Category: EUROPE

KEE MARCELLO – Scaling Up (2016)

KEE MARCELLO – Scaling Up (2016)

Former Europe guitarist KEE MARCELLO returns with “Scaling Up“, his brand new album released via Frontiers Music. This slick-produced new effort from the awesome Swedish 6-string player is a stunning, smooth Melodic Rock album with bluesy Hard Rock touches plenty of impressive tunes. “Scaling Up” blends elements of Marcello’s past works – even some Europe waves – mixed with lots...

V.A. – 0dayrox Advanced Releases July 2017 – Vol.1

V.A. – 0dayrox Advanced Releases July 2017 – Vol.1

As usual 0dayrox brings to you all the fresh buzz from the Melodic Rock / AOR world. Let’s check the advanced singles from the most relevant releases in months to come. KRYPTONITE is the new amazing project to release their debut CD via Frontiers Music in August. The line-up is impressive: Jake Samuels from The Poodles, Alessandro Del Vecchio (Lionville),...

EUROPE – Bag Of Bones [Japan Edition +1] Out Of Print

EUROPE – Bag Of Bones [Japan Edition +1] Out Of Print

EUROPE has started this week ‘The Final Countdown 30th Anniversary Tour’ with dates all over the Continent. And as it was requested by a reader, it’s a good opportunity to revisit one of Europe’s best recent albums; “Bag Of Bones“, in its Japan Edition with bonus track, now out of print. On this recording the band decided go back to...

EUROPE – Out Of This World [Japan Limited Release miniLP remastered]

Japanese remastered editions of EUROPE first albums have been requested several times here, and now it’s time for the excellent (and criminally underrated) “Out Of This World”, reissued in a Limited Release miniLP replica and fully remastered. You need strong skills to create a new album to follow the blast success of The Final Countdown, but Joey Tempest & Co...

EUROPE – The Final Countdown [Japanese Blu-SpecCD2 remastered +3]

“The Final Countdown” is the other EUROPE album remastered and pressed on Blu-SpecCD2 by Sony Music Japan, also requested here in the blog’s comments. The Blu-SpecCD2 is the next generation Compact Disc that employs Phase Transition Mastering, the technology developed for mastering of Blu-ray discs, to further perfect the acclaimed characteristics of Blu-Spec CD. Is there any necessary comment to...

EUROPE – Wings Of Tomorrow [Japanese Blu-Spec CD2 remastered]

Japanese remastered editions of EUROPE first albums have been requested several times here, so let’s go with Europe’s second effort “Wings Of Tomorrow“. It has been pressed on high quality Blu-SpecCD2, Sony Music’s answer to SHM-CD. Far many, “Wings Of Tomorrow” is the perfect Europe album. It combines their early grand metallic leanings with the keyboards and anthemic sheen they...

EUROPE – Europe [Japanese Blu-Spec CD2 remastered]

Japanese remastered editions of EUROPE first albums have been requested several times here, so let’s start with Europe’s self-titled debut. It has been pressed on high quality Blu-SpecCD2, Sony Music’s answer to SHM-CD. Europe origins – like most Scandinavian melodic hard rock acts which born in the first half of the ’80s – where musically firmly planted in traditional metal. “Europe”...

EUROPE – War Of Kings [Digipak Version / Extra Track] (2015)

* Keeping the same lineup for almost thirty years, 2015 sees Sweden’s favorites EUROPE unleashing “War Of Kings“, the band’s 10th studio album and first under UDR Records. The new CD from John Norum & Co. is a comeback to the heavier, more technical sound of Europe’s origins, still wrapped with their unmistakable melodies and, essentially, bigger than ever. Vocalist...

EUROPE – Live At Sweden Rock 30th Anniversary Show 2CD (2013)

* On 7th June 2013, EUROPE took the stage in their home country Sweden for a very special occasion: celebrating 30 years of Rock music. Joey Tempest & Co. celebrated this event together with 30,000 people at the famous Sweden Rock Festival, all have been taped and now it’s being released on various formats as “Live At Sweden Rock :...

KEE MARCELLO (Europe) – Judas Kiss (2013)

* Swedish axe-slinger, former Europe guitarist KEE MARCELLO seems to be a very busy man lately, decided to recover his place into the international Rock scene. After releasing his controversial Europe own-versions album ‘Redux: Europe’, the ‘humbly’ entitled biography ‘The Rock Star God Forgot’ and his performance in the well known musical Rock Of Ages in Scandinavia, Marcello has just...

SHA-BOOM – The Race Is On (2012)

* Norwegians SHA-BOOM become a sensation in Scandinavia at the end of the eighties / earlier nineties with their mixture of poppy radio-rock and commercial AOR. They returned in 2005 with only original member Dag Finn at the helm (even though ex- bassist Peo Thyren has helped out with some lyrics) and Tommy Denander as partner in crime. The result...

KEE MARCELLO – Redux ; Shine On (2012)

* KEE MARCELLO is one of those artists who is able to turn his hand to anything without fear. He started his career in 1982 with the glam rock band Easy Action recording two albums. In ’86 he joined Europe and toured the World three times. His name as a renowned guitarist was established and the time was ripe for...

EUROPE – Live! At Shepherd’s Bush London (2011)

Sweden’s biggest hard rock export EUROPE returned to the UK in 2011 with the Balls ‘N’ Banners tour exactly one year since their last tour on these shores. With no new album to promote, they nonetheless succeeded in selling out the Shepherd’s Bush Empire and thrilled the audience with a formidable performance. They filmed this gig for a live DVD...