Wings of Tomorrow explained

Wings of Tomorrow
Type:studio
Artist:Europe
Cover:Europe-wings of tomorrow.jpg
Released:24 February 1984
Studio:Polar, Stockholm
Genre:Heavy metal[1]
Length:38:49
Label:Hot Records
Producer:Leif Mases
Prev Title:Europe
Prev Year:1983
Next Title:On the Loose
Next Year:1985

Wings of Tomorrow is the second studio album by the Swedish rock band Europe. It was released on 24 February 1984, by Hot Records in Sweden, and by Epic Records in the United States. Wings of Tomorrow is the last album to feature drummer Tony Reno.

The song "Scream of Anger" was originally titled "Black Journey Through My Soul".[2]

Personnel

Europe

Production

Cover versions

"Wings of Tomorrow" and "Scream of Anger" have been covered by the melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. The latter, notes guitarist Michael Amott in the liner notes for Wages of Sin (on the bonus CD of which the song appears), was "recorded and mixed during the Burning Bridges sessions, December 1998/January 1999. Originally released on the Japanese version of Burning Bridges. A cover version of the most successful hard rock band to ever emerge from Sweden (no, that's not Arch Enemy!)… It was the most aggressive track of their career – and probably one of Arch Enemy's softest moments? Anyhow, we learnt it and recorded it in an afternoon." Amott guested with Europe when they played Wings of Tomorrow in its entirety, in Stockholm, on 3 March 2014. "He is a friend of the band and grew up listening to Europe's music," reported Joey Tempest. "It was an honour and so much fun to have him with us on stage!"[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Popoff . Martin . Martin Popoff . The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties . . 1 November 2005 . Burlington, Ontario, Canada . 978-1-894959-31-5 . 109.
  2. Book: Tengner, Anders . Michael Johansson . Europe - den stora rockdrömmen . Wiken . sv . 34 . 1987 . 91-7024-408-1 .
  3. Book: Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Oricon Entertainment. Roppongi, Tokyo. 2006. 4-87131-077-9. ja.
  4. Web site: Europe Joined By Arch Enemy's Michael Amott For 'Wings Of Tomorrow' Performance (Video) - Blabbermouth.net. BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 4 March 2014 .