In 2018, it was announced that Malmsteen had signed with Mascot Records, with a new studio album expected the following year.
The band announced they would enter a hiatus in 2018
On 12 May 2017, Mando Diao released their eighth studio album, Good Times .
The first single was released on 7 April 2017.
The band continued touring in support of the album in 2017, including a North American tour that started in March
Öjersson being hospitalized by a serious back injury at the end of 2017
In mid-2017, Europe announced their eleventh studio album, titled Walk the Earth . The album was released on 20 October via CD with bonus DVD and digital download.
From the spring of 2015 until the band’s very last concert, Per Sinding-Larsen followed Kent’s last time together to record a documentary called Vi är inte längre där (Sista åren med Kent) , which was shown on SVT in two parts on the 26 and 27 December 2016. The documentary…
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In November 2016, Europe announced the 30th Final Countdown Anniversary Tour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their top selling album “The Final Countdown”. In this tour, they performed the entire “The Final Countdown” album and the entire “War Of Kings” album in every concert. They also filmed the concert…
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On 24 August, it was announced the compilation album Best of would be released on 16 September 2016, containing 20 previously released tracks and four new studio recordings.