Reviews -WAR OF KINGS 2015-
Feb 11, 2015 22:59:49 GMT 2
Post by Eva Tomorrow on Feb 11, 2015 22:59:49 GMT 2
Obviously we have not yet reviews on the album but the press talks about the band.
SOURCE: Music Enthusiast Magazine (Dated 11 Febrary 2015)
musicenthusiastmag.com/europe-war-of-kings-music-video/
" ... Ferocious chord progressions, authoritative lead vocals and roaring synthesizer work overlay the new single from hard rock veterans Europe. This isn’t the same euphoria-fueled band that first fell into commercial acclaim following the release of their definitive studio album, 1986’s ‘The Final Countdown,’ however their new single bears the closest resemblance to the seemingly long abandoned hard rock approach last found on the preceding ‘Wings of Tomorrow’ effort.
The members of Europe first began trying their hand at new elements on their 2004 album ‘Start from the Dark,’ which introduced a more modernized heavy metal attitude unlike anything the band had previously tried before. 2006’s ‘Secret Society’ and 2009’s ‘Last Look at Eden’ built upon this same approach, however an abrupt change in direction surfaced on the rock group’s most recent offering, 2012’s ‘Bag of Bones,’ which attributed a fierce blues rock attitude... "
SOURCE: BLABBERMOUTH.NET (DATED 9 February 2015)
www.blabbermouth.net/news/video-premiere-europes-war-of-kings/
" ... EUROPE's place as a legendary classic rock band was platinum-stamped early in their career, having enjoyed an explosive period of worldwide success in the '80s, under-pinned by their hit album and single "The Final Countdown", before going on hiatus between 1992 and 2003. They reunited and quickly settled into a period of re-establishment which has seen them re-enforce their reputation worldwide as one of the premier purveyors of blues-tinged classic rock with an edge and some kick ... "
SOURCE: ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE (Spain) (Dated 7 February 2015)
rollingstone.es/rstv/escucha-el-regreso-de-europe-war-of-kings/
" ... The (unfortunately) most clueless continue thinking that Europe is anchored in the eighties enjoying their immortal hit The Final Countdown. But do not know what they're missing. In fact, the Swedish band released next March 2 a new album, War of Kings, as has become customary that a while now, deeping into dense and gritty "blues rock mark" a house that every time fewer has to do with the hair rock of the last century ... "
SOURCE: GUITAR CALAVERA (Dated 8 February 2015)
www.guitarcalavera.com/europe-regresa-al-ritmo-de-war-kings/
" .. Europe, the group that many believe has only one song but really has much more. Their latest album, Bag of bones, dated 24 January 2012. Three years later, the Swedes have decided to enlighten us with a new job where they continue walking down the path of dense rock, leaving behind his disheveled hair era with the famous rock... "
SOURCE: Music Enthusiast Magazine (Dated 11 Febrary 2015)
musicenthusiastmag.com/europe-war-of-kings-music-video/
" ... Ferocious chord progressions, authoritative lead vocals and roaring synthesizer work overlay the new single from hard rock veterans Europe. This isn’t the same euphoria-fueled band that first fell into commercial acclaim following the release of their definitive studio album, 1986’s ‘The Final Countdown,’ however their new single bears the closest resemblance to the seemingly long abandoned hard rock approach last found on the preceding ‘Wings of Tomorrow’ effort.
The members of Europe first began trying their hand at new elements on their 2004 album ‘Start from the Dark,’ which introduced a more modernized heavy metal attitude unlike anything the band had previously tried before. 2006’s ‘Secret Society’ and 2009’s ‘Last Look at Eden’ built upon this same approach, however an abrupt change in direction surfaced on the rock group’s most recent offering, 2012’s ‘Bag of Bones,’ which attributed a fierce blues rock attitude... "
SOURCE: BLABBERMOUTH.NET (DATED 9 February 2015)
www.blabbermouth.net/news/video-premiere-europes-war-of-kings/
" ... EUROPE's place as a legendary classic rock band was platinum-stamped early in their career, having enjoyed an explosive period of worldwide success in the '80s, under-pinned by their hit album and single "The Final Countdown", before going on hiatus between 1992 and 2003. They reunited and quickly settled into a period of re-establishment which has seen them re-enforce their reputation worldwide as one of the premier purveyors of blues-tinged classic rock with an edge and some kick ... "
SOURCE: ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE (Spain) (Dated 7 February 2015)
rollingstone.es/rstv/escucha-el-regreso-de-europe-war-of-kings/
" ... The (unfortunately) most clueless continue thinking that Europe is anchored in the eighties enjoying their immortal hit The Final Countdown. But do not know what they're missing. In fact, the Swedish band released next March 2 a new album, War of Kings, as has become customary that a while now, deeping into dense and gritty "blues rock mark" a house that every time fewer has to do with the hair rock of the last century ... "
SOURCE: GUITAR CALAVERA (Dated 8 February 2015)
www.guitarcalavera.com/europe-regresa-al-ritmo-de-war-kings/
" .. Europe, the group that many believe has only one song but really has much more. Their latest album, Bag of bones, dated 24 January 2012. Three years later, the Swedes have decided to enlighten us with a new job where they continue walking down the path of dense rock, leaving behind his disheveled hair era with the famous rock... "