2019 in Scandinavian music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2019.

Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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December

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Albums released

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January

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Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
4 Iihtallan Festerday First full-length album [38]
11 Verkligheten Soilwork Nuclear Blast [39]
18 Last Call: Live in Helsinki Remu & Hurriganes [40]
Covered in Blood Arch Enemy Compilation album [41]
25 Songs for the Dead Live King Diamond Live album & Blu-Ray DVD [42]

February

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Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
1 And Then Comes The Night Mats Eilertsen, Harmen Fraanje, Thomas Strønen ECM [43]
Lotus Soen [44]
8 Dualistic Dualistic (Bernt Moen, Fredrik Sahlander, Tobias Solbakk) Losen [45]
Tana Sverre Gjørvad Losen [46]
Æ Anton Eger Edition Produced by Petter Eldh and Anton Eger, Executive producer Dave Stapleton [47]
22 Quilter Thomas T Dahl Losen Produced by Thomas T Dahl [48]
The Door to Doom Candlemass Featuring Tony Iommi [49]
Come Home Rigmor Gustafsson ACT [50]
Esoteric Oppression The Moth Gatherer Agonia Records [51]

March

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Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
1 Human Darkwater [52]
Léon Léon Léon Recordings Digital download only [53]
Sucker Punch Sigrid Island Records Produced by Martin Sjølie [54]
Westkust Westkust Run for Cover Records Vocalist Julia Bjernelind plays guitar alongside Brian Cukrowski, drummer Philip Söderlind and new bassist Pär Karlsson [55]
8 Wings of Fire Brymir [56]
Beyond the Void Iron Fire [57]
Hexed Children of Bodom Danger Johnny Produced by Mikko Karmila [58]
Voyage Daniel Herskedal Edition Produced by Daniel Herskedal, Executive producer Dave Stapleton [59]
15 Teipillä tai rakkaudella Anna Abreu [60]
22 Sounds Of 3 Edition 2 Per Mathisen feat. Ulf Wakenius and Gary Husband Losen [61]

April

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Day Artist Album Label Notes Ref.
12 Hamferð Ódn (EP) [62]
19 Per Wiberg Head Without Eye Despotz Records First solo album [63]
26 Arvingarna I do Columbia Records [64]
Helheim Rignir Dark Essence Records [65]
Månegarm Fornaldarsagorna [66]
Promoe The Art of Losing [67]

May

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Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
3 Ofidians Manifest Kampfar Indie Recordings [68]
10 Glory Chord Bigbang Grand Sport Records [69]
Dark Morph Dark Morph Collaboration between Jónsi and Carl Michael von Hausswolff [70]
Departure Eyolf Dale Edition Records In collaboration with Andre Roligheten [71]
11 Drone Activity Ulver [72]
17 The King Live in Paris Avatar Live album [73]
24 Northbound Eivind Austad Trio Losen [74]

June

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Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
7 Första klass Einár Self-released Digital download; reached no 1 in Swedish charts
One Fire Combichrist [75]
12 & Co. Daði Freyr Samlist ehf [76]
14 Return to Eden Timo Tolkki's Avalon Frontiers Music [77]

July

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Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
5 Outstrider Abbath Season of Mist Named one of the 50 best metal albums of 2019 by Loudwire[78] [79]
Live Bullet Live album [80]
19 The Great War Sabaton Nuclear Blast Produced by Jonas Kjellgren [81]
26 Recordead Live – Sextourcism in Z7 Lordi AFM Records First official Live DVD of the band [82]

August

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Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
2 Rewind, Replay, Rebound Volbeat Vertigo, Republic, Universal First studio album with Kaspar Boye Larsen on bass [83]
16 Dominion HammerFall [84]
30 In the Raw Tarja Turunen earMUSIC featuring Björn "Speed" Strid, Tommy Karevik and Cristina Scabbia [85]

September

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Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
5 Nummer 1 Einár Self-released Digital download; reached no 1 in Swedish charts [86]
13 Rust Crashdïet Diet Records; Frontiers Music Srl First full-length album with Gabriel Keyes as vocalist [87]

October

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Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
4 Heart Like a Grave Insomnium Century Media Records Mixed by Jens Bogren [88]
18 Alpha and the Omega Konkhra Hammerheart Records [89]
25 Transition Art Nation Gain Music Entertainment Third studio album [90]
Pitfalls Leprous InsideOutMusic [91]
Daemon Mayhem Century Media [92]

November

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Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
8 Songs the Night Sings The Dark Element Featuring Anette Olzon and Jani Liimatainen [93]
The Enemy: Reality Wolfbrigade Southern Lord [94]
15 Fairytale – Joulun taikaa Saara Aalto Warner Music Formats: Digital download, CD
Non Debellicata Ragnarok [95]

December

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Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
3 9 Elu Laura Põldvere Oh! Joy productions [96]
6 Brave Tin World The Murder of My Sweet Frontiers Music [97]
Decades: Live in Buenos Aires Nightwish Nuclear Blast Live album issued as Blu-ray digibook, 2CD digipak, Blu-ray+2CD earbook and 3LP [98]

Classical works

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Film and television scores

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Eurovision Song Contest

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Deaths

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References

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  44. ^ "SOEN Set February Release For New Album "Lotus"". ThePRP. November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
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  113. ^ Komponist Alfred Janson er død (in Norwegian)
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  118. ^ Jazznestoren Erling Wicklund er død (in Norwegian)
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  121. ^ Mercyful Fate Bassist Timi Hansen Dies After Battle With Cancer
  122. ^ Lydmesteren Jan Erik Kongshaug er død (in Norwegian)
  123. ^ Marie Fredriksson är död – blev 61 år (in Swedish)
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