2019 in Scandinavian music explained

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.)

Events

January

• 10 – The 18th All Ears festival opens in Oslo, Norway, running until 12 January.^[1]
• 25-3 February – The 32nd Nordlysfestivalen is held in Tromsø. Performers include Dmitry Shishkin and Wenche Myhre.^[2]
• 31
  • The 8th Bodø Jazz Open Vinterjazz opens in Bodø, Norway, running until 2 February.^[3]
  • The 21st Polarjazz Festival opens in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, running until 3 February.^[4]

February

• 14 – The annual Ice Music Festival opens in Finse, Norway, running until 16 February. Performers include Maria Skranes, Ivar Kolve and Snorre Bjerck.^[5]
• 23 – At the 49th Dansk Melodi Grand Prix final, held at the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning Leonora emerges as overall winner with the song "Love Is Forever"; she thus becomes Denmark's representative in this year's Eurovision Song Contest.^[6]

March

• 6 – The 50th Turku Jazz Festival opens in Åbo, Finland, running until 10 March.^[7]
• 9
  • Melodifestivalen 2019 concludes at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, with John Lundvik emerging as overall winner with the song "Too Late for Love"; he thus becomes Sweden's representative in this year's Eurovision Song Contest.^[8]
  • The 6th Faroese Music Awards ceremony takes place at the Nordic House (Norðurlandahúsið), Tórshavn. Teitur Lassen wins Best Artist and Best Song.^[9]
• 22 – The Blue House Youth Jazz Festival opens in Stockholm, Sweden, running until 24 March.^[10]
• 28 – Icelandic band Sigur Rós are charged with tax evasion, covering the period 2011-2014.^[11]

April

• 4 – Wisting, Norway's most expensive TV series to date, is launched, with music by Jacob Groth, Ole Bo, and Sören Möller.^[12]
• 12 – The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (FRSO) announces that Hannu Lintu's term as chief conductor will end with the 2020-2021 season.^[13]
• 30 – Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra announces that Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä has signed a three-year contract to be its next musical director, beginning from January 2020.^[14]

May

• 2 – The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra names Nicholas Collon as its next chief conductor, to replace Hannu Lintu; Collon will be the first non-Finnish conductor ever to be chief conductor of the FRSO.^[15]
• 9 – Finnish National Opera and Ballet names Hannu Lintu as its next chief conductor; Lintu will hold the post from 1 January 2022 to 30 June 2026.^[16]
• 18 – In the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, Sweden finish in 5th place, Norway in 6th place, Iceland in 10th place and Denmark in 12th place. Finland did not reach the final.^[17] The UK entry, written by Sweden's John Lundvik, finishes in last place.
• 22 – The UK's Philharmonia Orchestra names Finnish conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali as its next principal conductor, as from the 2021-2022 season, with an initial contract of 5 years.^[18]

June

• 12
  • The Iceland Symphony Orchestra announces that Eva Ollikainen will be its next chief conductor and artistic advisor, the first female conductor ever to take on the role; her contract will be from the 2020-2021 season until 2024.^[19]
  • The Bergenfest music festival opens in Bergen, Norway, running until 15 June.^[20] The line-up includes Patti Smith and Robert Plant.^[21]
• 13 – The Norwegian Wood music festival opens in Oslo, Norway, running until 15 June.^[22]

July

• 4
  • The 20th Folk music festival of Siglufjordur opens in Siglufjordur, Iceland, running until 8 July.^[23]
  • The 23rd Skånevik Bluesfestival opens in Skånevik, Norway, running until 6 July.^[24]
• 5
  • The Baltic Jazz Festival opens in Dalsbruk, Finland, running until 7 July.^[25]
  • The 41st Copenhagen Jazz Festival opens in Copenhagen, Denmark, running until 14 July.^[26]

August

• 6 – The 20th Øyafestivalen opens in Oslo, Norway, running until 10 August.^[27]
• 8 – The 33rd Sildajazz opens in Haugesund, Norway, running until 9 August.^[28]
• 11 – The 34th Oslo Jazzfestival opens in Oslo, Norway, running until 17 August.^[29]

September

• 5 – The 20th Sibelius Festival opens in Lahti, Finland, running until 8 September. Performers include Karita Mattila, Folke Gräsbeck, and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.^[30]

October

• 3 – The Norrköping Symphony Orchestra names Karl-Heinz Steffens as its next principal conductor and artistic advisor, beginning from the 2020-2021 season.^[31]
• 4 – The Copenhagen Opera Festival names Amy Lane as its new festival director; she will be the first woman and the first non-Dane to hold the post.^[32]
• 18 – Hildur Guðnadóttir wins the Best Television Composer award at the World Soundtrack Awards for her score for the HBO/Sky series Chernobyl.^[33]

December

• 15 – Finnish band Children of Bodom play their last show before disbanding, at the Black Box venue in Helsinki.^[34]
• 25 – Swedish musical film, En del av mitt hjärta, is released.^[35]

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			^[47]
	Come Home	Rigmor Gustafsson	ACT		^[48]
	Esoteric Oppression	The Moth Gatherer	Agonia Records		^[49]

March

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
1	Human	Darkwater			^[50]
	Léon	Léon	Léon Recordings	Digital 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]
8	Wings of Fire	Brymir			^[54]
	Beyond the Void	Iron Fire			^[55]
	Hexed	Children of Bodom	Danger Johnny	Produced by Mikko Karmila
	Voyage	Daniel Herskedal	Edition	Produced by Daniel Herskedal, Executive producer Dave Stapleton	^[56]
15	Teipillä tai rakkaudella	Anna Abreu			^[57]
22	Sounds Of 3 Edition 2	Per Mathisen feat. Ulf Wakenius and Gary Husband	Losen		^[58]

April

Day	Artist	Album	Label	Notes	Ref.
12	Hamferð	Ódn (EP)			^[59]
19	Per Wiberg	Head Without Eye			^[60]
26	Helheim	Rignir	Dark Essence Records		^[61]
	Månegarm	Fornaldarsagorna			^[62]
	Promoe	The Art of Losing			^[63]

May

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
3	Ofidians Manifest	Kampfar	Indie Recordings		^[64]
10	Glory Chord	Bigbang	Grand Sport Records		^[65]
	Dark Morph	Dark Morph		Collaboration between Jónsi and Carl Michael von Hausswolff	^[66]
	Departure	Eyolf Dale	Edition Records	In collaboration with Andre Roligheten	^[67]
11	Drone Activity	Ulver			^[68]
17	The King Live in Paris	Avatar		Live album	^[69]
24	Northbound	Eivind Austad Trio	Losen		^[70]

June

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
7	Första klass	Einár	Self-released	Digital download; reached no 1 in Swedish charts
	One Fire	Combichrist			^[71]
12	& Co.	Daði Freyr	Samlist ehf		^[72]
14	Return to Eden	Timo Tolkki's Avalon			^[73]

July

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
5	Outstrider	Abbath	Season of Mist	Named one of the 50 best metal albums of 2019 by Loudwire^[74]	^[75]
	Live	Bullet		Live album	^[76]
19	The Great War	Sabaton	Nuclear Blast	Produced by Jonas Kjellgren	^[77]
26	Recordead Live – Sextourcism in Z7	Lordi	AFM Records	First official Live DVD of the band	^[78]

August

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
2	Rewind, Replay, Rebound	Volbeat	Vertigo, Republic, Universal	First studio album with Kaspar Boye Larsen on bass	^[79]
16	Dominion	HammerFall			^[80]
30	In the Raw	Tarja Turunen	earMUSIC	featuring Björn "Speed" Strid, Tommy Karevik and Cristina Scabbia	^[81]

September

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
5	Nummer 1	Einár	Self-released	Digital download; reached no 1 in Swedish charts	^[82]
13	Rust	Crashdïet	Diet Records; Frontiers Music Srl	First full-length album with Gabriel Keyes as vocalist	^[83]

October

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
4	Heart Like a Grave	Insomnium	Century Media Records	Mixed by Jens Bogren	^[84]
18	Alpha and the Omega	Konkhra	Hammerheart Records		^[85]
25	Transition	Art Nation	Gain Music Entertainment	Third studio album	^[86]
	Pitfalls	Leprous	InsideOutMusic		^[87]
	Daemon	Mayhem	Century Media		^[88]

November

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
8	Songs the Night Sings	The Dark Element		Featuring Anette Olzon and Jani Liimatainen	^[89]
	The Enemy: Reality	Wolfbrigade	Southern Lord		^[90]
15	Fairytale – Joulun taikaa	Saara Aalto	Warner Music	Formats: Digital download, CD
	Non Debellicata	Ragnarok			^[91]

December

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
3	9 Elu	Laura Põldvere	Oh! Joy productions		^[92]
6	Brave Tin World	The Murder of My Sweet	Frontiers Music		^[93]
	Decades: Live in Buenos Aires	Nightwish	Nuclear Blast	Live album issued as Blu-ray digibook, 2CD digipak, Blu-ray+2CD earbook and 3LP	^[94]

Classical works

• Daniel Bjarnason – From Space I saw Earth^[95]
• Sebastian Fagerlund – Nomade^[96]
• Anders Hillborg – Sound Atlas^[97]
• Anna S. Þorvaldsdóttir – Enigma (String Quartet No 1)^[98]

Film and television scores

• Ole Bo| Jacob Groth & Sören Möller  - Wisting
• Mikkel Hess  - Darkness: Those Who Kill^[99]
• Martin Horntveth  - Twin^[100]

Eurovision Song Contest

• Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019
• Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019
• Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019
• Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019

Deaths

• 12 February - Olli Lindholm, 54, Finnish singer and guitarist (heart attack)^[101]
• 26 February - Magnus Lindberg, 66, Swedish musician, singer and composer (cancer)^[102]
• 20 March - Terje Nilsen, 67, Norwegian singer-songwriter.^[103]
• 26 March - Master Fatman, 53, Danish comedian, film director and singer^[104]
• 27 March - Audun Laading, 25, Norwegian musician, member of Her's (car crash)^[105]
• 5 May - Ib Glindemann, 84, Danish jazz composer and bandleader^[106]
• 19 May - Alfred Janson, 82, Norwegian composer and pianist^[107]
• 10 June
  • Ib Nørholm, 88, Danish composer and organist^[108]
  • Sven-David Sandström, 76, Swedish composer^[109]
• 5 July - Paolo Vinaccia, 65, Italian drummer long resident in Norway^[110]
• 6 July  - Thommy Gustafsson, 71, keyboardist of Swedish band Sven-Ingvars^[111]
• 8 August - Erling Wicklund, 75, Norwegian jazz trombonist and journalist.^[112]
• 18 September  - Tony Mills, 57UK-born vocalist for Norwegian band TNT (cancer)^[113]
• 2 October - Morten Stützer, Danish guitarist and former bassist of Artillery, 57^[114]
• 4 November - Timi Hansen, 61, Danish bassist (cancer)^[115]
• 5 November - Jan Erik Kongshaug, 75, Norwegian jazz musician and sound engineer^[116]
• 9 December - Marie Fredriksson, 61, Swedish singer-songwriter (Roxette)^[117]

Notes and References

1. Web site: All Ears . All-Ears.no . 2018-12-13.
2. Web site: Nordlysfestivalen 25. januar – 3. februar 2019 . . 2019-01-18.
3. Web site: BJO vinterjazz 31 januar - 02 februar 2019 . no . . 2018-12-13.
4. Web site: Polarjazz 2019 . . 2018-12-13.
5. Web site: Programme. Ice Music Festival. 12 February 2019.
6. Web site: Leonora is Denmark's hopeful for Tel Aviv!. Eurovision Song Contest. 29 March 2019.
7. Web site: Turku Jazz Festival 6.-10.3.2019 . TurkuJazz.fi. 2019-01-19.
8. News: Sweden: John Lundvik Is Off To The Eurovision Song Contest 2019. 9 March 2019. Granger. Anthony. Eurovoix.
9. Web site: Eivør, Jón & Teitur are the biggest winners at 2019 Faroese Music Awards. March 11, 2019. Jens Hakun Leo. local.fo. 10 February 2020.
10. Web site: Blue House Youth Jazz Festival 2019 . Konserthuset.se . 2019-01-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180719114018/https://www.konserthuset.se/en/programme/activities-for-schoolsold/blue-house-youth-jazz-festival-20182/ . 2018-07-19 . dead .
11. Web site: Sigur Rós band members charged with tax evasion by Icelandic authorities. The Guardian. 28 March 2019.
12. Web site: Horst . Jørn Lier . Wisting: from book to screen . Dead Good . 22 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191222014347/https://www.deadgoodbooks.co.uk/wisting-tv-series/ . 22 December 2019 . 4 September 2018.
13. Hannu Lintu to leave the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra in 2021 . Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra . 12 April 2019 . 4 May 2019.
14. Osmo Vänskä Announced As Music Director of Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra . Harrison Parrott . 30 April 2019 . 4 May 2019.
15. Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra elects Nicholas Collon as its next Chief Conductor . Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra . 2 May 2019 . 4 May 2019.
16. Hannu Lintu appointed as Chief Conductor of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet . Finnish National Opera and Ballet . 9 May 2019 . 4 May 2019.
17. Web site: EBU issues statement on Eurovision 2019 Grand Final jury result. 22 May 2019. eurovision.tv.
18. The Philharmonia Announces Santtu-Matias Rouvali As Its Next Principal Conductor. Philharmonia Orchestra . 22 May 2019 . 2019-05-25.
19. News: Eva Ollikainen ráðin aðalhljómsveitarstjóri . Fréttablaðið . Valgerður Árnadóttir . 2019-06-12 . 2019-06-14.
20. Web site: Bergenfest 12.-15 juni 2019 . no . . 2018-12-13.
21. Web site: Bergen Fest 2019 with Robert Plant, Patti Smith, Madrugada, Years & Years and More. Artist Pictures Blog. 4 February 2020. 2019-07-30.
22. Web site: Norwegian Wood 2019 . no . MusicFestivalWizard.com . 2018-12-13 . 2018-12-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181216031530/https://www.musicfestivalwizard.com/festivals/norwegian-wood-2019/ . dead .
23. Web site: The Folk Music Festival of Siglufjordur . FolkMusik.is . 2019-01-19.
24. Web site: Skånevik Bluesfestival 04.07.2017 - 06.07.2019 . no . FjordHotellet.no . 2019-01-21.
25. Web site: Baltic Jazz Festival 5.7.2019 - 7.7.2019 . . 2019-01-19.
26. Web site: Copenhagen Jazz Festival July 5-14 2019 . . 2019-01-19. 2018-05-18 .
27. Web site: Øyafestivalen 2019 . . 2019-01-22.
28. Web site: SildaJazz 2019 . no . . 2019-01-22 . 2019-01-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190123071728/https://sildajazz.no/program/sildajazz-2019/ . dead .
29. Web site: Oslo Jazz Festival . no . . 2019-01-22.
30. Web site: Sibelius Festival. Sinfonia Lahti. 12 February 2019.
31. Karl-Heinz Steffens new Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor at SON . Norrköping Symphony Orchestra . 3 October 2019 . 2020-01-12.
32. Ny Festivaldirektør: Amy Lane fra Covent Garden til CPH Opera Festival . Copenhagen Opera Festival . 4 October 2019 . 2019-10-12.
33. Web site: Hildur Guðnadóttir Named Best Television Composer at WSA. 19 October 2019. Ragnar Tomas. 11 February 2020.
34. Web site: A Chapter Called Children of Bodom . Children of Bodom - Official . 4 December 2019.
35. Web site: "En del av mitt hjärta" - första teasern till 2019 års julfilm är här. MovieZine.
36. Web site: Festerday announce new album, stream new track. lambgoat.com. November 23, 2018. November 11, 2018.
37. News: SOILWORK - release brand new song, announce new album's details, pre-orders up now!. Nuclear Blast. 12 October 2018. 12 October 2018.
38. News: Last Call: Live in Helsinki. RateYourMusic. 12 February 2019.
39. News: ARCH ENEMY To Release 'Reason To Believe' Single, 'Covered In Blood' Compilation Album. Blabbermouth.net. November 20, 2018. November 20, 2018.
40. Web site: KING DIAMOND To Release 'Songs For The Dead Live' DVD/Blu-Ray In January. Blabbermouth.net. December 6, 2018. December 6, 2018.
41. Web site: Mats Eilertsen And Then Comes The Night Harmen Fraanje Thomas Strønen . . 2019-01-22.
42. Web site: SOEN Set February Release For New Album "Lotus". ThePRP. November 5, 2018. November 5, 2018.
43. Web site: Dualistic - Dualistic . Musical reviews . . 2019-01-16.
44. Web site: Tana - Sverre Gjørvad . Musical reviews . . 2019-01-16.
45. Web site: Anton Eger - Æ . Musical reviews . . 2019-01-16.
46. Web site: Quilter - Thomas T Dahl . Musical reviews . . 2019-01-16.
47. Web site: BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI To Guest On New CANDLEMASS Album, 'The Door To Doom'. Blabbermouth.net. December 6, 2018. December 6, 2018.
48. Web site: Rigmor Gustafsson - Come Home. 27 April 2024. Downbeat. Tyran Grillo. 17 April 2019.
49. Web site: THE MOTH GATHERER Detail New Album Esoteric Oppression. Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. December 6, 2018. December 4, 2018.
50. Web site: Darkwater - Premiere Video For New Single . metalstorm.net. January 29, 2019. January 13, 2019.
51. Web site: Léon by Léon. Apple Music. 11 February 2019.
52. Web site: Sigrid Announces New Album 'Sucker Punch' . ClashMusic.com . 2019-01-18.
53. Web site: Biography . Run for Cover Records . 2 December 2020.
54. Web site: Brymir - To Release New Studio Album In March. metalstorm.net. March 11, 2019. February 9, 2018.
55. Web site: Iron Fire - Releasing New Album In March. metalstorm.net. January 29, 2019. December 15, 2018.
56. Web site: Daniel Herskedal - Voyage . Musical reviews . . 2019-01-16.
57. Web site: Anna Abreun kipeä suhdehistoria kuuluu uudella levyllä - "Uskalsin olla avoimesti oma itseni". Voice Finland. fi. 22 March 2023. 5 November 2019. Iiro Myllymäki.
58. Web site: Sounds Of 3 Edition 2 - Per Mathisen . Musical reviews . . 2019-01-16.
59. Web site: HAMFERÐ Announce New EP 'Ódn' And Release Video For Title Track. Metal Shock Finland. April 13, 2019. April 12, 2019.
60. Web site: Former OPETH Keyboardist PER WIBERG To Release Solo Album. Blabbermouth.net. December 20, 2018. December 20, 2018.
61. Web site: NEW SINGLE FROM UPCOMING HELHEIM ALBUM REVEALED. NEW TOUR DATES ADDED. darkessencerecords.no. March 11, 2019. March 8, 2019.
62. Web site: Månegarm reveals coverart and more. folk-metal.nl. January 13, 2019. January 13, 2019. January 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124253/https://www.folk-metal.nl/2019/01/manegarm-working-new-album/. dead.
63. Web site: The Art of Losing. 19 February 2024. RateYourMusic.
64. Web site: Kampfar - Stream New Track, Album Coming In May. metalstorm.net. March 11, 2019. March 7, 2019.
65. Web site: Bigbang – Glory Chord. Discogs. 28 September 2019.
66. Web site: Bote. Joshua. 1 May 2019. Inspired By Environmental Crisis, Sigur Rós' Jónsi Announces New Duo Dark Morph. 26 June 2019. NPR.
67. Web site: Eyolf Dale and Andre Roligheten - Departure. Edition Records. 24 January 2021.
68. Web site: Ulver To Release "Drone Activity" In May. theprp.com. March 11, 2019. March 2, 2019.
69. Web site: AVATAR To Release 'The King Live In Paris' Album In May. Blabbermouth.net. March 8, 2019. March 8, 2019.
70. Web site: Northbound - Eivind Austad Trio . Musical reviews . . 2019-01-16.
71. Web site: COMBICHRIST Reveals New Album Release Date & Art + Adds International Tour Dates. Outburn Online. March 5, 2019. February 22, 2019.
72. Web site: & Co. by Daði Freyr on Apple Music. Apple Music. 12 June 2019. 5 March 2020. 28 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200528112859/https://music.apple.com/us/album/co/1466972908. dead.
73. Web site: TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON To Release 'Return To Eden' Album In June. Blabbermouth.net. April 16, 2019. April 15, 2019.
74. Web site: The 50 Best Metal Albums of 2019 . . . March 7, 2021 . December 3, 2019.
75. Web site: ABBATH Announce New Album ‘Outstrider’ And Release Video Teaser. Metal Shock Finland. March 14, 2019. March 14, 2019.
76. Web site: BULLET Release "Speed And Attack" Live Video And Digital Single. Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. June 23, 2019. May 10, 2019.
77. Web site: SABATON To Release 'The Great War' Album In July. Blabbermouth.net. April 2, 2019. April 2, 2019.
78. Web site: LORDI To Release "Recordead Live – Sextourcism In Z7" DVD In July. https://web.archive.org/web/20190524075445/https://www.nordicmetal.net/lordi-to-release-sextourcism-live-dvd/. dead. May 24, 2019. Murias. Kris. 2019-05-17. Nordic Metal. en-US. 2019-05-21.
79. Web site: VOLBEAT To Release 'Rewind, Replay, Rebound' Album In August. Blabbermouth.net. May 16, 2019. May 15, 2019.
80. Web site: HAMMERFALL To Release 'Dominion' Album In August. Blabbermouth.net. December 18, 2018. December 18, 2018.
81. Web site: TARJA TURUNEN: 'In The Raw' Album Details Revealed. Blabbermouth.net. May 3, 2019. May 3, 2019.
82. Web site: Veckolista Album, vecka 37. Sverigetopplistan. 13 September 2019.
83. Web site: CRASHDÏET To Release 'Rust' Album In September; 'Idiots' Music Video Now Available. Blabbermouth.net. June 4, 2019. June 4, 2019.
84. Web site: INSOMNIUM Reveals 'Heart Like A Grave' Album Details, Announces New Guitarist. Blabbermouth.net. July 16, 2019. July 16, 2019.
85. Web site: KONKHRA Release "Babylon", First Single From New Album Alpha And The Omega. Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. August 8, 2019. August 5, 2019.
86. Web site: Art Nation - Transition. Rockreport.be. 2 December 2020.
87. Web site: Leprous Detail New Album "Pitfalls". theprp.com. 28 August 2019. 27 August 2019.
88. Web site: MAYHEM To Release Daemon Album In October; Artwork, Tracklisting Revealed. Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. August 12, 2019. August 12, 2019.
89. Web site: The Dark Element announce new album Songs The Night Sings. Munro. Scott. Louder Sound. en. October 31, 2019.
90. Web site: Wolfbrigade announce new album 'The Enemy: Reality'. distortedsoundmag.com. October 1, 2019. September 25, 2019.
91. Web site: RAGNAROK To Release Non Debellicata Album In November; Details Revealed. Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. September 10, 2019. September 5, 2019.
92. Web site: 9 Elu. Musicstax. 30 May 2019.
93. Web site: THE MURDER OF MY SWEET To Release Brave Tin World Album In December; "Tin Soldiers" Lyric Video Streaming. Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 7 December 2019. 24 October 2019.
94. Web site: Nightwish To Release 'Decades: Live In Buenos Aires' In December. Blabbermouth.net. December 1, 2019. October 11, 2019.
95. https://www.laphil.com/events/performances/644/2019-10-24/centennial-birthday-celebration-concert-gala?force Los Angeles Philharmonic, 24 October 2019 programme
96. https://www.elbphilharmonie.de/de/programm/ndr-elbphilharmonie-orchester-hannu-lintu/10327 NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, 15 February 2019 programme
97. https://www.lpo.org.uk/whats-on-and-tickets/5103-lpo-16/01/19.html London Philharmonic Orchestra, 16 January 2019 programme
98. Web site: Thorvaldsdóttir premiere leads an atmospheric evening with Spektral Quartet . Washington Classical Review . Charles T. Downey . 30 October 2019 . 2019-11-09.
99. Web site: 'Easter Crime'. Filmhounds. Maria Jakobsen. 9 July 2024.
100. Web site: Soundtrack Album for NRK’s ‘TWIN’ to Be Released. 24 October 2019. Film Music Reporter. 3 December 2020.
101. https://www.savonsanomat.fi/viihde/Y%C3%B6-yhtyeen-laulaja-Olli-Lindholm-on-kuollut/1325089 Yö-yhtyeen laulaja Olli Lindholm on kuollut
102. https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/yvqzjg/magnus-lindberg-fran-grymlings-dod Magnus Lindberg frånd Grymlings död
103. Web site: Terje Nilsen is dead. Bodo Kultur. March 23, 2019. no.
104. Web site: Master Fatman er død. Journalist. Johan Varning Bendtsen. 2019-03-26. Politiken. da-DK. 2019-03-26.
105. Web site: Her's: Band's crash caused by 'wrong-way driver'. BBC News. 29 March 2019.
106. https://www.altinget.dk/navnenyt/doedsfald-kapelmester-filmkomponist-ib-glindemann-84 Dødsfald: Kapelmester, filmkomponist Ib Glindemann (84)
107. https://www.abcnyheter.no/nyheter/norge/2019/05/19/195579091/komponist-alfred-janson-er-dod Komponist Alfred Janson er død
108. News: Composer Ib Nørholm has died . Gramophone . Harriet Cochrane . 20 June 2019 . 22 June 2019.
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