EUROPE - Bag Of Bones Audio Samples Online
March 18, 2012, 12 years ago
EUROPE will release their ninth studio album, entitled Bag Of Bones, on April 27th in Europe, April 30th in the UK, via earMusic/Edel. Guitarist John Norum has posted samples of al tracks at his website.
Bag Of Bones was produced by Kevin Shirley (IRON MAIDEN, BLACK STONE CHERRY, JOURNEY). Released on CD and vinyl formats, the album features a more straightforward rock approach.
Bag Of Bones tracklisting:
'Riches To Rags'
'Not Supposed To Sing The Blues'
'Firebox'
'Bag Of Bones'
'Requiem'
'My Woman My Friend'
'Demon Head'
'Drink And A Smile'
'Doghouse'
'Mercy You Mercy Me'
'Bring It All Home'
“Why drive a VW beetle when you can drive a Rolls Royce?” asks Europe’s guitarist John Norum. “Bag of Bones is a classic rock album with lots of class. Even my mom likes it!”Frontman Joey Tempest commented: "Kevin Shirley did such a great job capturing the spirit of this band. He just let us do our thing and then pushed us and our songs to the max. Finally we express ourselves completely without restraint. Straight from heart and soul. It took some time but we have arrived!"
The single, ‘Not Supposed To Sing The Blues’, was released digitally on March 9th. Check out the siong below:
Europe have updated their live itinerary, with the band now having the following live dates scheduled:
May
1 - Thanks Jimi Festival - Wroclaw, Poland17 - Bikers Festival - Wetzikon, Switzerland
25 - Metallsvenskan - Orebro, Sweden
June
1 - Huddinge Festival -Stockholm, Sweden16 - Ost Fest - Bucharest, Romania
24 - Graspop Festival - Dessel, Belgium
30 - Kirunafestivalen - Kiruna, Sweden
July
12 - Wrightegaarden - Langesund, Norway21 - Osla Live - Porvoo, Finland
27 - Rock Of Ages - Seebronn, Germany
August
4 - Furuvik - Gavle, SwedenNovember
21 - Birmingham, UK - O2 Academy22 - Glasgow, UK - O2 Academy
23 - Manchester, UK - HMV Ritz
25 - Newcastle, UK - O2 Academy
26 - Leeds, UK - O2 Academy
27 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City
29 - Bristol, UK - O2 Academy
30 - Cardiff, UK - Coal Exchange
December
1 - London, UK - O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
