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

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

December

Albums released

January

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

February

DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.
1And Then Comes The Night Mats Eilertsen, Harmen Fraanje, Thomas Strønen ECM [41]
Lotus Soen [42]
8DualisticDualistic (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]
22Quilter Thomas T Dahl Losen Produced by Thomas T Dahl [46]
The Door to Doom Candlemass Featuring Tony Iommi [47]
Come Home Rigmor Gustafsson ACT [48]
Esoteric Oppression The Moth Gatherer Agonia Records [49]

March

DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.
1Human Darkwater [50]
Léon Léon Léon RecordingsDigital download only [51]
Sucker Punch Sigrid Island Records Produced by Martin Sjølie [52]
Westkust Westkust Run for Cover Records Vocalist Julia Bjernelind plays guitar alongside Brian Cukrowski, drummer Philip Söderlind and new bassist Pär Karlsson [53]
8Wings of Fire Brymir [54]
Beyond the Void Iron Fire [55]
Hexed Children of Bodom Danger JohnnyProduced by Mikko Karmila [56]
Voyage Daniel Herskedal Edition Produced by Daniel Herskedal, Executive producer Dave Stapleton [57]
15Teipillä tai rakkaudella Anna Abreu [58]
22Sounds Of 3 Edition 2 Per Mathisen feat. Ulf Wakenius and Gary Husband Losen [59]

April

DayArtistAlbumLabelNotesRef.
12 Hamferð Ódn (EP) [60]
19 Per Wiberg Head Without Eye [61]
26 Helheim RignirDark Essence Records [62]
Månegarm Fornaldarsagorna [63]
Promoe The Art of Losing [64]

May

DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.
3Ofidians Manifest Kampfar Indie Recordings [65]
10Glory Chord Bigbang Grand Sport Records [66]
Dark Morph Dark Morph Collaboration between Jónsi and Carl Michael von Hausswolff [67]
Departure Eyolf Dale Edition Records In collaboration with Andre Roligheten [68]
11Drone Activity Ulver [69]
17The King Live in Paris Avatar Live album [70]
24Northbound Eivind Austad Trio Losen [71]

June

DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.
7Första klass Einár Self-releasedDigital download; reached no 1 in Swedish charts
One Fire Combichrist [72]
12& Co. Daði Freyr Samlist ehf [73]
14Return to Eden Timo Tolkki's Avalon [74]

July

DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.
5 Outstrider Abbath Season of MistNamed one of the 50 best metal albums of 2019 by Loudwire [75] [76]
Live Bullet Live album [77]
19 The Great War Sabaton Nuclear BlastProduced by Jonas Kjellgren [78]
26 Recordead Live – Sextourcism in Z7 Lordi AFM RecordsFirst official Live DVD of the band [79]

August

DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.
2 Rewind, Replay, Rebound Volbeat Vertigo, Republic, Universal First studio album with Kaspar Boye Larsen on bass [80]
16Dominion HammerFall [81]
30In the Raw Tarja Turunen earMUSIC featuring Björn "Speed" Strid, Tommy Karevik and Cristina Scabbia [82]

September

DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.
5Nummer 1 Einár Self-releasedDigital download; reached no 1 in Swedish charts [83]
13Rust Crashdïet Diet Records; Frontiers Music SrlFirst full-length album with Gabriel Keyes as vocalist [84]

October

DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.
4 Heart Like a Grave Insomnium Century Media RecordsMixed by Jens Bogren [85]
18Alpha and the Omega Konkhra Hammerheart Records [86]
25Transition Art Nation Gain Music EntertainmentThird studio album [87]
Pitfalls Leprous InsideOutMusic [88]
Daemon Mayhem Century Media [89]

November

DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.
8Songs the Night Sings The Dark Element Featuring Anette Olzon and Jani Liimatainen [90]
The Enemy: Reality Wolfbrigade Southern Lord [91]
15Fairytale – Joulun taikaa Saara Aalto Warner MusicFormats: Digital download, CD
Non Debellicata Ragnarok [92]

December

DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.
39 Elu Laura Põldvere Oh! Joy productions [93]
6Brave Tin World The Murder of My Sweet Frontiers Music [94]
Decades: Live in Buenos Aires Nightwish Nuclear BlastLive album issued as Blu-ray digibook, 2CD digipak, Blu-ray+2CD earbook and 3LP [95]

Classical works

Film and television scores

Eurovision Song Contest

Deaths

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