Two years later, his taste for music took a turn as he started to listen to hard rock and heavy metal bands like Accept, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Manowar, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath and Uriah Heep.

Uli Jon Roth, who played guitar on these albums, had broken up with Scorpions and formed the band Electric Sun.

Only one inch of a backdoor was damaged before the fire was put out, but the event was blown up in media and caused many rumours in the metal scene.

[5] In January 2017, Johnsson revealed he had been suffering from intense pain in the neck and shoulders, and he was diagnosed with two spinal disc herniations (allegedly produced because of years of headbanging), and he was in risk of losing the ability to perform live.

By 8 April, Johnsson announced he had been able to avoid surgery as his condition had improved through physiotherapy and he would resume to perform at festivals by August.