“’War of Kings’ is the album we always wanted to make, ever since we were kids listening to bands like Zeppelin, Purple and Sabbath,” lead singer Joey Tempest says in a press release. “And after hearing Dave Cobb amazing production for Rival Sons we simply had to work with him. Our adventure is still on!” Best known for their 1986 global smash, ‘The Final Countdown,’ Europe’s adventure involved an 11-year hiatus between 1992 and 2003. But since their reunion they’ve been very prolific. ’War of Kings’ is Europe’s fifth album in this second phase of their career. Their most recent effort, 2012’s ‘Bag of Bones,’ reached the Top 40 of the U.K. Rock Albums chart and debuted at No. 2 in their native Sweden.