ARTICLE BY FINNISH METAL-RULES.COM TREAM Here we go again! The traditional Tuska weekend with several great bands. The line-up for this year was quite diverse covering a wide range of metal and hard rock. Europe seemed to entertain the older hard rock generation, whereas Parkway Drive made the younger generation go…
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EUROPE – Joey Tempest discusses “Walk the Earth”, the 30’th Anniversary of “Out of This World” album and the future plans of Europe
JOEY TEMPEST INTERVIEW BY MARKO SYRJÄLÄ AND MICKI CURTI LIVE PHOTOS BY MARKO SYRJÄLÄ Europe, the Swedish hard rock band, formed in Upplands Väsby in 1979. The group got a breakthrough in Sweden in 1982 by winning the Swedish Rock Championships. The line-up of Joey Tempest, John Norum, John Leven,…
Johan Kihlberg – JOHAN KIHLBERG’S IMPERA
JOHAN KIHLBERG’S IMPERA – Johan Kihlberg Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Birgitt Schwanke at GerMusica PR for the help and GerMusica PR for the promo pictures. Additional promo pictures taken by: Paul & Gene without make-up/black & white picture: Mats Vassfjord Picture of Michael Sadler taken by: Ulf Magnusson Johan…
KEE MARCELLO – Kee Marcello band, ex- Europe, Easy Action
KEE MARCELLO INTERVIEW AND LIVE PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJÄLÄ Kee Marcello is a Swedish guitarist/vocalist, best known as the former guitarist in the hard rock band Europe. Marcello joined the group in 1987, replacing original guitarist John Norum. The line-up released two highly successful albums, OUT OF THIS WORLD and…
Summer Rock Festival 2017 with Elaine, Europe and Stiftelsen at Friluftsbadet Svedala, Sweden
Summer Rock Festival Friluftsbadet Svedala, Sweden 13-15/7-2017 With Elaine, Europe and Stiftelsen Live review and pictures by: Anders Sandvall
Copenhell Festival 2017 at Refshaleoen Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhell Festival 2017 Refshaleoen, Copenhagen, Denmark 22-24/6 – 2017 Live pictures and review by: Anders Sandvall Guest contributor: Ulrika Henriksson
EUROPE – The Final Countdown Tour – November 16 2016, Zurich
November 16 2016, Zurich Review and photos my Micki Curti Swedish band Europe has completed again a successful Tour. This time the five Acclaimed Scandinavian musicians accomplished their mission to celebrate in style with fans their 30th anniversary Tour of THE FINAL COUNTDOWN, the album from 1986 that officially sealed…
EUROPE – drummer Ian Haugland
IAN HAUGLAND INTERVIEW BY MICKI CURTI PHOTOS BY RON MAIO, EDITING BY MARKO SYRJALA The Swedish band Europe is again on tour in this second leg of the 2015 released album WAR OF KINGS. On first part of the 2015 tour, the band covered a small handful of cities across North America,…
Europe with support on War Of Kings tour 2015, European tour leg 1 at Kulturbolaget Malmo, Sweden
Europe War Of Kings tour 2015, European tour leg 1 The Vintage Caravan – support act Kulturbolaget, Malmo, Sweden 20/9 – 2015 Live review and pictures by: Anders Sandvall
EUROPE – Interview with Joey Tempest
INTERVIEW AND PHOTOS BY MARKO SYRJALA In late December, Swedish hard rock band Europe visited Helsinki and played their last gig of the year in the sold-out Club Circus. 2013 will be a major year for Europe. After nine studio albums, three live albums, and millions of records sold, the…
EUROPE: Live at Osla festival, Porvoo 2012
REVIEW AND PHOTOS BY MARKO SYRJALA Swedish hard rockers in Europe return once again to Finland. This time the band performed at Osla Festival in Porvoo. The festival lineup consisted of mostly pop and cover/party bands, but the Finnish metal cello quartet Apocalyptica was also on the bill. Europe was…
GEORGE LYNCH – Lynch Mob, Souls of We, ex-Dokken
INTERVIEW BY MARKO SYRJÄLÄ George Lynch is one of the most popular and influential guitarists to emerge from the ’80s-era heavy metal/hard rock scene. Lynch is best known for his work with platinum sellers Dokken whose albums UNDER LOCK AND KEY and BACK FOR THE ATTACK went to platinum in…
MASCOT RECORDS RELEASES 7TH ALBUM FROM GUITARIST JOHN NORUM
NEW YORK – “Play Yard Blues,” the latest solo album from Europe guitarist John Norum, is now available on Mascot Records. The long-awaited album takes a different approach than Norum’s past releases, showcasing a more bluesy side of his soulful style. “Play Yard Blues” consists of 10 tracks, recorded in…
DOKKEN – Don Dokken
INTERVIEW AND LIVE PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJÄLÄ TRANSCRIPTION BY ANDY OSBORN Dokken was originally formed in the late 1970s when guitarist George Lynch and drummer Mick Brown joined forces with vocalist Don Dokken and bassist Jim Montaneras. Together they recorded BACK IN THE STREETS. In 1978, future Ratt bassist Juan…
Kelly Keeling on his new solo album – GIVING SIGHT TO THE EYE
Kelly Keeling speaks about his first solo album Interview by Anders Sandvall Thanks to Jenny at Border Music for help with the interviewPromo pictures provided by Mascot Records I was fortunate to have an interview with Kelly Keeling who recently released his solo album GIVING SIGHT TO THE EYE. I took…