[10] "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."[22] Kee Marcello was asked to replace him, and after some consideration, he decided to join the band.[10] Marcello joined the band at its commercial peak, no less than three singles from The Final Countdown reaching the US Top 40.[7] The following year included successful tours through Europe and the USA.[citation needed] Out of This World and Prisoners in Paradise (1988–1992) The follow-up to The Final Countdown was entitled Out of This World and was released in 1988. The biggest hit from the album was "Superstitious" which peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 9 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks. "Superstitious" would be the last Europe song to chart in the USA.[7] The album was certified platinum in the States and peaked at number 19 on the Billboard 200 chart.[6][18] More touring followed, including an American tour with Def Leppard and a festival gig at the National Bowl in Milton Keynes, England with Bon Jovi, Skid Row and Vixen.[10] In September 1989, Europe did a gig at the Whisky a Go Go club in West Hollywood, California, under the pseudonym Le Baron Boys.[23] That name would later be used as a title for a much-circulated Europe bootleg, which contained demo recordings from 1989-90. Two years later, the album Prisoners in Paradise was released, but received limited media attention due to the "boom" of the grunge movement, started by Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains and Pearl Jam. Although the sales were low compared to previous albums, the single "I'll Cry for You" managed to hit number 28 on the UK charts.[19] On New Year's Eve 1991, Europe kicked off a new tour with a show at the Tokyo Dome, in which Tesla, Thunder and Metallica also performed. The show was called "Final Countdown '91".[10][24] After ten years of living, recording, and touring together, Europe decided to take a break at the end of the 1992 tour.[10] "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."[25] 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 Epic Records.[citation needed] Reunion and Start from the Dark (2003–2005) The band members started to discuss the possibility of a Europe reunion in 1998.[25] "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'."[25] 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".[25][26] 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.[27] The band then switched back to the Final Countdown line-up, with John Norum as the only lead guitarist.[25] "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."[11] 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."[26] The songwriting for a new album, Start from the Dark, began early in 2003.[25] "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."[25] For the recording of Start from the Dark, the band decided to work with producer Kevin Elson, who had also produced The Final Countdown.[25] "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."[25] In the summer of 2004, Europe went on a festival tour through the European continent.[25] The concert setlists included the old hits, but also introduced the title track from Start from the Dark.[25] The album was released on 22 September 2004, the same day that John Norum became a father. Start from the Dark 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."[28] Eventually, the album sold in excess of 600,000 copies worldwide.[11] Secret Society and Last Look at Eden (2006–2010) Europe released its seventh album, Secret Society 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. Start from the Dark 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."[11] On 26 January 2008, Europe did a semi-acoustic live concert at Nalen in Stockholm, calling the event Almost Unplugged. 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 – Pink Floyd, UFO, Led Zeppelin and Thin Lizzy. The show was broadcast live over the Internet on Europe's official website.[29] It was released on CD on 17 September 2008[30] and on DVD on 19 August 2009.[citation needed] On 23 July 2008, Europe did a co-headlining concert with Whitesnake in Padua, Italy. During Whitesnake's performance of their encore "Still of the Night", Joey Tempest joined David Coverdale on stage for the last chorus.[31] In August 2008 Europe was the opening act for Deep Purple for two concerts in Sweden, in Linköping on 8 August and Ystad on 9 August.[32] John Norum joined Deep Purple on stage in Ystad for a performance of "Smoke on the Water".[33] On 21 July 2009, bass guitarist and former member of Force, Marcel Jacob, committed suicide. He was 45 years old.[34] Europe's eighth studio album, Last Look at Eden, was released on 9 September 2009.[35] The title track was released as a single in June.[36] The band has described it as a modern retro rock album.[37] "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."[38] The second single, "New Love in Town", was released as a digital download on 3 September 2009.[39] Bag of Bones and War of Kings (2011–2016) On 6 August 2011, Europe headlined the closing ceremonies of the 22nd World Scout Jamboree in Rinkaby, Sweden before an audience of 40,061 Scouts and Guides which included King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Silvia of Sweden. [40] On 12 July 2011, Europe confirmed that Kevin Shirley would produce their ninth studio album. The recording sessions started on 3 October 2011.[41][42] On 24 January 2012 the band announced the album title, Bag of Bones.[43][44] The album was released on 18 April 2012 in Japan by Victor Entertainment[45] and on 25 April in Sweden by Gain Music Entertainment.[46] "Bag of Bones" debuted at number 2 on the Swedish album chart on 4 May 2012[12] and was certified Gold in Sweden on 12 July 2012.[12][citation needed] The band played at the Sweden Rock Festival in 2013, with their performance recorded for a 30th anniversary double CD, DVD and blu-ray disc, which was released in October 2013.[47][48][49] 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.[citation needed] Europe's tenth studio album, War of Kings was released on 2 March 2015 by UDR Records.[50] It was produced by Dave Cobb, producer for bands such as Rival Sons.[50] This was followed in March 2015 by a 14-date tour of the UK co-headlining with Black Star Riders, supported by The Amorettes.[51] Europe participated in a major cable television GEICO advertising campaign which started airing September 2015 in the US; they were featured singing "The Final Countdown" to a microwave oven cooking a burrito in a television commercial.[52] 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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] Walk the Earth (2017–present) In mid-2017, Europe announced their eleventh studio album, titled Walk the Earth. The album was released on 20 October via CD with bonus DVD and digital download.[citation needed] Band members Current members John Norum - guitars, backing vocals (1979–1986, 1999, 2003–present) Joey Tempest - lead vocals, occasional guitars, keyboards and piano (1979–1992, 1999, 2003–present) John Levén - bass, backing vocals (1981–1992, 1999, 2003–present) Mic Michaeli - keyboards, piano, keytar, backing vocals, occasional guitars (1984–1992, 1999, 2003–present) Ian Haugland - drums, percussion, snare drum, backing vocals (1984–1992, 1999, 2003–present) Former members Peter Olsson - bass, backing vocals (Force, 1979–1981) Tony Reno - drums, percussion (1979–1984) Marcel Jacob - bass, backing vocals (1981, died 2009) Kee Marcello - guitars, backing vocals (1986–1992, 1999) Awards 1986  Europe  Rockbjörnen (Sweden) – Best Swedish Group[53]  Won  Gold Bravo Otto (Germany) – Hard 'n Heavy[54]  Won  1987  Gold Bravo Otto (Germany) – Hard 'n Heavy[55]  Won  1988  Gold Bravo Otto (Germany) – Hard 'n Heavy[56]  Won  1989  Silver Bravo Otto (Germany) – Bands Hard 'n Heavy[57]  Won  1990  Bronze Bravo Otto (Germany) – Bands Hard 'n Heavy[58]  Won  2015  Rockbjörnen (Sweden) – Best Hard Rock/Metal[53]  Won  Classic Rock Roll of Honour (UK) – Comeback of the Year[59]  Won  2018  Walk the Earth  Grammis (Sweden) – Best Hard Rock/Metal[60]  Won  Europe  Swedish Music Hall of Fame[61]  Inducted  Discography Studio albums Europe (1983) Wings of Tomorrow (1984) The Final Countdown (1986) Out of This World (1988) Prisoners in Paradise (1991) Start from the Dark (2004) Secret Society (2006) Last Look at Eden (2009) Bag of Bones (2012) War of Kings (2015) Walk the Earth (2017) See also List of glam metal bands and artists The following is a list of glam metal bands and artists and includes bands and artists that have been described as glam metal or its interchangeable terms, hair metal,[1][2] hair bands,[3] pop metal[1] and lite metal[1] by professional journalists at some stage in their career. Glam metal is a subgenre of heavy metal[4] and is influenced by 1970s glam rock.[5] Glam metal groups wear "... flashy clothing, heavy makeup, and large, teased hair ...".[6] Accept (Eat the Heat era)[7] Aerosmith[8][9] Alias[10] Alice N' Chains[2][11] Autograph[12][13][14] Babylon A.D.[15][16] Bad Company (1986–1990)[17] Bad English[18] Bad4Good[2] Badlands[7][19] Bang Tango[13][20] Barren Cross[21] Beggars & Thieves[22] Bitch (as Betsy)[13][23] Black 'n Blue[24][25] Blonz[26] Bloodgood[27] Blue Murder[28] Bon Jovi[1][8][9][26][29][30][31][32][33] Bonham[16] Bride[27][34] Brighton Rock[35] Britny Fox[13][26][36] BulletBoys[2][19][37] Candy Harlots[38] Celtic Frost (Cold Lake era)[39][40] Child's Play[26] Cinderella[26][29][30][32][41][42][43][44] Circus of Power[45] Contraband[46] Alice Cooper (late 1980s work)[19][47] Cry Wolf[26] Cycle Sluts from Hell[16][26][48] D-A-D[49] Damn Yankees[50] Danger Danger[19][30][51] Dangerous Toys[19][26][30] Def Leppard[9][32] Dirty Looks[52] Discharge (Grave New World era)[53] D'Molls[54] Dokken[9][26][29][32][41][43][55] Easy Action[25] Electric Boys[16][49] Enuff Z'Nuff[19][56][57] Europe[13][29][58][59][60][61] Every Mother's Nightmare[26] Extreme[9][26][62] Ezo[63] Faster Pussycat[30][32][43][64] Fastway[19] Femme Fatale[65] FireHouse[19][26][30][66][67] Lita Ford[1][32][68][69][70] Frehley's Comet[19][71] Giant[72][73] Giuffria[19][74] Gorky Park (early work)[16][75] Gotthard[76] Great White[13][26][77] Guardian[27][78] Guns N' Roses[9][29][30][32][49][79][80] Sammy Hagar[81] Halloween[19] Hanoi Rocks[29][32][43][49][82][83] Hardline[16][26] Harem Scarem[84][85] Heaven's Edge[86] Heavy Bones[26][87] Helix[13][88] Hollywood Rose[25] Holy Soldier[27][89] Honeymoon Suite[13] House of Lords[90] Hurricane[62] Icon[91] It's Alive[30][92] Jackyl[93] Jetboy[25][94] Johnny Crash[95] Judas Priest (Turbo era)[96][97] Junkyard[25][98] Keel[25][99] Kick Axe[100] Kik Tracee[25][101] Killer Dwarfs[25][102] King Kobra[25][103] Kingdom Come[16] Kiss[9][32][104] Kix[13][26][105] Krokus (80s work)[13][106] L.A. Guns[26][29][32][41][107] Leviticus[108][109] Lillian Axe[16][65][47][110] Lion[16] Little Caesar[19] Lizzy Borden[25][111] London[25][112][113] Lord Tracy[25][65] Loudness[13][63] Love/Hate[19][26] Lynch Mob[26][114] Madam X[16][115] Magdallan[116] Michael Monroe[117] Mötley Crüe[1][3][8][9][26][29][30][32][41][43][49][118] Montrose (Mean era)[119] Mr. Big[13][26][120][121] Nasty Idols[122] Vince Neil (Exposed era)[123] Nelson[16][26][124] Night Ranger[13] Nitro[25][43][125] The Nymphs[126] Ozzy Osbourne (The Ultimate Sin era)[96] Pantera (80s work)[2][16][127][128] Poison[1][2][3][8][9][26][29][30][32][41][43][49][129] Pretty Boy Floyd[19][130][131] Pretty Maids[49] Queensrÿche (80s work)[26][62][132] Quiet Riot[9][26][29][32] The Quireboys[133] Ratt[1][9][26][29][30][32][41][43][134][135] Return[136] Rock City Angels[137] David Lee Roth[138][139] Rough Cutt[16][140] Roxx Gang[141] Sacred Warrior[142] Saigon Kick[25][26] Sea Hags[25][26][143] Shark Island[16][144] Shotgun Messiah[19][49][145][130] Shout[146][147] Skid Row[9][26][32][148][149][150] Slaughter[2][13][26][30][41][151] Sleeze Beez[16][26][152] Sleze[2] Slik Toxik[26] Smashed Gladys[16] Sons of Angels[49] SouthGang[2][30] Spinal Tap[153] Spread Eagle[26][154] Stage Dolls[49][65] Steeler[16] Steelheart[26][154][155] Stryken[108] Stryper[13][156][157][158][159] Takara (Eternal Faith era)[160] Tempest[108] Tesla[9][13][26][132] Thor[16][161] Thunder[162] Tigertailz[16][49] TNT[25][49][163] Tokyo Blade (Ain't Misbehavin' era)[164] Tora Tora[25][30][165] Treat[166] T-Ride[167] Triumph (Thunder Seven era)[168] Trixter[19][26][30][154][169] T.S.O.L.[170][171] Tuff[25][26][46] Twisted Sister[3][9][32][65][172][173] Steven Tyler[174] Ugly Kid Joe[26] Uriah Heep (Equator era)[175][176] Vain[177] Van Halen[9][80][178][179][180] Vanadium (late 80s work)[181] Vandal[2] Vandenberg (Alibi era)[182] Vinnie Vincent Invasion[19][183] Vixen[1][13][65][184][185] War Babies[26] Warlock[19][186] Warrant[26][29][32][41][43][187][188] W.A.S.P.[32][43][189] Whitecross[190][191][192] Whitesnake[29][32][188][193] White Lion[2][26][32][41][194] White Tiger[195] Wildside[30] Winger[13][26][29][41][196][197] Winter Rose[198] Wrathchild[25] X Japan[63][199][200] X-Sinner[190] XYZ[25] Y&T (1984–1990)[13][201][202] Zebra[13] Glam metal revival bands[edit] Bad City[203] Bang Camaro[204][205] Black Veil Brides[65][203][206] Blessed by a Broken Heart[207][208] Brain Donor[209] Brides of Destruction[210] Crashdïet[203] Crazy Lixx[203] The Darkness[26][211][212][213] The Datsuns[214] Diamond Nights[215] Diemonds[216][217] Dirty Penny[218] Falling in Reverse[219] Hardcore Superstar[203] H.E.A.T[220] Hinder[26] Impotent Sea Snakes[221] The Last Vegas[203] Lynam[203] Nasty Crue[222][223] Orgy[224] The Poodles[225] Reckless Love[203][206] Santa Cruz[206] Satanicide[226] Seventh Key[227] Steel Panther[26][203][206][207] Towers of London[228] We Are Harlot[206] Originally a progressive rock group, Europe didn't achieve success until they reworked their sound into bombastic yet melodic pop-metal. In their first incarnation, the Swedish band was called Force. Featuring core members Joey Tempest (vocals), John Norum (guitar), Tony Reno (drums), and John Leven (bass) -- the band won a national talent contest in the early '80s, which led to a record contract. After changing their name to Europe and releasing two albums in Sweden (Europe and Wings of Tomorrow), the band landed an international deal with Epic Records. By this time, Reno had left the group and been replaced by Ian Haugland. Keyboardist Mic Michaeli had also joined the lineup. The Final Countdown  In 1986, Europe released The Final Countdown. On the album, Michaeli's keyboards take a prominent role (they provide the main riff in the hit title track), which nicely complemented the band's smoother pop melodies. The change in style proved successful, as the record became a Top Ten hit in the U.S. and U.K.; both "The Final Countdown" and "Carrie" became Top Ten singles as well. Norum left the band by the end of the year and was replaced by Kee Marcello. Released in 1988, Out of This World continued the formula of the previous record. It was also a success, although its numbers didn't match those of The Final Countdown. Three years later, Europe released their fifth studio album, Prisoners in Paradise, which featured the hit title track as well as the midtempo ballad "I'll Cry for You," before calling it quits the following year. The band, including Norum, reunited for a New Year's Eve performance in Stockholm in 1999, resulting in the announcement of an official reunion three years later. The band subsequently recorded and released their sixth album, Start from the Dark (2004), then followed it with Secret Society (2006) and Last Look at Eden (2009), the latter of which debuted at number one on the Swedish album chart. Bag of Bones (2012) had a blues-rock feel, while War of Kings (2015) was a heavy, doomy, faintly psychedelic affair strongly inspired by their childhood heroes Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, and Led Zeppelin. Walk the Earth  After embarking on a 30th anniversary tour, dubbed The Final Countdown, the Swedish rockers returned in 2017 with a brand new album. Walk the Earth was produced by Dave Cobb (Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, Dolly Parton) and recorded at London's Abbey Road Studios. Songwriting Eric Martin / André Pessis / Joey Tempest Jim Vallance Antônio Carlos Jobim / J. Zaremba Eddie Meduza / John Norum Sly Dunbar / Robbie Shakespeare Dave Cobb / Chris Difford Beau Hill / M. Middleton James Fucci Nick Graham/ Nate Graham Phil Lynott Andreas Carlsson Phil Mogg / Michael Schenker Corky Laing / Felix Pappalardi / David Rea / Leslie West Gardner Cole / Madonna / Peter Rafelson Dave Cobb / Chris Difford/ Aaron Raitiere Tobias Lindell Dave Cobb / Chris Difford David Gilmour / Roger Waters Aaron Raitiere / Joey Tempest Similar To Bon Jovi Firehouse Foreigner Mr. Big Scorpions Survivor Triumph Whitesnake Autograph Def Leppard Dream Theater Extreme Great White Mr. Mister Warrant White Lion Starship Passenger Influenced By Asia Journey Rush Def Leppard Styx Aerosmith Bad Company Emerson, Lake & Palmer Genesis Heart Kansas Queen REO Speedwagon Sweet Yes Followed By Andrew W.K. DragonForce Dream Theater The Darkness Associated With Clockwise

JOEY TEMPEST Birth name Rolf Magnus Joakim Larsson Born 19 August 1963 Stockholm, Sweden Genres Heavy metal, hard rock, glam metal, country rock Instruments Vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass, piano, violin Years active 1979–present Labels Polar, Polydor, Sonet Associated acts Europe Rolf Magnus Joakim Larsson (born 19 August 1963), professionally known as Joey Tempest, is a Swedish singer, best known as the lead singer and main songwriter of the rock band Europe. He has written hits which include "The Final Countdown", "Rock the Night", "Cherokee" and "Superstitious". Early life Before becoming the artist Joey Tempest, Joakim Larsson learned how to play the piano and the guitar. He played football, ice hockey and competed in go-cart racing; he once came in fourth place in the Junior Cart Race, a Swedish championship. Like many of the other Europe members, he grew up in Stockholm suburb Upplands Väsby. His biggest idols were Thin Lizzy and Led Zeppelin.[citation needed] During his teens, he played in a number of bands such as Jet, Blazer, Made in Hong Kong and Roxanne. At that time he alternated between playing rhythm guitar and bass, in addition to lead vocals. Career In 1979, Tempest formed the band Force with guitarist John Norum, bass guitarist Peter Olsson and drummer Tony Reno.[1] Force immediately began building a reputation and a fanbase in the suburbs of Stockholm. In 1982, they changed their name to Europe and won the music competition Rock-SM. The first prize was a record deal with Hot Records.[1] Europe released five albums between 1983 and 1991, with Joey Tempest as the lead singer, frontman, and songwriter. "The Final Countdown" During the years with Europe, Tempest wrote numerous international big hits. "The Final Countdown" was the biggest; it topped the sales chart in 26 countries, sold 15 million copies, was played at the closing ceremony of the 1987 EuroBasket and 1988 Summer Olympics, became the musical theme of the millennium celebrations and a ringtone in hundreds of thousands of mobile phones all over the world.[citation needed] After Countdown, Europe released two more albums, Out of this World (1988), and Prisoners in Paradise (1991), before their final concert in March 1992. Europe ended their final tour in Portsmouth and did not perform together again until New Year's Eve 1999 to 2000. Solo work In 1995, Tempest's solo debut A Place to Call Home was released. He has called it his "singer/songwriter album". The album, which was produced by Dan Sundquist, was recorded in Stockholm and London using Swedish musicians. Europe band mate John Norum guests on one of the tracks. Tempest also played guitar on the album. A Place to Call Home sold platinum in Sweden and it was a big success internationally. Later the same year he commenced his first European tour as a solo artist. The following year he was nominated for a "Best Swedish Artist" Grammy. Four singles were taken from the album, "A Place to Call Home", "Under the Influence", "We Come Alive" and "Don't Go Changing On Me". The next album Azalea Place was released in 1997. The next solo album was recorded in Nashville by producer Richard Dodd, known for producing artists such as The Travelling Wilburys and Tom Petty. Where A Place To Call Home had Tempest writing all the material, the new album was written together with others. Among these were Chris Difford from Squeeze and Will Jennings. "Azalea Place was mostly written in the studio and was therefore more improvised and experimental", Tempest commented on the production.[citation needed] "The Match", "The One In The Glass" and "If I'd Only Known" were released as singles. "The Match" became one of the most played songs on Swedish radio and the album achieved gold status. In the autumn of 2002, he released his third solo album, Joey Tempest. The producer team behind the album was "DeadMono", consisting of Malcolm Pardon and Fredrik Rinman. The team has also worked with Eskobar, Lisa Miskovsky and Stakka Bo. Also collaborating on the album were Chris Difford, former Europe member Mic Michaeli, and guitarist Adam Lamprell. The first session took place in Konk Studios, The Kinks old London studio, where Tempest jammed with English musicians who had formerly played with Massive Attack. This session produced "Magnificent", "Kill For A Girl Like You" (B-side of the first single "Forgiven") and "Sometimes". Work continued in Stockholm, this time with Swedish musicians, including Mic Michaeli. "Superhuman" originated from this session. After that, Tempest kept on working with Adam Lamprell in a temporary studio in London. Of his song writing Tempest has said, "Dreamless and Magnificent have a lot of London in them. Losers is influenced by both London and Dublin. Living there can be very intense, almost chaotic. They’re tough cities and I'd never have written the lyrics I did without living there.[citation needed]" Some lyrics can also be related to his homeland, reflections on living abroad, and learning to live with new people. Musician Tempest played the keyboards on the first two Europe albums before the band decided to recruit keyboardist Mic Michaeli in April 1984.[1] A couple of years earlier, Tempest had borrowed a keyboard from Michaeli and used it to compose the main keyboard hook of the song "The Final Countdown".[1] After a jam session in 1985, Michaeli and Tempest co-wrote the ballad "Carrie".[1] Later that year, Tempest wrote the soundtrack for the Swedish film On the Loose, as well as the song "Give A Helping Hand" for the benefit project Swedish Metal Aid, in the spirit of Band Aid.[2] The song was produced by future Europe bandmate Kee Marcello.[1] In 1986 Tempest wrote and produced the album One of a Kind for Tone Norum, John Norum's younger sister.[1] Tempest also collaborated with John Norum on the single "We Will Be Strong" from Norum's album Face the Truth in 1992. This was Tempest and Norum's first collaboration since Norum left Europe in November 1986.[1] After Europe went on hiatus in 1992, Tempest released three solo albums.[3] The first album, A Place to Call Home featured a guest appearance from John Norum on the song "Right to Respect". Several songs on the third album, Joey Tempest, were co-written by Mic Michaeli. 2004 saw the release of Europe's comeback album, Start from the Dark, featuring the band's classic Final Countdown line-up with John Norum on guitar. The follow-up, Secret Society, was released in 2006, Last Look at Eden in 2009, Bag of Bones in 2012, and War of Kings in 2015.Walk the Earth(album) in 2017 Personal life Tempest currently lives in London, England with his wife Lisa Worthington and sons James Joakim[4] and Jack Johnston[5] Larsson. Tempest talked to Bruce Dickinson about his decision to live in London on the latter's BBC 6 Music radio show in 2009.[6] He does not have any social media pages apart from the official ones for Europe listed on their website.[7] Asked in 2009, by the BBC's Liam Allen, "Are you ever embarrassed by some of the hairstyles and clothes you wore back in the day?", Tempest replied, "Not really, we were very young, we were MTV generation - we were one of the biggest bands on MTV. I just wanted to look like Robert Plant, to be honest."[8] Discography Solo albums A Place to Call Home (1995) Personnel Joey Tempest – Lead vocals, guitars Jonas Isacsson, Staffan Astner, Jesper Lindberg, John Norum – Guitars Dan Sundquist – Guitars, bass, piano Svante Henryson, Sven Lindvall – Bass Mats Asplen – Organ Nicci Wallin, Per Lindvall, Christer Jansson – Drums [2] Album credits[ Dan Sundqvist – Producer Alar Suuma – Mixing Pontus Olsson – Mixing on tracks 3, 7, engineer Nick Hopkins – Engineer Robert Wellerfors – Mastering Dan Håfström – Production assistant Joel Berg – Art direction John Scarisbrick – Photography Per Zennström – Photography Azalea Place (1997) Songwriters Chris Difford Steve Diamond, Richard Dodd Janet Zuckerman Kent Lavoie Will Jennings) Personnel Joey Tempest – Lead vocals, guitars, bass Siobhan Maher – Spanish vocals on "Revolution of Love" Reggie Young, Staffan Astner – Guitars Tony Harrell – Keyboards Greg Morrow, Tom Harding, Craig Crampf, Brian Barnett – Drums [2] Album credits Richard Dodd - Producer, engineer, arrangements Jack Grochmal - Engineer James Baur - Assisting engineer Dan Leffler - Engineer on "If I'd Only Known" Joey Tempest - Arrangements George Marino - Mastering Staffan Astner - Additional arrangements Kristin Wilkinson - Strings arrangements Martina Hoogland Ivanow - Photography Martin Renck - Cover design Joey Tempest (2002) Joey Tempest / Malcolm Pardon / Fredrik Rinman/ Adam Lamprell / Kajsa Ribbing/ Chris Difford/ Ribbing) 13."Kill For A Girl Like You [Bonus Track] 14."Kicking Around [Bonus Track] Personnel Joey Tempest – Lead vocals, guitars, bass Adam Lamprell – Guitars Malcolm Pardon – Guitars, bass Fredrik Rinman – Guitars, keyboards Jörgen Wall – Drums [1] Album credits DeadMono – Producer Ronny Lahti – Mixing, additional recordings Ted Jensen - Mastering WalseCustomDesign - Sleeve Peter Alendahl/Skarp - Photography b. Joakim Larsson, 19 August 1963, Stockholm, Sweden. Tempest made his name as the lead vocalist of heavy rock band Europe, his distinctive voice being internationally known from the success of ‘The Final Countdown’ in 1986. His self-titled debut was issued in 1995 and contained a selection of good-quality songs, most of which contained at least one melodic hook. Well-produced, well sung, well played - but it all added up to little. Tempest had taken a more mainstream pop direction that some of his followers found too retro. Tracks such as ‘We Come Alive’ and ‘Pleasure And Pain’ were instantly appealing, but had little aftertaste. Subsequent solo releases maintained this direction with 2002’s self-titled collection even leaning towards 80s electronic pop. In 2003, Tempest joined the reunited Europe for a world tour. All Credits Bass Commentary Composer Group Member Guest Artist Guitar Guitar (Acoustic) Keyboards Lyricist Member of Attributed Artist Musician Piano Piano (Grand) Primary Artist Producer Quotation Author Vocals Vocals (Background)  2018  Amaury  Amaury Vassili   Composer  2018  The Essentials II  Scott Bradlee / Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox  Composer  2017  Now That's What I Call Tailgate Anthems   Composer  2017  Walk the Earth  Europe  Vocals, Group Member, Composer  2016  Violin Fantasy  Jerry Goodman  Composer  2015  War of Kings  Europe  Vocals, Group Member, Composer  2014  Dawn of the Brave  Van Canto  Composer  2014  The Box Set Series: Classic Rock   Composer  2014  The Box Set Series: Hard Rock   Composer  2013  RTL2 100 Tubes Années 80   Composer  2012  An Introduction To... Laibach/Reproduction Prohibited  Laibach  Composer  2012  Bag of Bones  Europe  Composer, Lyricist  2012  Le Classement de Tous les Tubes: Années 80   Composer  2012  Pitch Perfect [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]   Composer  2012  RFM Party 80   Composer  2011  I Love Papa   Composer  2011  Khaos Legions  Arch Enemy  Composer  2011  Leijonat 2011-Virallinen leijonat-Kokoelma   Composer  2011  Live at Shepherd's Bush, London  Europe  Vocals, Composer  2011  Pure... 80s Dance Party   Composer  2011  Pure... Drive   Composer  2011  Pure... Hard Rock   Composer  2011  The Rock Box  Boston / Meat Loaf / REO Speedwagon / Toto  Composer  2011  The Sing-Off: The Best of Season 2 [Original TV Soundtrack]   Composer  2011  Tubes Années 80  Tubes Années 80  Composer  2011  Ultimate Guide to Rock Anthems   Composer  2010  101 Barbecue Songs   Composer  2010  Big Tunes: Back 2 the 80s   Composer  2010  Sounds of Vancouver 2010: Canada's Hockey Anthems   Composer  2009  Essential 80s: Classic Eighties   Composer  2009  Last Look at Eden  Europe  Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background)  2009  Lo Esencial De Antrologia   Composer  2009  Lo Esencial de Mix 106.5 FM   Composer  2009  Out of This World/Prisoners in Paradise  Europe  Vocals, Piano (Grand)  2009  Rock of Ages [Original Broadway Cast]   Composer  2009  This Is Electro House!   Composer  2008  10 Ar en Snall Mans Bekannelser  Patrik Isaksson  Primary Artist  2008  101 Power Ballads [EMI]   Composer  2008  80's Top Killers   Composer  2008  A Place to Call Home  Joey Tempest  Primary Artist  2008  Almost Unplugged  Europe  Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals, Guitar (Acoustic)  2008  Die Ultimative Chartshow: Rock Classics   Composer  2008  Don't Go Changin' on Me  Joey Tempest  Primary Artist  2008  Electro House Alarm, Vol. 2   Composer  2008  Essential Love Ballads   Composer  2008  Gay Happening Presents: Mega House Party, Vol. 2   Composer  2008  SWR 1 Sommer Rock   Composer  2008  Sounds of the 80's Generation   Composer  2008  Summer Hitmix 2008   Composer  2008  The Match  Joey Tempest  Primary Artist  2008  The One in the Glass  Joey Tempest  Primary Artist  2008  The Power of Love: 60 Powerful Love Ballads   Composer  2008  The Singles  Edguy  Composer  2008  This Is Much More House Music   Composer  2008  Under the Influence  Joey Tempest  Primary Artist  2008  We Come Alive  Joey Tempest  Primary Artist  2008  World's Best Dad Gift Set   Vocals  2007  4  R.E.G. Project  Composer  2007  Dock Rock, Vol. 5: After Dark   Composer  2007  Extended Versions  Europe  Vocals, Group Member, Composer  2007  Gold  Adagio  Composer  2007  Gold: '80s Metal   Composer  2007  Hot Rod [Original Soundtrack]   Composer  2007  Live At Wacken 2006 [DVD]   Composer  2007  Mei Siedie  Pikku-Orava  Composer  2007  Monsters of Rock: Platinum Edition   Composer  2007  No. 1 Rock Album   Composer  2007  Old Skool of Rock   Composer  2007  Rock Classics [Sony BMG]   Composer  2007  Tosi seedee  Pikku-Orava  Composer  2007  Ultimate New Years Eve Party   Composer  2007  World's Best Dad [2007]   Vocals  2006  #1 Hits: Best of 80s Hit Radio   Composer  2006  Crazy Frog Presents More Crazy Hits  Crazy Frog  Composer  2006  Excellent 80's   Composer  2006  I Love 80's   Composer, Lyricist  2006  Live in Sweden [DVD]  Europe  Vocals, Group Member  2006  Monster Ballads: Platinum Edition   Composer  2006  Secret Society  Europe  Vocals, Group Member, Composer  2006  Some Experiments  Gigi D'Agostino  Composer  2006  The Collection  Europe  Composer  2005  All or Nothing  Europe  Composer  2005  Five Men Live  Talisman  Composer  2005  Hits of the 80's [Madacy]  The Countdown Singers  Composer  2005  Karaoke Party: Retro 80s [Madacy 4]  Karaoke Party  Composer  2005  Operación Triunfo: Ot Musicales   Composer  2005  Our Last Album  Toy Dolls  Composer  2005  Power Ballads Gold   Composer  2005  Safírový Jadel  Tezkej Pokondr  Composer  2005  Singer's Dream Karaoke: Rock and Metal Ballads   Composer  2005  World's Best Kept Secret  Talisman  Composer  2004  Anthems  Laibach  Composer  2004  Back to the 80s [Sony 2 Disc]]   Composer  2004  Best of the 80's [Madacy 2004]   Composer  2004  Everybody Dance Now! Remixed, Remodeled & Remade   Composer  2004  Gone but Not Forgotten [2004 Import}   Composer  2004  Karaoke Party: Retro 80s [Madacy 1]  Karaoke Party  Composer  2004  Karaoke Party: Retro 80s [Madacy 3]   Composer  2004  Retro Hits  Karaoke Party  Composer  2004  Rock the Night: Very Best of Europe  Europe  Composer  2004  Rockin' 80's [Sony]   Composer  2004  Start from the Dark  Europe  Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals, Group Member, Composer  2004  Triple Treat: Rock   Composer  2004  Videos  Laibach  Composer  2003  80s Extreme Rock, Vol. 3   Composer  2003  Box of Rock   Composer  2003  DJ Yoda's How to Cut and Paste: 80's Edition  DJ Yoda  Composer  2003  Elite '80s   Composer  2003  Karaoke Party! Power Ballads 80s, Vol. 1   Composer  2003  Karaoke Party! Rock 80s, Vol. 1   Composer  2003  Metal Ballads   Composer  2003  On Your Radio [Box]   Composer  2003  Power Ballads 80's  Karaoke Party  Composer  2003  Rock 80's  Karaoke Party  Composer  2003  Sacred Shrine  Eidolon  Bass  2003  School Disco.com   Composer  2003  Talisman  Talisman  Composer  2003  World's Best Ever Beer Songs 2004   Composer  2002  Eighties Complete, Vol. 2 [Box]   Composer  2002  Eighties [Rajon CD 2]   Composer  2002  Forgiven  Joey Tempest  Primary Artist  2002  Joey Tempest  Joey Tempest  Primary Artist, Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Composer  2002  Metal Mayhem [St. Clair]   Composer  2002  Party in a Box: BBQ Party  DJ R2  Composer  2002  Rock Classics: The Heavyweights   Composer  2002  Ultimate Power of Supergroups   Composer  2001  '80s Pop Hits [Sony]   Composer  2001  A Year in Your Life: 1987, Vol. 1   Composer  2001  Classic Rock Hits [Sony]   Composer  2001  Cleveland Cavaliers: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1   Composer  2001  Detroit Pistons: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1   Composer  2001  Greatest Hits of the 80's [Sony]   Composer  2001  Guitar Rock: Power Ballads   Composer  2001  Monster '86-'87 Hits   Composer  2001  Monster Hits: 86, 87, 88   Composer  2001  Real Cinema   Composer  2001  Seattle Supersonics: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1   Composer  2001  Simply the Best  Europe  Composer  2001  The Prophet of Evil  Nostradameus  Composer  2001  VH1: The Big 80's Big Hair, Vol. 2   Composer  2000  Chartmix, Vol. 6   Composer  2000  Classic Rock, Vol. 2 [Platinum Disc]   Composer  2000  Eighties Rock   Composer  2000  Gold & Platinum: Hits of the 80s, Vol. 4   Composer  2000  Hard Rockin' Hits: 20 Original Recordings   Composer  2000  Let It Rock 1987   Composer  2000  Ole Ole Song Of The Game   Composer  2000  Power from the North: Sweden Rocks the Rock   Composer  2000  Rock Giants [Platinum]   Composer  2000  Rock Giants, Vol. 3   Composer  2000  Rock Hits of the 80's [Sony Special Products 2000]   Composer  2000  Soft Love, Vol. 5   Composer  2000  Supergroups of the 80s   Composer  2000  The Final Countdown [CD/Vinyl Single]  Enyosion  Composer  2000  Then Covered Now   Composer  2000  Ultimate Rock Classics, Vol. 1   Composer  1999  80's Monster Rock   Composer  1999  80's Rock, Vol. 1   Composer  1999  80s Monster Rock, Vol. 4   Composer  1999  All Star Sports Jams [Turn Up The Music]  Drew's Famous  Composer  1999  Are You Ready to Rumble, Vol. 2   Composer  1999  Awesome '80s, Vol. 4   Composer  1999  Azalea Place  Joey Tempest  Primary Artist  1999  Burning Bridges  Arch Enemy  Composer  1999  Disco Dance Hits, Vol. 2   Composer  1999  Eighties Complete [CD5]   Composer  1999  Heavy Metal Thunder [Rhino]   Composer  1999  Hits of 1987   Composer  1999  Kuschelrock, Vol. 1  Kuschelrock  Composer  1999  Kuschelrock, Vol. 5   Composer  1999  Monster 87 Hits   Composer  1999  Monster Ballads   Composer  1999  Monster Hits 86-88   Composer  1999  Rockin' 80's, Vol. 2   Composer  1999  Rockin' 80's, Vol. 3   Composer  1999  Soft Love   Composer  1999  The Greatest Hits of the '80s, Vol, 11   Composer  1999  The Greatest Hits of the '80s, Vol. 8   Composer  1999  Times Square: Party Music  Drew's Famous  Composer  1998  Face It Live 1997  John Norum  Composer  1998  Love Bites: More Romantic Power Ballads   Composer  1998  Monsters of Rock [Razor & Tie]   Composer  1998  Rock the Party  Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers  Composer  1998  Super Hits  Europe  Composer  1998  Trumpets of Jericho  German Brass  Composer  1998  Ultimate Sports Jams   Composer  1997  18 Rock Hard Hits, Vol. 1   Composer  1997  Best of 80's Metal, Vol. 2   Composer  1997  Definitive Collection  Europe  Composer  1996  25 Years of Number 1 Hits, Vol. 8   Composer  1996  Best Rock Anthems in the World...Ever!   Composer  1996  Final Countdown  Laibach  Composer  1996  Forever Rock, Vol. 1   Composer  1996  Forever Rock, Vol. 3   Composer  1996  Occupied Europe Nato Tour 1994-1995: A Film from Slovenia  Laibach  Composer  1996  Radio City Hits, Vol. 10   Primary Artist  1996  Rock the Night Away  Europe  Composer  1996  Sounds of the Eighties: The Late '80s   Composer  1996  Youth Gone Wild: Heavy Metal Hits of the '80s, Vol. 2   Composer  1995  Greatest Hits of the Eighties, Vol. 2   Composer  1995  Half of the 90's   Composer  1995  Hot Hits of the 80's   Composer  1995  Jock Rock, Vol. 2   Composer  1995  Place to Call Home  Joey Tempest  Primary Artist, Vocals, Composer  1995  Radio City Hits, Vol. 9   Composer, Primary Artist  1995  Soft Metal   Composer  1995  The Hard Rocking '80s   Composer  1994  NATO  Laibach  Composer  1994  Stardust: Metal, Vol. 1   Composer  1993  1982-1992  Europe  Vocals, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Keyboards, Commentary, Group Member, Composer  1993  80's Greatest Rock Hits, Vol. 9: Hard Rock   Composer  1993  Born to Be Wild, Vol. 3 [Madacy]   Composer  1993  Now: 1986 [1993]   Composer  1992  Crushed by Love   Composer  1992  Face the Truth  John Norum  Guest Artist, Vocals  1991  Heavy Metal Love   Composer  1991  Hot 'n Heavy   Composer  1991  Prisoners in Paradise  Europe  Vocals, Group Member, Composer  1990  Best of 1980-1990   Composer  1990  Headbanger's Hits   Composer  1988  Heart of Rock [Columbia]   Composer  1988  Loud and Proud   Composer  1988  Out of This World  Europe  Vocals, Piano, Composer  1988  Stone  Stone  Composer  1988  Örongodis 3  Lars Roos  Composer  1986  The Final Countdown  Europe  Vocals, Composer, Primary Artist  1986  Top Gun [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]   Composer  1984  Wings of Tomorrow  Europe  Lyricist, Vocals, Group Member, Composer  1983  Europe  Europe  Vocals, Guitar (Acoustic), Keyboards, Musician, Composer  1972  Made in Japan  Deep Purple  Quotation Author  Similar To Lou Gramm Ronnie James Dio Steve Perry Influenced By Joe Elliott Collaborated With Ian Haugland John Leven Mic Michaeli

JOHN NORUM Birth name John Terry Larsen Norum Born 23 February 1964 Vardø, Norway Genres Heavy metal, hard rock, Blues rock, glam metal[1] Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter Instruments Guitar, vocals Years active 1978–present Associated acts Europe, Don Dokken John Terry Larsen Norum (born 23 February 1964 in Vardø, Norway) is a Norwegian/Swedish[2] rock guitarist and one of the founders of the Swedish rock band, Europe. As an infant, he moved with his parents to Upplands Väsby (a Stockholm's suburb) in Sweden, where he grew up and has spent most of his life. Concurrent to his role with Europe, he also maintains a career as a solo artist. Career During his career in music, Norum has played with Eddie Meduza & the Roaring Cadillacs, Dokken, Don Dokken's solo band, as well as collaborations with other well-known artists in his solo albums, including Glenn Hughes, Kelly Keeling, Peter Baltes, Simon Wright and Göran Edman. His influences include Gary Moore and Michael Schenker.[3][4] Personal life Norum started and developed his musical career in Sweden, but has also lived in the United States for a few years, where he met and married Michelle Meldrum in 1995, founder and lead guitarist of the all-female hard rock band Phantom Blue and the Swedish metal band Meldrum.[5] The couple had one son, Jake Thomas, born on 22 September 2004. Michelle died on 21 May 2008 from a cystic growth in her brain.[5] On 16 April 2012 he had a son, Jim Henry, from his Swedish fiancée Camilla Wåhlander. The couple had also a daughter, Celine Margareta, born on 28 July 2014.[5][6] Norum is the older brother of singer Tone Norum.[5] and his stepfather is Thomas Witt,[7] a former record producer, Columbia executive and drummer for Eddie Meduza[8][9] Equipment Norum performing with Europe in Festivalna hall, Sofia 2012.Fender Stratocaster guitars Gibson Les Paul guitars Paoletti John Norum Signature guitars Marshall "Silver Jubilee Series" head and JCM 800 head (both heads run concurrently) Marshall '72 4x12 Cabinets with Celestion Greenbacks Dunlop Crybaby Jimi Hendrix Wah pedal MXR Stereo Chorus pedal MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay pedal Two notes Torpedo Live Speaker simulator His guitar goes through the Wah into the chorus pedal, from where the separate outputs connect to the two amp heads, with the delay connected in the effects loop of the JCM 800 only.[10] Discography[edit] John Norum discography Eddie Meduza Eddie Meduza & the Roaring Cadillacs (1979) The Eddie Meduza Rock 'n' Roll Show (1979) Dåren É Lös! - The Roaring Cadillac's Live (1983) West A Fool Away (1984) As soloist  Total Control (1987) Face the Truth (1992) Another Destination (1995) Worlds Away (1996) Slipped into Tomorrow (1999) Optimus (2005) Play Yard Blues (2010) Don Dokken Up from the Ashes (1990) Dokken  Long Way Home (2002) Filmography On the Loose (1985) Far Out Man (1990) Bibliography Tegnér A., Johansson, M. Europe - den stora rockdrömmen, Wiken, 1987, ISBN 91-7024-408-1 John Norum. En biografi ver en Svensk gitarrhjalte, Sony Music Ent. Sweden, 1992. Contained into the Swedish special edition of "Face the Truth" album. Bevilacqua F., John Norum's biography, 2010, last update December 2012 Bevilacqua F., John Norum's discography, 2012, last update April 2012 Stern M., Europe Biography, Agosto 2006 Though guitarist John Norum was a major part of Countdown-era Europe, he left the band -- just before its worldwide success -- as a reaction to its growing commercial sensibilities. He began recording a solo album with vocalist Goran Edman, drummer Peter Hermansson, and bassist Marcel Jacob; the result was 1987's Total Control. He recorded the live album Live in Stockholm the following year; collaborated with Don Dokken; and recorded a second studio album, Face the Truth, in 1992. Songwriting Vinnie Vincent Peter Baltes / Kelly Keeling / John Norum / Simon Wright Sven Torberg Ace Frehley Frank Marino Eighteen  feat. Gregg Bissonette / Tim Bogert / Don Dokken  Michael Bruce / Glen Buxton / Alice Cooper / Dennis Dunaway / Neal Smith Peter Baltes / Kelly Keeling / John Norum Peter Gabriel / John Norum Kelly Keeling / Alan Lorber / John Norum Kelly Keeling / Michelle Meldrum / John Norum Brian Downey / Scott Gorham / Phil Lynott Kelly Keeling / Alan Lorber / John Norum Scott Bender / Kelly Keeling / John Norum Stormbringer  feat. Deen Castronovo / Glenn Hughes / Todd Jensen / Jens Johansson / Russ Parrish  Ritchie Blackmore / David Coverdale Steve Marriott Pete Brown / Jack Bruce / Eric Clapton John Norum / Billy White Carmine Appice / Kelly Keeling Marcel Jacob Phil Lynott John "Rabbit" Bundrick / Simon Kirke / Paul Rodgers / Tetsu Yamauchi All Credits Bass Composer Cover Design Engineer Group Member Guest Artist Guitar Guitar (Acoustic) Guitar (Electric) Guitar (Rhythm) Guitars Lyricist Member of Attributed Artist Mixing Musician Performer Primary Artist Producer Vocals Vocals (Background)  2017  Walk the Earth  Europe  Guitar, Group Member, Composer  2015  War of Kings  Europe  Guitar, Group Member, Composer  2012  Bag of Bones  Europe  Composer, Lyricist  2011  Live at Shepherd's Bush, London  Europe  Guitars  2010  Play Yard Blues  John Norum  Primary Artist, Producer, Mixing, Vocals, Guitar  2009  Last Look at Eden  Europe  Guitar  2009  Rhino Classic Albums Collection [f.y.e. Exclusive]  Dokken  Guitar, Vocals  2008  Almost Unplugged  Europe  Member of Attributed Artist, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)  2008  Masterpieces  HammerFall  Composer, Lyricist  2008  World's Best Dad Gift Set   Guitar  2007  Extended Versions  Europe  Guitar, Group Member  2007  World's Best Dad [2007]   Guitar  2006  Guitar Legends [Metro Triples]   Primary Artist  2006  It´s Hardrock, Hallelujah Classics 2   Primary Artist  2006  Live in Sweden [DVD]  Europe  Guitar, Group Member  2006  Secret Society  Europe  Guitar, Group Member, Composer  2005  Optimus  John Norum  Primary Artist, Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Vocals, Guitar  2005  Welcome To The Nightmare: An All-Star Salute To Alice Cooper   Member of Attributed Artist, Guitar, Primary Artist  2004  Rock the Night: Very Best of Europe  Europe  Composer  2004  Start from the Dark  Europe  Member of Attributed Artist, Guitar, Group Member  2003  Absolute Svensk Rock Classics   Primary Artist  2003  Emerald: A Tribute To The Wild One   Primary Artist  2002  Long Way Home  Dokken  Guitar, Composer  2002  Then & Now  Dokken  Composer  2001  Essential Metal Masters   Guitar  2001  Light at the End of the Tunnel  War & Peace  Guest Artist, Guitar  2000  Slipped Into Tomorrow  John Norum  Primary Artist, Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Vocals, Guitar, Vocals (Background), Composer  1999  Humanary Stew?: A Tribute to Alice Cooper   Guitar  1998  Face It Live 1997  John Norum  Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals, Guitar, Vocals (Background), Guitar (Rhythm), Composer  1997  Guitar Zeus, Vol. 2: Channel Mind Radio  Carmine Appice  Performer, Primary Artist  1997  Worlds Away  John Norum  Primary Artist, Vocals, Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Composer  1996  Spacewalk: A Salute to Ace Frehley   Guitar, Performer, Primary Artist  1996  Swedish Hard Rock & Heavy Metal 1970-96   Primary Artist  1995  Another Destination  John Norum  Primary Artist, Producer, Mixing, Vocals, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Composer  1995  Smoke on the Water: A Tribute   Guitar, Performer, Primary Artist  1994  Built to Perform  Phantom Blue  Guitar, Composer  1993  1982-1992  Europe  Guitar, Group Member  1993  Blues: L.A. Blues Authority, Vol. 2  Glenn Hughes  Guitar  1992  Face the Truth  John Norum  Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals, Guitar, Cover Design, Composer  1990  Up from the Ashes  Don Dokken  Vocals, Guitar, Composer  1987  Total Control  John Norum  Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals, Guitar, Vocals (Background), Composer  1986  The Final Countdown  Europe  Guitar, Primary Artist  1984  Wings of Tomorrow  Europe  Guitar, Group Member, Composer  1983  Europe  Europe  Guitar, Musician, Composer   Carmine Appice's Guitar Heroes  Carmine Appice / Carmine Appice's Guitar Heroes  Guitar   Rise of the Animal  Wolfpakk  Guest Artist, Bass   Untitled  John Norum  Primary Artist 

JOHN LEVEN Birth name John Gunnar Levén Born 25 October 1963 (age 55) Stockholm, Sweden Genres Heavy metal, hard rock, glam metal Instruments Bass, vocals, guitar, piano, keyboard Years active 1981–present Associated acts Europe, Glenn Hughes, Brazen Abbot, Clockwise, Last Autumn's Dream John Gunnar Levén (born 25 October 1963 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish bassist in the Swedish rock band Europe. Levén and vocalist Joey Tempest are the only band members who have performed on all of Europe's studio albums. Career When Levén was 7 years old, he and his family moved to the suburb Upplands Väsby, where several members of Europe grew up. He joined the band in 1981, replacing Peter Olsson. In 1985 Levén was the one who suggested that Tempest should write a song based on an old keyboard riff that the vocalist had written around 1981-82. The result was the song "The Final Countdown". After Europe went on hiatus in 1992, Levén recorded and toured with bands like Brazen Abbot, Clockwise, Last Autumn's Dream, Southpaw, Europe colleague John Norum and former Black Sabbath / Deep Purple vocalist Glenn Hughes. Europe reunited in 2003, and Levén co-wrote the single "Always the Pretenders" from the 2006 album Secret Society, with Tempest. He also co-wrote the song "The Beast" on the 2009 album Last Look at Eden. Personal life Levén has three sons, Daniel, Alex and Adrian.[1][2] Discography Other artists Glenn Hughes - From Now On... (1994) Glenn Hughes - Burning Japan Live (1994) Thin Lizzy Tribute - The Lizzy Songs (1995) Johansson Brothers - Sonic Winter (1996) Brazen Abbot - Eye of the Storm (1996) Clockwise - Nostalgia (1996) Brazen Abbot - Bad Religion (1997) Clockwise - Naïve (1998) Southpaw - Southpaw (1998) Thore Skogman - Än Är Det Drag (1998) Nikolo Kotzev - Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus (2001) Brazen Abbot - Guilty as Sin (2003) Last Autumn's Dream - Last Autumn's Dream (2003) Jayce Landberg - Good Sleepless Night (2010) All Credits Bass Bass (Electric) Composer Group Member Guitar (Acoustic) Guitar (Bass) Lyricist Member of Attributed Artist Musician Primary Artist  2017  Walk the Earth  Europe  Guitar (Bass), Group Member, Composer  2015  War of Kings  Europe  Guitar (Bass), Group Member, Composer  2012  Bag of Bones  Europe  Composer, Lyricist  2011  Live at Shepherd's Bush London  Europe  Bass  2009  Last Look at Eden  Europe  Bass  2009  Out of This World/Prisoners in Paradise  Europe  Guitar (Bass)  2008  Almost Unplugged  Europe  Member of Attributed Artist, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Bass)  2008  World's Best Dad Gift Set   Bass  2007  Extended Versions  Europe  Bass, Group Member  2007  This Time Around  Glenn Hughes  Guitar (Bass)  2007  World's Best Dad [2007]   Bass  2006  Live in Sweden [DVD]  Europe  Bass, Group Member  2006  Secret Society  Europe  Guitar (Bass), Bass, Group Member, Composer  2004  Southpaw [Z]  Southpaw  Bass, Group Member  2004  Start from the Dark  Europe  Member of Attributed Artist, Guitar (Bass), Bass, Group Member  2003  Guilty as Sin  Brazen Abbot  Bass  2002  Different Stages: The Best Of Glenn Hughes  Glenn Hughes  Bass  2001  Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus  Nikolo Kotzev  Bass  2000  Power from the North: Sweden Rocks the Rock   Bass  1994  From Now On  Glenn Hughes  Bass  1993  1982-1992  Europe  Bass, Group Member  1991  Prisoners in Paradise  Europe  Bass, Group Member  1988  Out of This World  Europe  Guitar (Bass)  1986  The Final Countdown  Europe  Bass, Primary Artist  1984  Wings of Tomorrow  Europe  Bass, Group Member  1983  Europe  Europe  Bass, Musician  1972  Last Autumn's Dream  Jade Warrior  Bass, Group Member   Nostalgia  Clockwise  Bass (Electric)   Scaling Up  Kee Marcello  Composer 

MIC MICHAELI Birth name Gunnar Mathias Michaeli Born 11 November 1962 Upplands Väsby, Sweden Genres Heavy metal, hard rock, glam metal Instruments Keyboards, guitar, backing vocals, piano, mandolin Years active 1978–present Associated acts Europe, Glenn Hughes, Brazen Abbot, Last Autumn's Dream, Nordic Beast Gunnar Mathias "Mic" Michaeli (born 11 November 1962 in Upplands Väsby, Sweden) is a Swedish keyboardist in the Swedish rock band Europe. Like many of the other Europe members he grew up in Stockholm suburb Upplands Väsby. He joined the band for their Wings of Tomorrow tour in 1984, taking vocalist Joey Tempest's place behind the keyboards. Career Michaeli has co-written several Europe songs; his most famous song is the hit ballad "Carrie" from the album The Final Countdown. The song was co-written by Michaeli and Tempest and was Europe's biggest hit in the U.S., reaching number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. After Europe went on hiatus in 1992, Michaeli recorded and toured with bands like Brazen Abbot, Last Autumn's Dream and former Black Sabbath / Deep Purple vocalist Glenn Hughes. He also co-wrote three songs on Joey Tempest's third solo album, Joey Tempest, which was released in 2002. Personal life In 1989, Michaeli married Mia Hertler. They divorced in 2001 after 12 years of marriage. Michaeli is currently living in Stockholm. He has three children, son Marcus, Magnus and daughters Moa and Matilda. He does not have any social media pages apart from the official ones for Europe listed on their website.[1] Discography Other artists Tone Norum - One of a Kind (1986) Glenn Hughes - From Now On... (1994) Glenn Hughes - Burning Japan Live (1994) Brazen Abbot - Live and Learn (1995) Brazen Abbot - Eye of the Storm (1996) Brains Beat Beauty - First Came Moses, Now This... (1997) Brazen Abbot - Bad Religion (1997) Thore Skogman - Än Är Det Drag (1998) Nikolo Kotzev - Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus (2001) Brazen Abbot - Guilty as Sin (2003) Last Autumn's Dream - Last Autumn's Dream (2003) Bosses Vänner - Läget? (2007) John Norum - Play Yard Blues (2010) All Credits Arranger Composer Group Member Guest Artist Guitar Keyboards Lyricist Member of Attributed Artist Organ Primary Artist Producer Project Manager Vocals (Background)  2017  Walk the Earth  Europe  Keyboards, Group Member, Composer  2015  War of Kings  Europe  Keyboards, Group Member, Composer, Guitar  2012  Bag of Bones  Europe  Composer, Lyricist  2011  Live at Shepherd's Bush, London  Europe  Keyboards, Composer  2010  Play Yard Blues  John Norum  Guest Artist, Keyboards  2009  Last Look at Eden  Europe  Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Vocals (Background)  2009  Out of This World/Prisoners in Paradise  Europe  Keyboards, Vocals (Background)  2008  Almost Unplugged  Europe  Member of Attributed Artist, Keyboards, Vocals (Background)  2008  Essential Love Ballads   Composer  2008  World's Best Dad Gift Set   Keyboards  2007  Dock Rock, Vol. 5: After Dark   Composer  2007  Extended Versions  Europe  Keyboards, Group Member, Composer  2007  Gold  Adagio  Composer  2007  This Time Around  Glenn Hughes  Keyboards, Vocals (Background)  2007  World's Best Dad [2007]   Keyboards  2006  #1 Hits: Best of 80s Hit Radio   Composer  2006  Live in Sweden [DVD]  Europe  Keyboards, Group Member  2006  Monster Ballads: Platinum Edition   Composer  2006  Secret Society  Europe  Keyboards, Group Member, Composer  2005  All or Nothing  Europe  Composer  2005  Power Ballads Gold   Composer  2004  Evil...Comes Alive  Force of Evil  Project Manager  2004  Rock the Night: Very Best of Europe  Europe  Composer  2004  Start from the Dark  Europe  Member of Attributed Artist, Keyboards, Group Member  2004  The Calling  Audiovision  Keyboards  2004  Triple Treat: Rock   Composer  2003  80s Extreme Rock, Vol. 3   Composer  2003  Guilty as Sin  Brazen Abbot  Organ  2003  Metal Ballads   Composer  2002  Different Stages: The Best Of Glenn Hughes  Glenn Hughes  Keyboards  2001  '80s Pop Hits [Sony]   Composer  2001  A Year in Your Life: 1987, Vol. 1   Composer  2001  Greatest Hits of the 80's [Sony]   Composer  2001  Guitar Rock: Power Ballads   Composer  2001  Monster '86-'87 Hits   Composer  2001  Monster Hits: 86, 87, 88   Composer  2001  Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus  Nikolo Kotzev  Organ  2000  Eighties Rock   Composer  2000  Feel  Glenn Hughes  Composer  2000  Let It Rock 1987   Composer  2000  Live & Learn  Brazen Abbot  Organ  2000  Rock Giants [Platinum]   Composer  2000  Rock Giants, Vol. 3   Composer  2000  Soft Love, Vol. 5   Composer  1999  80's Rock, Vol. 1   Composer  1999  Hits of 1987   Composer  1999  Kuschelrock, Vol. 1  Kuschelrock  Composer  1999  Monster 87 Hits   Composer  1999  Monster Ballads   Composer  1999  Monster Hits 86-88   Composer  1999  Rockin' 80's, Vol. 3   Composer  1999  The Greatest Hits of the '80s, Vol, 11   Composer  1999  The Greatest Hits of the '80s, Vol. 8   Composer  1998  Love Bites: More Romantic Power Ballads   Composer  1998  Super Hits  Europe  Composer  1997  Definitive Collection  Europe  Composer  1996  Forever Rock, Vol. 3   Composer  1996  Rock the Night Away  Europe  Composer  1996  Sounds of the Eighties: The Late '80s   Composer  1995  Greatest Hits of the Eighties, Vol. 2   Composer  1995  Soft Metal   Composer  1994  From Now On  Glenn Hughes  Keyboards, Composer  1993  1982-1992  Europe  Keyboards, Group Member, Composer  1992  Crushed by Love   Composer  1991  Heavy Metal Love   Composer  1991  Prisoners in Paradise  Europe  Keyboards, Group Member, Composer  1988  Loud and Proud   Composer  1988  Out of This World  Europe  Keyboards, Vocals (Background), Composer  1986  The Final Countdown  Europe  Keyboards, Composer, Primary Artist  1984  Wings of Tomorrow  Europe  Keyboards, Group Member  1983  Europe  Europe  Composer  1972  Last Autumn's Dream  Jade Warrior  Keyboards, Group Member   Party Tyme Karaoke: 80s Hits, Vol. 1  Party Tyme Karaoke  Composer 

IAN HAUGLAND Background information Birth name Jan-Håkan Haugland Born 13 August 1964 (age 54) Storslett, Nordreisa, Norway Genres Heavy metal, hard rock, glam metal Instruments Drums, percussion, backing vocals Years active 1981–present Associated acts Europe, Baltimoore, Glenn Hughes, Brazen Abbot, Last Autumn's Dream, Clockwise Jan-Håkan "Ian" Haugland (born 13 August 1964 in Nordreisa, Norway) is the drummer in the Swedish rock band Europe. When he was eight months old, he and his family moved to the Stockholm suburb of Märsta, Sweden. He joined Europe in the summer of 1984, replacing Tony Reno. Previously Haugland had played in a number of bands, including Trilogy, where Candlemass bassist Leif Edling sang, and Yngwie J. Malmsteen's band Rising Force. After Europe went on hiatus in 1992, Haugland recorded and toured with bands like Brazen Abbot, Clockwise, Last Autumn's Dream, Europe colleague John Norum and former Black Sabbath / Deep Purple vocalist Glenn Hughes. In 1998 Haugland recorded a cover version of the Black Sabbath song "Changes", for the Ozzy Osbourne tribute album Ozzified. When he's not on the road or in the studio, he works as a host on the radio channel 106.7 FM Rockklassiker in Stockholm and occasionally plays drums in the studio. As a drummer he endorses Ludwig drums, Paiste cymbals, Evans heads and Promark sticks. Personal life Haugland is currently living in suburban Stockholm, Sweden. His favourite artists are Rush, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Thore Skogman, Aerosmith and Black Sabbath. His favourite movies include Blade Runner, everything with Monty Python, Debbie Does Dallas and Dunderklumpen!. On 29 October 2017 Ian's son Simon died at the age of 28. Discography Other artists Tone Norum - One of a Kind (1986) Baltimoore - Thought for Food (1994) Trilogy - Lust Provider (1994) Niva - No Capitulation (1994) Glenn Hughes - From Now On... (1994) Glenn Hughes - Burning Japan Live (1994) R.A.W. - First (1995) Brazen Abbot - Live and Learn (1995) Peter Jezewski - Swedish Gold (1996) Brazen Abbot - Eye of the Storm (1996) Clockwise - Nostalgia (1996) R.A.W. - Now We're Cookin' (1997) Brazen Abbot - Bad Religion (1997) Brains Beat Beauty - First Came Moses, Now This... (1997) Clockwise - Naïve (1998) Ozzy Osbourne Tribute - Ozzified (1998) Thore Skogman - Än Är Det Drag (1998) Candlemass - Dactylis Glomerata (1998) Totte Wallin - M M M Blues (och lite country) (1998) Nikolo Kotzev - Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus (2001) Baltimoore - The Best of Baltimoore (2001) Sha-Boom - FIIIRE!! - The Best of Sha-Boom ( 2002) Brazen Abbot - Guilty as Sin (2003) Last Autumn's Dream - Last Autumn's Dream (2003) Songwriting Geezer Butler / Tony Iommi / Ozzy Osbourne / Bill Ward All Credits Bass Composer Drum Drums Featured Artist Group Member Guest Artist Keyboards Member of Attributed Artist Percussion Performer Primary Artist Vocals Vocals (Background)  2017  Walk the Earth  Europe  Drums, Group Member  2015  War of Kings  Europe  Drums, Bass, Group Member, Composer  2011  Diamonds and Dirt  Brian Robertson  Drums, Percussion  2011  Live at Shepherd's Bush London  Europe  Drums  2009  Last Look at Eden  Europe  Drums  2009  Out of This World/Prisoners in Paradise  Europe  Drums, Vocals (Background)  2008  Almost Unplugged  Europe  Member of Attributed Artist, Drums, Drum, Vocals (Background)  2008  World's Best Dad Gift Set   Drums  2007  Extended Versions  Europe  Drums, Group Member  2007  This Time Around  Glenn Hughes  Drums  2007  World's Best Dad [2007]   Drums  2006  Live in Sweden [DVD]  Europe  Drums, Group Member  2006  Secret Society  Europe  Drums, Group Member  2005  Blackmore's Castle: A Tribute to Deep Purple & Rainbow, Vol. 2   Drums  2004  Start from the Dark  Europe  Member of Attributed Artist, Drums, Group Member  2004  The Spirit Lives On: Music of Jimi Hendrix Revisited, Vol. 2   Drums  2004  Ultimate Tribute  Baltimore  Drums  2003  Beyond Inspiration: Tribute to Uli Roth  Beyond Inspiration  Drums  2003  Guilty as Sin  Brazen Abbot  Drums  2002  Different Stages: The Best Of Glenn Hughes  Glenn Hughes  Drums  2002  The Best of Baltimore  Baltimoore / Baltimore  Drums  2001  Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus  Nikolo Kotzev  Drums  1998  Dactylis Glomerata  Candlemass  Guest Artist, Drums  1998  Ozzified: A Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne   Vocals, Keyboards, Performer, Primary Artist  1994  From Now On  Glenn Hughes  Drums  1993  1982-1992  Europe  Drums, Group Member  1991  Prisoners in Paradise  Europe  Drums, Group Member  1988  Out of This World  Europe  Drums, Vocals (Background)  1986  The Final Countdown  Europe  Drums, Primary Artist  1984  Wings of Tomorrow  Europe  Drums, Group Member  1972  Last Autumn's Dream  Jade Warrior  Drums, Group Member   Out from the Cold  Coldspell  Drums, Featured Artist

TONY RENO Birth name Tony Niemistö Also known as Tony Lace Born 10 February 1963 (age 56) Danderyd, Sweden Genres Heavy metal Power metal Speed metal Instruments Drums Years active 1978–1992 Associated acts Europe, Geisha, =Y= Tony Niemistö (born 10 February 1963 in Danderyd, Stockholm County) is a semi-retired Swedish musician, best known as Tony Reno, the original drummer in the rock band Europe.[1] He played on Europe's first two albums, Europe and Wings of Tomorrow. He parted company from the band before the second leg of the Wings of Tomorrow tour in 1984. He was replaced by Ian Haugland. In 1986 Niemistö joined the sleaze rock band Geisha, replacing Mikkey Dee. Niemistö changed his stage name to Tony Lace, but eventually he went back to using his real name. Geisha released the album Phantasmagoria in 1987, before splitting up two years later. Geisha's vocalist Yenz Cheyenne then formed the band =Y=, which Niemistö joined. They released an EP, =Y= in 1991, and an album, Rawchild in 1992. Niemistö had not participated in anything related to Europe for 29 years. That activity drought ended in 2013, when the group was celebrating the 30th anniversary of the release of their original album. Niemistö autographed 30 copies of a canvas replica of the 1983 album's cover, and then later on took part in a 10-guitar auction (of which the proceeds from 'The Final Countdown' guitar benefitted the efforts of the 'Medicins Sans Frontiers' organization in the Philippines), where he autographed the guitar containing art of the debut album.[2] Niemistö is currently living in Vallentuna, Sweden,[3] where he works for a computer company. Discography Europe Europe (1983) Wings of Tomorrow (1984) Geisha Phantasmagoria (1987) =Y= =Y= (1991) Rawchild (1992) 1965  Maria Lena/I'll Never Stand In Your Way  Johnson Productions   She Choosing  feat. Phil Loc All Credits Assistant Engineer Drums Engineer Featured Artist Group Member Mixing Musician Percussion Primary Artist Vocals  2000  You Can Always Get What You Want  Trans Am  Mixing  1997  Carousel of Dreams  Aquablue  Engineer  1996  Identity  Jimmy Wilson  Assistant Engineer  1993  1982-1992  Europe  Drums, Percussion, Group Member  1983  Europe  Europe  Drums, Percussion, Musician  1965  Maria Lena/I'll Never Stand In Your Way  Tony Reno  Primary Artist, Vocals   Package Deal  Phil Loc  Featured Artist, Primary Artist  Associated With Tony Reno & The Sherwoods

MARCEL JACOB Birth name Marcel Jacob Also known as Marre Born 30 January 1964 Stockholm, Sweden Died 21 July 2009 (aged 45) Kristineberg, Stockholm, Sweden Genres Heavy metal, hard rock Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter Instruments Bass, guitar, keyboards, drums Years active 1978–2009 Associated acts Talisman, Yngwie Malmsteen, Europe, Last Autumn's Dream Marcel Jacob (30 January 1964 – 21 July 2009) was a Swedish musician, best known as the bassist in the hard rock bands Talisman and Yngwie Malmsteen. For a brief period, Marcel also played with the band Europe. Biography In 1978, Jacob formed the band Rising Force together with guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. Three years later Jacob joined the band Force, which later changed its name to Europe, replacing John Levén, who took Jacob's place in Rising Force. During his time in Force, Jacob wrote the song "Black Journey Through My Soul" together with vocalist Joey Tempest. The song was eventually included on Europe's second album Wings of Tomorrow, retitled "Scream of Anger". After spending three months in Force, Jacob traded places with John Levén again, who apparently had issues with Malmsteen. In 1985, Jacob returned to Malmsteen's band to play on the album Marching Out and parts of the following US tour. In 1987, Jacob played on the album Total Control, the first solo album released by Europe guitarist John Norum. Jacob also re-used demo tracks from his pre-Yngwie band Power for several of the songs included on that album. Two years later he formed the band Talisman together with vocalist Jeff Scott Soto. Throughout the years Talisman was Jacob's major effort and the band released several studio and live albums until 2007. In 1992, Jacob played on a song with Lion's Share, "Nothing's Free", which was included on a Belgian compilation and in 1993 he was guest musician on Thomas Vikström's solo album If I Could Fly. Vikström and Jacob had played together with guitar player Tommy Denander and drummer Jake Samuel (The Poodles) in the cover band Horny Strings. Later Vikström (Therion) took the lead singer role. The same year Jacob was guest musician on the album Something Wicked Comes by Billionaires Boys Club. In 1994, he played on The Johansson Brothers' self-titled album. Another band Jacob formed was Human Clay, together with Jeff Scott Soto. They recorded two albums. In 1996, Jacob played on Inspiration, a cover album recorded by Yngwie J. Malmsteen. In the early 2000s, Jacob studied psychology at Stockholm University for a few years. In 2005 Jacob was one of three new players to participate in the Swedish/German hard rock band Last Autumn's Dream for its second studio album, along with drummer Jamie Borger and keyboarder Thomas Lassar. They were hired to replace John Levén, Ian Haugland and Mic Michaeli, who played on the debut album. Who could not make it this time due to take part in the Europe reunion. Jacob also recorded Last Autumn's Dream five further studio albums, the latest being Dreamcatcher, which was released on 26 January 2009. Jacob made his last appearance on record with the Swedish studio band Impulsia, on the album Expressions which was released on 24 September 2009 via Impulsia Music and under Riverside Records. Death[edit] Jacob was found dead from suicide in his home in Kristineberg, Stockholm on 21 July 2009. He was 45 years old. Talisman vocalist Jeff Scott Soto issued the following statement: "It is with deep regret and remorse I, along with fellow members of Talisman, am announcing our brother, longtime colleague and overall greatest musician we've ever played with, Marcel Jacob, is no longer with us as of today, Tuesday July 21, 2009. Marcel took his own life after many years of personal and health issues he was battling."[1][2][3] Discography Europe Wings of Tomorrow (1984) (Songwriter) Yngwie Malmsteen Marching Out (1985) (Member) Studio / Live '85 EP (1985) (Member) Live '85 (1985) (Member), Video The Yngwie Malmsteen Collection (1991), Compilation Inspiration (1996) Birth of the Sun/The Genesis (2002), Recorded 1980 (Member) Now Your Ships Are Burned The Polydor Years 1984-1990 (2015), Compilation John Norum Total Control (1987) (Member and songwriter) Live in Stockholm EP (1988) (Member and songwriter) Talisman Talisman (1990) Genesis (1993) Humanimal (1994) Humanimal Part II (1994) Five out of Five (1994) Life (1995) BESTerious (compilation) (1996) Best of... (compilation, different from above) (1996) Truth (1998) Live at Sweden Rock Festival (2001) Cats and Dogs (2003) Five Men Live (2005) 7 (2006) Human Clay Human Clay (1996) u4ia (1997) Closing The Book (compilation, remaster) (2005, 2012) Humanimal Humanimal (2002) Find My Way Home E.P. (2002) Last Autumn's Dream II (2005) Winter in Paradise (2006) Saturn Skyline (2007) Impressions: The Very Best of LAD (Japanese market) (2007) Hunting Shadows (2007) Live in Germany 2007 (2008) Impressions: The Very Best of LAD (German market) (2008) Dreamcatcher (2009) A Touch of Heaven (2010) Various artists Eyes – Eyes (1990) Bai Bang – Cop to Con (1991) Lion Share – Nothing's Free (1991) Thomas Vikstrom – If I Could Fly (1993) Billionaires Boys Club – Something Wicked Comes (1993) The Johansson Brothers – The Johansson Brothers (1994) Misery Loves Co. – Misery Loves Co. (1995) Meldrum – Loaded Mental Cannon (2001) Richard Andersson Space Odyssey – Embrace The Galaxy (2003) Radioactive: "Yeah (2003) Jim Jidhed – Full Circle (2003) Edge of Forever – Feeding the Fire (Additional lead guitar on "Prisoner") (2004) Deacon Street Project – Deacon Street Project (2004) Bai Bang – The Best Of (2005) Sha Boom – The Race Is On (2005) Various Artists – United: Where Is The Fire DVD (2005) Locomotive Breath – Change of Track (2006) Speedy Gonzales – Electric Stalker (2006) The Poodles – Metal Will Stand Tall (Co-wrote "Kingdom of Heaven" with Jake Samuel) (2006) Impulsia – Expressions (2009) W.E.T.- WET (2009) As producer Edge of Forever – Feeding the Fire (2004) All Credits Arranger Bass Bass Instrument Choir/Chorus Composer Drums Engineer Executive Producer Group Member Guitar Guitar (Bass) Guitar (Rhythm) Instrumentation Keyboards Liner Notes Main Personnel Mastering Member of Attributed Artist Mixing Musician Performer Producer Programming Remastering Remixing Research Sequencing Vocals Vocals (Background)  2016  Lovers Rock & Soul  Mr. Vegas  Composer  2015  War of Kings  Europe  Composer  2014  One Live: In Stockholm  W.E.T.  Composer  2007  Heavy Metal Box [Rhino]   Bass  2007  Heavy Metal [Box Set]   Bass  2006  7  Talisman  Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Group Member  2006  Change of Track  Locomotive Breath  Bass  2006  Electric Stalker  Speedy Gonzales  Bass, Group Member  2006  Far Beyond the Sun  Yngwie Malmsteen  Bass  2006  Metal Will Stand Tall  Poodles  Composer  2006  Rock the Bones, Vol. 4   Composer  2006  Saturn Skyline  Last Autumn's Dream  Guitar (Bass), Guitar (Rhythm), Instrumentation, Group Member  2005  20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Yngwie Malmsteen  Yngwie Malmsteen  Main Personnel, Bass Instrument, Bass  2005  Five Men Live  Talisman  Bass, Executive Producer, Group Member, Composer  2005  II  Last Autumn's Dream  Bass, Group Member  2005  World's Best Kept Secret  Talisman  Performer, Composer  2004  Embrace the Galaxy  Space Odyssey  Member of Attributed Artist, Guitar (Bass), Bass  2004  Feeding the Fire  Edge of Forever  Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Group Member, Composer  2004  Life/5 Out of 5: Live in Japan  Talisman  Producer, Engineer, Liner Notes, Mastering, Group Member  2004  Rock Ballads, Vol. 5 [MTM]   Composer  2004  Truth/Live at Sweden Rock Festival  Talisman  Programming, Vocals (Background), Bass, Sequencing, Composer  2003  Cats and Dogs  Talisman  Producer, Arranger, Bass, Composer  2003  Rock the Bones   Composer  2003  Talisman  Talisman  Mixing, Keyboards, Guitar (Bass), Drums, Guitar (Rhythm), Choir/Chorus, Group Member, Composer, Musician, Research  2003  The Annual 2004   Producer, Mixing, Mastering, Group Member  2003  Yeah  Radioactive  Bass  2002  Birth of the Sun  Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force  Remastering, Remixing, Liner Notes, Vocals, Bass  2002  Humanimal  Humanimal  Producer, Guitar (Bass), Composer  2001  Archives  Yngwie Malmsteen  Bass  2000  Power from the North: Sweden Rocks the Rock   Composer  1998  Face It Live 1997  John Norum  Composer  1998  Truth  Talisman  Producer, Bass  1996  Inspiration  Yngwie Malmsteen  Bass  1995  Life  Talisman  Composer  1994  Blue With Envy  Byron Febbs  Composer  1993  Genesis  Talisman  Engineer, Mixing, Liner Notes, Drums, Vocals (Background), Bass, Guitar (Rhythm), Mastering, Group Member  1992  The Collection  Yngwie Malmsteen  Bass  1987  Total Control  John Norum  Guitar (Bass), Composer  1986  Eyes  Eyes  Bass  1985  Marching Out  Yngwie Malmsteen / Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force  Bass  Collaborated With Jeff Scott Soto Yngwie Malmsteen

PETER OLSSON Peter Olsson (born 21 October 1961 in Danderyd, Stockholm County) was the original bassist in the Swedish Heavy metal band Force[1], which would later change its name to Europe. Olsson formed Force in Upplands Väsby in 1979, together with vocalist and keyboardist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum and drummer Tony Reno. Olsson left the band in 1981 and was replaced by John Levén. Apparently Olsson left because he felt that Joey Tempest had "stolen his girlfriend".[2] Since then, Olsson has played in bands such as Power (with Talisman members Marcel Jacob and Christopher Ståhl) and Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force. All Credits Drums Guitar (Electric) Keyboards Vocals  2016  Tony Bennett Celebrates 90  Tony Bennett  Drums, Vocals  2013  Three Chords and a Cloud of Dust  Scott Morgan  Keyboards   Oblivion  Bandango  Guitar (Electric) 

KEE MARCELLO Birth name Kjell Hilding Lövbom Born 20 February 1960 Ludvika, Sweden Genres Hard rock, heavy metal, glam metal Instruments Guitar, vocals, keyboards Years active 1978–present Associated acts Easy Action, Mikael Rickfors, Europe, Kee Marcello's K2, Matthew Scott Kee Marcello (born Kjell Hilding Lövbom, 20 February 1960 in Ludvika, Sweden) is a Swedish guitarist/vocalist, best known as the former guitarist in the hard rock bands Europe and Easy Action. He is currently pursuing his solo career. Career Throughout the years, Marcello played in various bands such as Stetson Cody Group, Norbom Hilke and Noice, before he formed Easy Action in 1982. They released two albums, Easy Action and That Makes One. Easy Action was the first Scandinavian band to sign a worldwide major label deal with a US label, with the Warner label Sire Records in 1983. Zinny J. Zan later left the band and was replaced by Tommy Nilsson. They recorded That Makes One in 1985-1986 and released it in 1986, only months before Marcello left the band in November 1986 to join Europe, replacing their original guitarist John Norum. In 1993 he formed/joined Red Fun together with Easy Action drummer Fredrik Von Gerber and the same year they released their first and only album Red Fun. In 1995 he embarked on his solo career by the release of his first solo album Shine On. and his fifth and most recent one, Scaling Up was released by Frontiers Records in October 2016. During 2013-2014 he starred in the Swedish production of the Broadway musical Rock Of Ages (musical) in which he got to portray himself in a specially written role. Since 2015 he has participated in different versions of Rock Of 80's which did a sold out stadium tour of Sweden during the fall of 2016. He is currently on tour with the Kee Marcello Band. Marcello had previously collaborated with Europe vocalist Joey Tempest on the hugely successful single "Give a Helpin' Hand" for the charity project 'Swedish Metal Aid'. He also produced the platinum selling record and subsequently gave Tempest his very first hit single. The success of this collaboration was probably instrumental for the decision of asking Marcello to become the new guitar player. When he joined Europe in 1986, the band had not done any extensive touring outside Sweden, but that was about to change when "The Final Countdown" eventually reached number one on the singles charts in 25 countries. In 1987, Europe embarked on "The Final Countdown World Tour", their first world tour. In 1988, Marcello recorded his first studio album with Europe, Out of This World, at Olympic Studios in London. Later that same year they embarked on the "Out of This World Tour", which started off with a US leg together with Def Leppard. Ex-Thin Lizzy keyboardist Darren Wharton's group Dare supported the band on the European leg of the tour. Marcello, who in 1987 emigrated with the rest of the band to the Caribbean in an attempt to escape the then ferocious Swedish margin tax, was spending most of his time in Los Angeles when not in Providenciales on Turks and Caicos Islands. The writing and pre-production of the next album took place in LA and San Francisco. It was recorded in 1990-1991 at Enterprise Studios in Burbank, California. Prisoners in Paradise was released in 1991 and shortly after they embarked on the "Prisoners in Paradise World Tour". After the tour the band decided to go on hiatus in 1992. In 1993, Marcello joined former Easy Action drummer Freddie Von Gerber in the band Red Fun, and released a self-titled album that featured a melodic metal sound with heavy blues influences. In 1995 he released his first solo album Shine On, in the singer-songwriting tradition and therefore a take off from his previous work. During 1997–2001 Marcello produced and wrote or co-wrote songs for various artists in his own studio, "GEM Studios", in Gothenburg, Sweden. Namely, Canadian band The Moffats number one hit single "Bang Bang Boom", the title song for R&R Hall of Fame inductee Percy Sledge's 2004 album Shining Through the Rain, and 3 consecutive platinum albums for Swedish singer Pandora in Japan. He also did several guest appearances as a guitar player, like on the 1999 In Flames album Colony, contributing the second guitar solo on the song "Coerced Coexistence". In 2005, he also helped and produced Supergroupies album "Supergroupies". In 2003, Marcello released the album Melon Demon Divine under the project band name Kee Marcello's K2. The power trio consisted of Ken Sandin on bass and Snowy Shaw on drums. Over the following years of touring the band went through some member changes, with the exception of bass player Ken Sandin, who is in the band to this day. When Europe reunited with John Norum later that year, Marcello decided not to be part of the reunion. "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," he said in an interview, "Then we talked for a while about doing a six-piece tour – it didn't turn out that way because of different reasons." However Marcello also made it clear he's happy that Europe reformed and are touring without him. "I think it's really great that the guys are travelling around playing all those songs to a lot of happy fans."[1] Easy Action reunited for a gig at the Sweden Rock Festival in 2006 and re-released their debut album Easy Action with some previously unreleased live recordings. Kee Marcello's K2 toured extensively all over Europe and the East during 2008–2009 and performed in the 2007 Swedish Eurovision song contest with Alannah Myles.[2] In 2009, Marcello signed a management deal with Gerry Helders (TMS Management), and started working on two new albums, due for release 2011-2012. He also became an endorsee of Gibson Guitars that year. After having more than 2,000 applicants, Marcello and TMS Management put together an audition for members to his new band at Little Halings, London, in November 2010. The band have been doing showcases at Midem in Cannes, France, and ILMC in London, and will embark on their first tour in 2012. However, this tour was cancelled because of problems with management and sponsors[3] On 19 October 2011 Marcello's autobiography, The Rock Star God Forgot, was released in Sweden, with graphic details about Marcello´s drug use.[4] An English translation will be released worldwide in 2012.[5] His third solo album, Redux: Europe, was released on 11 November 2011 in Sweden, released worldwide on 13 January 2012. It contains the brand new title track as well as re-recordings of Europe and Easy Action tracks.[5] His fourth solo album, Judas Kiss, was released on 5 April 2013.[6] In 2016, Marcello was signed to Italian label Frontiers Records and released a new solo album - "Scaling Up" - in the fall of 2016. Two tracks from the pre-Prisoners in Paradise demo LeBaron Boys were included on the album[7] Marcello is also competing in horse racing in Sweden and made the news when he was not allowed to participate in a celebrity race with sports star Patrik Sjöberg due to failing a mandatory pre-race alcohol test.[8] Discography As part of Easy Action1983: Easy Action 1986: That Makes One As part of Europe1988: Out of This World 1991: Prisoners in Paradise 1992: 1982-1992 1997: Definitive Collection 2004: Rock the Night: The Very Best of Europe 2009: The Final Countdown: The Best of Europe As Kee Marcello's K22004: Melon Demon Divine Solo albums1995: Shine On 2011: Redux: Europe 2013: Judas Kiss 2016: Scaling Up Featured with other artists1982: Noice – Europa 1986: Mikael Rickfors – Rickfors 1991: Infra-Blue, Joey Tafolla, Shrapnel 1991: Judas River, Mikael Rickfors 1991: A Bit on the Side, Torben Schmidt, Thunderstruck Records 1992: Kosmonaut Gagarins Rapport, Edin Adahl, Viva Records 1992: Back to the Roots, Ulf Wakenius, Universal Music 1993: Walter Ego, Sy Klopps, Guitar Recordings 1993: Red Fun – Red Fun, Music For Nations 1997: Happy Man Don't Kill, Mikael Rickfors, Sonet Grammofon AB 1997: Remember my name, Sand & Gold, Base Point Media 1997: Killer Bee, World Order Revolution, Freedom Records 1999: Colony, Nuclear Blast 2001: Eclipse, The Truth and a little more, z records 2002: city boy blues, Zinny J. Zan, Fastlane Fecords 2003: Lost in Vain, LAUDAMUS, Escape Music 2003: Wake the Nations, Ken Tamplin, Song Haus Music 2003: Fire, Walk with Me, VII Gates, Sound Riot 2005: Taste Some Liberty, Pavic, Anteo Records & Publishing 2005: The race is on, Sha-Boom, AOR Heaven 2007: Andrew Bordoni & Friends, Andrew Bordoni, Awb Productions Inc 2008: No Man's Land, Myland, Valery Records 2008: Unconditioned, Pavic, Anteo Records & Publishing 2009: Aphasia, Alex Falcone, Rock Royce Records 2009: Lit Up: A Millennium Tribute to Buckcherryteaming up with Chris Catena, Versailles 2009: Glamunition, Åge Sten Nilsen, Universal Records 2009: Back to the Roots, Ulf Wakenius, Universal Records 2010: Earth Shadow, Yana Mangi, Sakuntala 2011: Unfinished Business, Eric Carr, Auto Rock Records 2012: Mountain, Nubian Rose, MBM Import Service 2014: Thomas Zwijsen - Perferct Storm (Nylonized Album), Yellowdog and Blacklake [9] 2014: Cry Wolf, Wolfpakk, AFM Records 2015: Kingdom of Isolation, Airstream, Metalville Records 2016: Wide Eyes, Lost in the night,The Diamond ( Sincom Music Simone Cozzetto) Songwriting Zinny Zan Just the Beginning  feat. Chris Catena Anders Fästader / Kee Marcello All Credits Arranger Composer Engineer Featured Artist Group Member Guest Artist Guitar Guitar (Rhythm) Harmonica Keyboards Lyricist Main Personnel Member of Attributed Artist Mixing Primary Artist Producer Programming Soloist Synthesizer Vocals Vocals (Background)  2017  Kee of Hearts  Kee of Hearts  Guitar, Group Member  2011  Europe  Kee Marcello  Primary Artist, Producer, Engineer, Arranger, Vocals, Guitar, Vocals (Background), Keyboards  2009  Lit Up: A Millennium Tribute to Buckcherry   Featured Artist, Primary Artist  2009  Out of This World/Prisoners in Paradise  Europe  Guitar, Vocals (Background)  2008  Best of Europe  Europe  Composer  2008  Easy Action  Easy Action  Engineer, Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards, Vocals (Background), Group Member  2007  Andrew Bordoni & Friends  Andrew W. Bordoni  Primary Artist  2007  Born Again EP  Chris Catena  Primary Artist  2006  Från Nu Till Evighet  Carola  Composer  2005  Supergroupies  Supergroupies  Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Composer  2004  Melon Demon Divine  Kee Marcello  Primary Artist, Producer, Engineer, Arranger, Mixing, Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Composer  2004  Rock the Night: Very Best of Europe  Europe  Composer  2004  Shining Through the Rain  Percy Sledge  Composer  2004  Wake the Nations  Ken Tamplin  Main Personnel, Guitar  2003  Fire, Walk with Me  VII Gates  Guest Artist, Guitar  2001  Easy Action  Easy Action  Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards  2001  Won't Look Back  Pandora  Composer  2000  Submodalities  The Moffatts  Composer  1999  Colony  In Flames  Soloist  1999  Greatest Hits  Mikael Rickfors  Producer, Guitar  1997  Definitive Collection  Europe  Composer  1997  Happy Man Don't Kill  Mikael Rickfors  Producer, Guitar, Synthesizer, Programming, Vocals (Background), Guitar (Rhythm), Composer  1994  Walter Ego  Sy Klopps Blues Band  Guitar  1993  1982-1992  Europe  Guitar, Group Member, Composer  1992  Kee Marcello  Kee Marcello  Primary Artist  1991  Infra-Blue  Joey Tafolla  Guest Artist, Guitar  1991  Prisoners in Paradise  Europe  Guitar, Group Member, Composer  1988  Out of This World  Europe  Guitar, Vocals (Background), Composer  1986  Rickfors  Mikael Rickfors  Composer  1986  The Final Countdown  Europe  Primary Artist   Axis of All Things  Chris Brooks  Composer   Cry Wolf  Wolfpakk  Guest Artist, Guitar, Soloist   Scaling Up  Kee Marcello  Primary Artist, Producer, Engineer, Arranger, Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals (Background), Composer   Shine On  Kee Marcello  Primary Artist   Unfinished Business  Eric Carr  Guitar   Written On the Horizon  Joey Summer  Composer, Lyricist  Similar To Albert Hill Cadillac Voodoo Choir Casiopea H-Blockx Indochine Jon Farriss Liberty DeVitto Milo Aukerman Mingo Fishtrap Neil Giraldo The House Jacks Tom Scholz