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It has been 8 years since their last album "What the World Needs Now...". End of the World" is the band's eleventh original album and eight years since their last album, "What the World Needs Now...". The new album, in which the longest and most stable lineup in the band's history put their all into it, began recording during the band's 40th anniversary tour in 2018. It was then completed through sessions that resumed after the lockdown, which were also affected by the new coronavirus pandemic. However, on April 5, 2011, John Lydon's beloved wife, Nora Forster, passed away. While there were concerns that the album's release might be postponed, the band overcame their deep sadness and decided to release this "End of the World" album. The album includes "Hawaii," a beautiful and poignant love song that Lydon dedicated to Forster, and "Pingu," which he describes as "like a medieval Viking epic.