New Music Alert: Europe has a new track and it is one with a positive message. The song is called "Hold Your Head Up" The song is to support the forthcoming movie Europe - The Movie.
The documentary is due next year and "Hold Your Head Up" will also be on the band's next album. Europe will begin working on that new album next year.
Europe has hit a major milestone of the digital era: "The Final Countdown" has officially passed one billion views on YouTube. The song is iconic, especially in the world of sports, and I bet that helped with all those views. Good for them. I hope casual fans checking out the song dig deeper into the Europe catalog. Such a great band.
It was a long week, wasn't it? The weather was crappy again by me. I woke up to snow both yesterday and today and so much cold! The news is depressing... and work is work. Looking for something to cheer me up, I thought about the best Swedish rock bands. That's our Sunday's Best for this week.
Obviously, Europe is on the list. I mean, is there a better rock band from Sweden? Creating stadium anthems since before the 1980s, Joey Tempest has one of the greatest voices in Glam. My favorite Europe track is easily "Superstitious."
Hardcore Superstar just released their new album Abrakadabra and also dropped their video for the title track. HS is a great band and definitely one of my favorites.
Of course, no list of my favorite Swedish rock bands is complete without Crashdiet. So many different singers, but each one brings a new flavor to the group. Here's "Rust."
Crazy Lixx is also always on my favorites of Sweden list. I was in love with this band the first time I heard them. They've been around since 2002 and Loud Minority is a great debut. That was back when one of the founders, Vic Zino, was still in the band. Zino is with Hardcore Superstar now and has been since 2009.
Monday, October 16, 2023 at 12:01AM