Pilson would play bass on Lynch Mob's 2015 album, "Rebel". In the fall of 2016, Pilson and the classic Dokken line-up of Don Dokken, George Lynch, and 'Wild' Mick Brown reunited for 6 shows in Japan. They also played a warm-up show at Badlands Pawn Guns Gold And Rock 'N' Roll in Sioux Falls, SD. The band's October 8 Loud Park performance at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan was commemorated with the "Return to the East Live 2016" CD/DVD/Blu-ray package in 2018; it also included an exclusive new studio track, "It's Just Another Day".