{"id":1183595,"date":"2026-09-03T03:45:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T03:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1183595\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T03:45:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T03:45:48","slug":"europe-share-scandinavian-eyes-ahead-of-new-album-come-this-madness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1183595\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe Share \u201cScandinavian Eyes\u201d Ahead Of New Album \u2018Come This Madness\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Europe have released \u201cScandinavian Eyes,\u201d another preview of their new studio album, \u2018Come This Madness,\u2019 which arrives September 25 via Silver Lining Music. Built around a driving riff, a large-scale chorus and layered vocal and guitar melodies, the track leans into a more expansive arrangement while keeping the band\u2019s hard-rock foundation firmly in place.<\/p>\n

For frontman Joey Tempest, the song quickly became a standout from the sessions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis driving riff, orchestral magic, vocal and guitar melodies make this one of my favourite Europe songs in a long time!\u201d Tempest says. \u201cA lyric about crossing the line between good and \u2018not so good\u2019\u2026We\u2019re very proud of this track and can\u2019t wait to perform it live!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cScandinavian Eyes\u201d arrives with a performance video directed by Patric Ullaeus, putting the focus directly on the band playing the song rather than building a narrative around it. The clip gives the track\u2019s heavier arrangement and broad, stage-ready dynamics room to carry the visual.<\/p>\n

The single follows previously released material from \u2018Come This Madness,\u2019 including \u201cOne on One,\u201d \u201cThe Cult of Ignorance\u201d and the title track. Together, the songs point toward an album concerned with tension, contemporary uncertainty and more personal subject matter, while still working within Europe\u2019s established melodic rock identity.<\/p>\n

The album was recorded at RMV Studio in Stockholm, the recording facility founded by Benny Andersson and Ludvig Andersson. Europe worked with producer Tom Dalgety, whose credits include Ghost, Rammstein, Pixies, The Cult and Opeth. Dalgety was closely involved throughout the writing and recording process, helping shape the record from its earliest stages.<\/p>\n

\u2018Come This Madness\u2019 also features guest backing vocals from Ghost\u2019s Tobias Forge and Opeth\u2019s Mikael \u00c5kerfeldt, adding two prominent Swedish rock and metal voices to the project. After recording was completed, the band brought in Mike Fraser, whose credits include AC\/DC, Van Halen, Metallica, The Cult and Loverboy, to mix the album.<\/p>\n

For Europe, the new record arrives alongside a major look back at one of the defining moments in their catalogue. Shortly after the album\u2019s release, the band will launch \u2018The Final Countdown 40th Anniversary Tour,\u2019 beginning September 30 in Glasgow.<\/p>\n

The timing gives Europe an opportunity to place new material directly alongside the music that established them internationally four decades ago. Rather than treating the anniversary as a purely retrospective exercise, the band is entering the tour with a new studio album and songs such as \u201cScandinavian Eyes\u201d ready to become part of the live set.<\/p>\n

\u2018Come This Madness\u2019 arrives September 25, with \u2018The Final Countdown 40th Anniversary Tour\u2019 beginning five days later in Glasgow.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Europe have released \u201cScandinavian Eyes,\u201d another preview of their new studio album, \u2018Come This Madness,\u2019 which arrives September…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1183596,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5174],"tags":[299985,2000,299,5187,5525,320752,203109,320753,320754,107889,320755,320756,320757,320758,38328,320759],"class_list":["post-1183595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-eu","tag-come-this-madness","tag-eu","tag-europe","tag-european","tag-ghost","tag-hell-back-recordings","tag-joey-tempest","tag-mikael-akerfeldt","tag-mike-fraser","tag-opeth","tag-rmv-studio","tag-scandinavian-eyes","tag-silver-lining-music","tag-the-final-countdown","tag-tobias-forge","tag-tom-dalgety"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/117205061544783168","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1183595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1183595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1183595\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1183596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1183595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1183595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1183595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}