He was behind the desk with the Californian rockers on 2011's Pressure & Time and last year's Great Western Valkyrie. And after long admiring Cobb's work, Europe asked him to produce their 10th studio outing War Of Kings, which launches in the UK on March 2.

At a press conference detailing the album, Tempest says: "Like us he wanted to find a vibe and an atmosphere for War Of Kings - something majestic, something special and I think we achieved this. It's the most interesting Europe album in my mind and we're very proud.

"Dave wants to find a vibe from old equipment. He records drums, guitars and bass the right way. We discovered him listening to Rival Sons and we were mesmerised by the drum sound on their album Pressure & Time."