2020 in Nordic music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 2020.

Events

January

February

March

April

  • 23 April – Norwegian singer Sigrid is among those participating in the recording of a charity single, "Times Like These", by the "Live Lounge Allstars". The single goes to no 1 in the UK charts and does well in other European and North American charts.[14]

May

July

September

December

Albums released

January

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
2 Manifest Amaranthe Nuclear Blast First album to feature Nils Molin [24]
10 Cell-0 Apocalyptica Silver Lining Music First album after a 4-year break [25]
17 Contemporary Concertos by Pesson, Abrahamsen & Strasnoy Alexandre Tharaud Erato Includes Left, Alone by Hans Abrahamsen [26]
To Fathom the Master’s Grand Design Horned Almighty [27]
31 Killection Lordi AFM Records [28]

February

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
7 Valittu kansa Antti Tuisku Warner Music Finland Tuisku's sixth number-one album [29]
14 Telemark (EP) Ihsahn Candlelight First of two companion five-song EPs [30]
Splid Kvelertak Rise Records Recorded with Kurt Ballou at Godcity Studio [31]
21 No Absolution Lost Society Co-written with Joonas Parkkonen [32]
Myopia Agnes Obel Strange Harvest Limited [33]
28 The Great Conspiracy Nils Patrik Johansson Metalville Concept album about the unsolved murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme [34]

March

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
6 Violent Pop Blind Channel Ranka Kustannus The band define their musical style as "violent pop" [35]
13 Feeding the Machine Wolf Century Media Records [36]
20 Folkesange Myrkur Relapse Records [37]
Gothica Fennica, Vol. 1 Ville Valo EP - First solo release [38]

April

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
3 The Dark Delight Dynazty First single from album was released in January [39]
10 Human. :II: Nature. Nightwish Nuclear Blast First album to feature Kai Hahto as an official band member [40]
17 Global Warning Turmion Kätilöt Nuclear Blast [41]
Í miðjum kjarnorkuvetri JóiPé & Króli Nuclear Blast [42]
24 City Burials Katatonia [43]

May

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
7 KAJ 10 (Live) KAJ Live album
8 Leaves of Yesteryear Green Carnation Season Of Mist The band's first new album for 14 years [44]
Cerecloth Naglfar Century Media [45]
Black Metal Witchcraft Nuclear Blast Acoustic album [46]
29 Lamenting of the Innocent Sorcerer Metal Blade Featuring guests Johan Langquist and Svante Henryson [47]

June

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
12 We Are the Night Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall Frontiers Music Srl Third album [48]
26 From a Dying Ember Falconer Metal Blade Records Ninth and final studio album [49]
Call for Winter Daniel Herskedal Edition Records [50]

July

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
3 All That She Wants: The Classic Collection Ace of Base Edsel (Demon Music Group) Commemorative box set [51]
10 Thalassic Ensiferum Metal Blade Records Featuring new vocalist Pekka Montin [52]
17 Grim Dark Sarah Napalm Records [53]

August

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
7 Hunter Gatherer Avatar eOne Music [54]
28 Panther Pain of Salvation InsideOut Music Produced by Daniel Gildenlöw & Daniel Bergstrand [55]
Flowers of Evil Ulver House of Mythology Mixed by Martin Glover and Michael Rendall [56]

September

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
4 Swan Lake Santtu-Matias Rouvali and the Philharmonia Orchestra Signum Records The Philharmonia's first recording with Rouvali as conductor. Recorded in 2019. [57]
18 Vredesvävd Finntroll Century Media Records [58]

October

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
2 Dance Tingvall Trio Skip Records [59]
Manifest Amaranthe Nuclear Blast With guest appearances by Noora Louhimo, Perttu Kivilaakso, Elias Holmlid and Heidi Shepherd [60]
Utgard Enslaved Nuclear Blast [61]
9 Dawn of the Damned Necrophobic Century Media Video directed by Magnus Göthlund [62]
16 Bluu Afroo Pierre Dørge & New Jungle Orchestra SteepleChase [63]
23 I svunnen tid Ralph Lundsten [64]
Live! Against the World HammerFall Live album [65]
The Last Viking Leaves' Eyes AFM Records Produced by Alexander Krull at Mastersound Studio. [66]
30 Under a Godless Veil Draconian Napalm Records [67]
Formed by Mistakes Small Time Giants [68]

November

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
6 Endless Twilight of Codependent Love Sólstafir Season of Mist [69]
20 Moment Dark Tranquillity Nuclear Blast First album featuring guitarists Christopher Amott and Johan Reinholdz (replacing Niklas Sundin) [70]
27 Edder & Bile Cadaver Nuclear Blast First full-length album for 16 years [71]

December

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
4 Necromancy Persuader Frontiers Music First album without Fredrik Hedström; includes their first single in six years [72]
A Whisp of the Atlantic (EP) Soilwork Nuclear Blast [73]

Eurovision Song Contest

Classical works

Film and television scores

Deaths

References

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