2008 in Nordic music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 2008.

Events

Classical works

Albums released

January

Day Artist Album Label Notes Ref.
2 In Mourning Shrouded Divine Aftermath Music Debut album [12][13]
14 The Dø A Mouthful Cinq 7 Debut album [14]
30 Lykke Li Youth Novels LL Recordings Produced by Björn Yttling [15]

February

Day Artist Album Label Notes Ref.
8 Behexen My Soul for His Glory Hammer of Hate Records Limited edition [16]
13 Norther N Century Media Records Last Norther album with Petri Lindroos [17]

March

Day Artist Album Label Notes Ref.
10 Bloodbath Unblessing the Purity Peaceville Records First album with Mikael Åkerfeldt on vocals since 2002 [18]
Nortt Galgenfrist Avantgarde Music Recorded 2006-7 [19]
21 Korpiklaani Korven Kuningas Nuclear Blast Records First album with Nuclear Blast [20]

April

Day Artist Album Label Notes Ref.
15 Ketil Bjørnstad Life in Leipzig ECM Records Recorded in 2005; featuring Terje Rypdal [21]

May

Day Artist Album Label Notes Ref.
20 Broder Daniel Cruel Town EMI Distribution Re-release of last studio album before disbanding [22]
21 Bang Gang Ghosts from the Past Cool Music [23]
30 Communic Payment of Existence
Opeth Watershed [24]
Pyramaze Immortal Locomotive Music Last album with Matt Barlow as vocalist
Sabaton The Art of War Black Lodge Records Based on The Art of War by Sun Tzu [25]

June

Day Artist Album Label Notes Ref.
2 Bloodbath The Wacken Carnage Peaceville records Live album [26]
Satyricon My Skin Is Cold Roadrunner Records EP [27]
10 Unleashed Hammer Battalion Steamhammer [28]

July

Day Artist Album Label Notes Ref.
14 Basshunter Now You're Gone – The Album Hard2Beat, Warner Music Sweden, Ultra Records First English-language album [29]

August

Day Artist Album Label Notes Ref.
8 Nina Kreutzmann Jørgensen Eqqissineq Atlantic Music First solo album [30]
13 Machinae Supremacy Overworld Spinefarm Records [31]

September

Day Artist Album Label Notes Ref.
1 Volbeat Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood Mascot Records, Rebel Monster #1 in Danish and Finnish album charts [32]
17 Swallow the Sun Plague of Butterflies Spinefarm EP [33]
22 Omnium Gatherum The Redshift Candlelight Records Produced by Dan Swanö [34]

October

Day Artist Album Label Notes Ref.
20 Darkthrone Dark Thrones and Black Flags Peaceville Records [35]
24 Darkane Demonic Art Nuclear Blast, Massacre Records [36]
Lordi Deadache The End Records [37]

November

Day Artist Album Label Notes Ref.
3 Satyricon The Age of Nero Roadrunner Records [38]
Turisas A Finnish Summer with Turisas Century Media DVD (documentary film) [39]
13 Dag Arnesen Trio Norwegian Song 2 Resonant Music

Unknown date

Day Artist Album Label Notes Ref.
Anne Linnet Anne Linnet Sony BMG [40]

Deaths

References

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  2. ↑ "Vossa Jazz-prisen". Vossajazz. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Timo Tolkki: 'Stratovarius Is No More'". Blabbermouth.net. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Former SCAR SYMMETRY Singer Releases New Song From THE FEW AGAINST MANY Project". Blabbermouth. 19 February 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Guitarist Peter Wichers Rejoins Soilwork". Blabbermouth. 18 September 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "We've Only Just Begun". Spotify News. 7 October 2008. Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
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  8. ↑ "Blinded Colony". AAE Music. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - GORGOROTH Frontman Opens Up About His Sexual Orientation: 'I've Never Made Any Secret About It'". Roadrunnerrecords.com. 29 October 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  10. ↑ Aho, Kalevi (2008). Minea: concertante music for orchestra. Fennica Gehrman.
  11. ↑ "Livlægens Besøg". Wise Music Classical. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  12. ↑ "Infinite Abyss - In Mourning – Shrouded Divine". www.infiniteabyss.de. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  13. ↑ "Főoldal - Metal & Hard Rock HammerWorld". heavymetal.hu. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  14. ↑ Hoffman, K. Ross. "The Dø: A Mouthful". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  15. ↑ Monger, Timothy. "I Never Learn – Lykke Li". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  16. ↑ "My Soul for His Glory". The Metal Archives. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  17. ↑ "Norther: New album details revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 19 December 2007. Archived from the original on 21 April 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  18. ↑ Alisoglu, Scott. "Unblessing The Purity Bloodbath". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  19. ↑ "Galgenfrist - Nortt album". AllMusic. 19 December 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  20. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Korven Kuningas by Korpiklaani". iTunes. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  21. ↑ "Life in Leipzig". ECM Records. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  22. ↑ "Cruel Town". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  23. ↑ "Ghosts from the Past". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  24. ↑ "Opeth, Watershed". opeth.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
  25. ↑ Donnelly, Dave. 2008 in Nordic music at AllMusic
  26. ↑ "The Wacken Carnage". Burning Shed. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  27. ↑ "Sunday Old School: Satyricon". MetalUnderground.com. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  28. ↑ "Hammer Battalion". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  29. ↑ Dave Donnelly. "Basshunter – Now You're Gone: The Album". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  30. ↑ "Nina - Eqqissineq". Atlantic Music. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  31. ↑ "Biography". Metal Storm. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  32. ↑ David Fricke (13 October 2009). "Volbeat". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 19 October 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  33. ↑ "Swallow the Sun - Plague of Butterflies". RMetal Archives. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  34. ↑ 2008 in Nordic music at AllMusic
  35. ↑ "Darkthrone - Dark Thrones And Black Flags review". Metal Storm. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  36. ↑ Ogle, Ryan (17 March 2009). "Darkane, Demonic Art". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  37. ↑ Maria Jyrkäs (2022). Lordiary. Tammi. ISBN 9789520430269.
  38. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "The Age of Nero - Satyricon : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  39. ↑ "A FINNISH SUMMER WITH TURISAS". Prog Archives. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  40. ↑ "Anne Linnet discography". Metal Storm. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  41. ↑ Ashman, Mike (February 2008). "Obituaries: Inga Nielsen, Soprano". Gramophone. Archived from the original on 14 November 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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  43. ↑ Elkin, Mike (18 March 2008). "Abba drummer bleeds to death in glass accident". The Times. No. 69274. London. p. 47.
  44. ↑ Av Kai Martin (5 April 2008). "Broder Daniel i sorg efter gitarristens död". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
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  46. ↑ "Tauno Marttinen: Composer of a thousand pieces". Independent. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  47. ↑ Guy Rickards (8 October 2008). "Pehr Henrik Nordgren". Guardian. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  48. ↑ "Author Paavo Haavikko Dies at 77". YLE. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  49. ↑ "Trumpetisti Verneri Pohjolan suhde alkoholisti-isään jäi etäiseksi: "Suren, ettei poikani ehtinyt tavata ukkiaan"" [The relationship between the trumpeter Verner Pohjola and his alcoholic father remained remote: "I'm sorry my son did not get to meet his grandpa"] (in Finnish). kodinkuvalehti.fi. 5 October 2017.
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