2019 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2019.
(Go to last year in Scandinavian music or next year in Scandinavian music.)

List of years in Scandinavian music


Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

December

Albums released

January

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
4 Iihtallan Festerday First full-length album [36]
11 Verkligheten Soilwork Nuclear Blast [37]
18 Last Call: Live in Helsinki Remu & Hurriganes [38]
Covered in Blood Arch Enemy Compilation album [39]
25 Songs for the Dead Live King Diamond Live album & Blu-Ray DVD [40]

February

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
1 And Then Comes The Night Mats Eilertsen, Harmen Fraanje, Thomas Strønen ECM [41]
Lotus Soen [42]
8 Dualistic Dualistic (Bernt Moen, Fredrik Sahlander, Tobias Solbakk) Losen [43]
Tana Sverre Gjørvad Losen [44]
Æ Anton Eger Edition Produced by Petter Eldh and Anton Eger, Executive producer Dave Stapleton [45]
22 Quilter Thomas T Dahl Losen Produced by Thomas T Dahl [46]
The Door to Doom Candlemass Featuring Tony Iommi [47]
Esoteric Oppression The Moth Gatherer Agonia Records [48]

March

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
1 Human Darkwater [49]
Léon Léon Léon Recordings Digital download only [50]
Sucker Punch Sigrid Island Records Produced by Martin Sjølie [51]
Westkust Westkust Run for Cover Records Vocalist Julia Bjernelind plays guitar alongside Brian Cukrowski, drummer Philip Söderlind and new bassist Pär Karlsson [52]
8 Wings of Fire Brymir [53]
Beyond the Void Iron Fire [54]
Hexed Children of Bodom Danger Johnny Produced by Mikko Karmila [55]
Voyage Daniel Herskedal Edition Produced by Daniel Herskedal, Executive producer Dave Stapleton [56]
22 Sounds Of 3 Edition 2 Per Mathisen feat. Ulf Wakenius and Gary Husband Losen [57]

April

Day Artist Album Label Notes Ref.
12 Hamferð Ódn (EP) [58]
19 Per Wiberg Head Without Eye [59]
26 Helheim Rignir [60]
Månegarm Fornaldarsagorna [61]

May

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
3 Ofidians Manifest Kampfar Indie Recordings [62]
10 Glory Chord Bigbang Grand Sport Records [63]
Departure Eyolf Dale Edition Records In collaboration with Andre Roligheten [64]
11 Drone Activity Ulver [65]
17 The King Live in Paris Avatar Live album [66]
24 Northbound Eivind Austad Trio Losen [67]

June

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
7 Första klass Einár Self-released Digital download; reached no 1 in Swedish charts
One Fire Combichrist [68]
14 Return to Eden Timo Tolkki's Avalon [69]

July

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
5 Outstrider Abbath [70]
Live Bullet Live album [71]
19 The Great War Sabaton Nuclear Blast Produced by Jonas Kjellgren [72]
26 Recordead Live – Sextourcism in Z7 Lordi AFM Records First official Live DVD of the band [73]

August

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
2 Rewind, Replay, Rebound Volbeat Vertigo, Republic, Universal First studio album with Kaspar Boye Larsen on bass [74]
16 Dominion HammerFall [75]
30 In the Raw Tarja Turunen [76]

September

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
5 Nummer 1 Einár Self-released Digital download; reached no 1 in Swedish charts [77]
13 Rust Crashdïet Diet Records; Frontiers Music Srl First full-length album with Gabriel Keyes as vocalist [78]

October

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
4 Heart Like a Grave Insomnium Century Media Records Mixed by Jens Bogren [79]
25 Transition Art Nation Gain Music Entertainment Third studio album [80]

November

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
8 Songs the Night Sings The Dark Element Featuring Anette Olzon and Jani Liimatainen [81]
The Enemy: Reality Wolfbrigade Southern Lord [82]
15 Non Debellicata Ragnarok [83]

December

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
6 Decades: Live in Buenos Aires Nightwish Nuclear Blast Live album issued as Blu-ray digibook, 2CD digipak, Blu-ray+2CD earbook and 3LP [84]

Classical works

Film and television scores

Eurovision Song Contest

Deaths

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