The band released their second studio album, Beautiful Awakening , in March 2004 in Scandinavia via Swedish label MVG/Push Music. It was released in the rest of Europe on 4 April via German label Nuclear Blast , while it was released in Japan on 5 September via Wood Records .…
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The band played at the Scandinavian Roskilde Festival in 2004.
In 2004, About a Burning Fire was released.
In mid 2004, the Warner Music Group was sold to private investors, Blindside decided to part ways with Elektra due to ending up in a catalogue with hundreds of artists under Atlantic Records.
After taking a one-year timeout, Kent returned to the studio to record their sixth studio album in 2004.
Over the years, there were several reunion rumors, and on 2 October 2003 it was made official: Europe announced plans for a new album and world tour. The band then switched back to The Final Countdown line-up, with John Norum as the only lead guitarist. “There was no doubt that…
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With Nille Perned again producing, the band released Before & After in 2002 in Scandinavia through the National record label and on 8 September 2003 in the UK on Cooking Vinyl records (who also handled distribution for the rest of the world). The album featured the singles “Skin”, “Disko” and…
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The band also played at the less known Parkfestivalen in Moss, Norway on 14 June 2003.
As the band told the crowd to dress in white, it was nicknamed “The White Concert”.
In April 2003, the band released the resulting album, Viva Emptiness .