![]() The vocal performance and the lyrics just flowed. What an extraordinary guitarist! It was the first record where I expressed myself without any restraint or control. He told me he didn’t want to over-prepare the solos this time. I think Norum did a great job on the whole Bag Of Bones. When i was working on the lyric there was a sense that we needed to destroy our past in order to move ahead. JT : RICHES TO RAGS is one of my favorites. I feel that both your vocal performances and John’s guitar performances are in full throttle throughout the whole album. MM : The opening track “Riches To Rage” features very aggressive guitars by John Norum. JT : For a band that tours a lot and writes their own material this is a great way to record, but you need a bit of confidence. On the other hand, we find less recordings like this in the scene nowadays. MM : I figure that it would take a well experienced band like EUROPE to be able to record as in a live situation. Ian and Leven used to be done after 5-6 days……. We will never go back to doing all the drums and bass the first week and then start all the overdubs. It made everyone in the band involved in all he stages of the session. This meant that all of us in the band were there from day one until the last day of recording. Which means we more or less finished each track before starting on the next. But the main difference was that we recorded everything “song by song”. We are usually split up into different rooms (control room etc). JT : We always record playing at the same time but the difference this time was that we stood in one and the same room with headphones. What was your opinion after recording in this method and hearing the outcome? ![]() MM : The recording was done as in a live situation, everybody playing at the same time. We all enjoyed the procedure and will never leave this style of recording. ![]() He created a nice atmosphere and recorded a warm classic rock sound with 2012 punch. JT : A real pleasure! We found a great studio for him in Stockholm (Atlantis) that only has old gear from the 60s and 70s. MM : How was it working with Kevin Shirley? I saw GRAVEYARDS latest cover (Hissingen blues) and wanted to work with that artist. Is he sleeping? Is he dead? We think its great when there are many details to discover in the picture. JT : We refer to it as “THE DESK OF DOOM” God knows what that man has gone through. What is the meaning behind the artwork? The artwork seems to be somewhat different compared to past EUROPE albums. MM : The artwork seems to have a magical/spell-bound kind of touch to it. Maybe a difference from the other “new” albums is that this one goes back further, to our earliest influences in hard rock like Zeppelin and Deep Purple. JT : We just followed the spirit of the band, our influences and drew from our experience. MM : What was the concept for the new album? We’ve crossed the line and we can never go back…….I’m very proud! The expression the attitude with a touch of blues. Joey Tempest : We took it to a place we’ve never been. How do you personally feel now that the new album is completed? I find the new album to be harder and more aggressive than previous albums and the material seems to be deeper and is definitely a superb piece of work. Muse On Muse : In a previous interview, you mentioned that the next album will be a straighter and harder rock album. We were able to ask the singer and main songwriter, Joey Tempest, about the new album “Bag of Bones”, which shows that the band has evolved into a newer style in their music. Many of the old EUROPE fans hesitated to this new style, but now have accepted the new sound, while the band also continues to acquire a new fan base. Since their reunion, the band has presented a new style to their music, without hesitation and without turning back to their old style of music. It is a fact that bands also release new material, but find themselves caught in between their new style of music and the fans expecting a sound similar to that from the 80s.ĮUROPE made a comeback in 2004. But, the truth is that many of these bands that make a comeback just to go on tour to play their hits from the past. It has become common for many of the successful rock bands from the 80s to do reunions. Translation Louis Sesto (EAGLETAIL MUSIC) Singer and main songwriter, Joey Tempest talks about EUROPE’s new album “Bag of Bones”. The new album marks their 9th album (4th after the reunion) and portrays a newer style of their music, adding another masterpiece to their discography. Swedish hard rock band EUROPE has just finished their newest studio effort “Bag of Bones”, 2 and a half years after their previous album “Last Look At Eden”.
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