EUROPE Teams Up With RIVAL SONS' JAY BUCHANAN For Cover Of KANSAS's 'Carry On Wayward Son'

Swedish hard rock veterans EUROPE served as the house band for the premiere episode of the fall 2026 season of the long-running SVT TV game show "På Spåret" on September 18, 2026. As the show's house band, they didn't play a traditional concert setlist; instead, they performed brief musical interludes and backed specific guest artists to provide clues for the contestants. The featured tracks and performances from the premiere episode included "Golden Eye", a cover of the classic Tina Turner track, featuring guest guitarist Michael "Micke" Helgé Åkesson filling in for regular EUROPE guitarist John Norum (who sat out due to a hand injury),and "Carry On Wayward Son", a cover of the KANSAS hit performed alongside guest vocalist Jay Buchanan from the American rock band RIVAL SONS.

If you live in Sweden, you can watch "På Spåret" at www.svtplay.se.

EUROPE's new studio album, "Come This Madness", will be released on September 25 via Silver Lining Music. The LP was recorded at RMV Studio, the Stockholm-based recording facility founded by Benny Andersson and Ludvig Andersson. The album features special guest appearances from Tobias Forge (GHOST) and Mikael Åkerfeldt (OPETH) and was produced by acclaimed producer Tom Dalgety (GHOST, RAMMSTEIN, PIXIES, THE CULT, OPETH),who became a true creative force throughout the process, deeply embedded in the band's writing and recording, shaping the album's sound from the ground up. To bring the project to its final stage and complete their vision, the band turned to one of rock's most respected recording legends Mike Fraser (AC/DC, VAN HALEN, METALLICA, THE CULT, LOVERBOY) to mix the record.

With "Come This Madness", EUROPE deliver a landmark record that finds them fully realized and present, confronting the world as it is and not only are they gearing up for its release, the band will also embark on an extensive run of live dates, including numerous festival appearances and a major tour to celebrate the 40th anniversary of "The Final Countdown". Kicking off in Glasgow on September 30, "The Final Countdown 40th Anniversary Tour" promises to unite the legacy that defined them with the renewed energy, driving them forward today.

The "Come This Madness" album artwork was created by Storm Studios (PINK FLOYD, LED ZEPPELIN, MUSE).

"Come This Madness" will be available on vinyl, CD and digital formats.

In September 2023, EUROPE released a standalone new song titled "Hold Your Head Up". The track, which was described by the band as "a punchy uptempo rocker with reminiscent elements of early EUROPE," was recorded in August 2023 at Atlantis Studios in Stockholm with producer Klas Åhlund (GHOST, ROBYN) and was mixed by Stefan Glaumann (RAMMSTEIN, DEF LEPPARD),who also mixed EUROPE's "Secret Society" album.

EUROPE's last album, "Walk The Earth", was released in October 2017 via Hell & Back Recordings (Silver Lining Music). It was recorded at famed Abbey Road Studios in London with Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb (RIVAL SONS, Shooter Jennings, Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton).