The story of Europe began in 1979, when guitarist John Norum, vocalist Rolf Joakim Larsson, bassist Peter Olsson and drummer Tony Reno formed the band Force.

By now, you’ve no doubt seen it numerous times: The ubiquitous Geico commercial with ’80s metal legends Europe playing their biggest hit, “The Final Countdown,” in a company’s breakroom ...

Memorable band names can be the result of inspiration or chance, luck or pluck. Then there’s Europe, the Swedish lite-metal band that performs Sunday at the Music Box downtown and is featured in ...