Release date: 25 September 2026 Record label: Silver Lining Music The Riff Doctor’s Score: (8/10) RRRRRRRRRRR Diagnosis Nine years after their last studio album, Europe return with one of the strongest records of their second life. Come This Madness is heavy, elegant and superbly controlled: a modern hard-rock album made by musicians who know exactly when to strike, when to pull back and when to let a song breathe. Joey Tempest has rarely sounded more commanding, while John N

Europe have released the title track from their forthcoming studio album, Come This Madness, which arrives this Friday, 25 September, via Silver Lining Music. Built around sharp metallic riffs, restrained verses and a suitably enormous chorus, ‘Come This Madness’ shifts confidently between quieter, atmospheric passages and the kind of soaring melodies and guitar work that have defined Europe for decades. “With Come This Madness, we wanted to write and produce songs in the spi