In an April 2017 interview, Winter said that after their anniversary tour, the band would head to the studio in southern California to record "The Awakening". It would be co-produced by him and his wife, and was to be released in the same year. However, according to coverage by "Alternative Press" of a post and comments on the band's Facebook page in July 2017, the new record would be released in 2018, along with a new single and tour in the fall of 2017. It was released on March 30, 2018.