2023 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2023.
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Albums released

January
Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
13 Omen X Turmion Kätilöt Nuclear Blast Records [7]
Neon Noir VV Heartagram Records/UMG/Spinefarm [8]
20 4 (The Pink Album) Lukas Graham Warner Records [9]
Sky Void of Stars Katatonia Napalm Records [10]
Heroes of the Great War Sabaton Second in the “Echoes Of The Great War” EP trilogy [11]
At the Heart of Wintervale Twilight Force Nuclear Blast [12]
27 The Loss of All Hope Ablaze My Sorrow Black Lion Records EP [13]
As in Gardens, So in Tombs ...And Oceans Season of Mist [14]
Compositions Deathprod Smalltown Supersound [15]

February
Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
10 Ad Astra Aphyxion Circular Wave [16]
Foregone In Flames Nuclear Blast First album featuring US guitarist Chris Broderick [17]
Out of the Dark Wig Wam Frontiers Music [18]
17 Dance Devil Dance Avatar Thirty Tigers [19]
Heads Will Roll Oceanhoarse [20]
24 Anno 1696 Insomnium Century Media Based on a short story by vocalist Niilo Sevänen [21]
Double Decade Märvel The Sign Records Compilation album [22]
Storm the Void/Starving Grave Necrovation Blood Harvest EP [23]
Awake/Asleep Sløtface EP [24]

March
Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
3 Heimdal Enslaved Nuclear Blast [25]
10 Anesidora Isole Cyclone Empire [26]
Fandens Kall Tulus Soulseller Records [27]
17 Ghost Town Narnia [28]
24 Fascination Street Sessions Ihsahn Candlelight Records EP [29]
Once Upon a Time Excalion Scarlet Records [30]
Hatred Reborn Hatesphere Scarlet Records Produced at Antfarm Studios [31]
Katharsis Keep of Kalessin Premiered on board The Freedom Of The Seas [32]
No Place Like Alone Xysma Svart Records First album for 25 years [33]
31 Screem Writers Guild Lordi Atomic Fire Records First album on Atomic Fire [34]
Apocalypse Rotten Sound Season Of Mist [35]

April
Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
7 Hamartia Tribulation Century Media EP [36]
14 Black Medium Current Dødheimsgard Peaceville Records [37]
Hunt the Flame Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall Frontiers Music [38]
21 Death of Darkness The 69 Eyes Atomic Fire Records [39]
River of Diamonds Liv Kristine Metalville Records Tracks composed by Tommy Olsson [40]
It's Time to Rock the World Again Magnus Rosén Band X-World / Sound Pollution Includes 5 bonus tracks [41]
28 Beyond the Cenotaph of Mankind Runemagick Hammerheart Records [42]

May
Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
5 Everything Destroys You Deathstars Nuclear Blast First album for eight years [43]
Nostalgia Enforcer Recorded at Hvergelmer Studios and produced by the band [44]
Fremmede Toner Lumsk Dark Essence Records [45]
26
War Against All Immortal Nuclear Blast [46]
Kalmah Kalmah Ranka Kustannus [47]
Outside the Rock Box Magnus Rosén Band Mini-album [41]
1977 Sirenia Napalm Records [48]

June
Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
2 Interference Anubis Gate No Dust Records [49]
Slasher Omnium Gatherum Century Media Records EP [50]
9 The Singularity (Phase II – Xenotaph) Scar Symmetry First album for 9 years [51]
16 The Storm Within Saturnus Nuclear Blast Produced by Flemming Rasmussen [52]
23 Carry the Beast Nocturnal Breed Darkish Essence Information [53]
Bloodlines Pyramaze AFM Records [54]
Helvegr Tsjuder Season of Mist [55]
30 Stormbringers Before the Dawn [56]

July
Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
7 Slugs of Love Little Dragon Ninja Tune Featuring Damon Albarn [57]
Tales from the North Bloodbound AFM/Soulfood Concept album about Viking era [58]
14 We Shall Remain Eleine Atomic Fire Records [59]
27 Last of a Kind Panzerchrist Emanzipation Productions First album for ten years [60]

Eurovision Song Contest

Classical works

Film and television music
  • Pessi Levanto – Superposition[61]

Deaths

References
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  2. "Efter flere år med Eurovision-flop: Sådan er Danmarks chancer i år". DR (in Danish). 12 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  3. "Finland send Käärijä to Liverpool with 'Cha Cha Cha'". Eurovision Song Contest. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  32. "Keep of Kalessin To Premiere Forthcoming Album Katharsis On Board 70000 Tons Of Metal 2023". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  33. "Xysma Release New Single "Sigh for Sore Mind"". Freeman Promotions. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  34. "Lordi – announce new album 'Screem Writers Guild'". All About the Rock. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  35. "Rotten Sound Debut "Sharing" From New Album "Apocalypse"". ThePRP. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  36. Andrew Sacher (26 January 2023). "Tribulation announce new EP 'Hamartia,' share new song & video, "Axis Mundi"". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  37. "Dødheimsgard to release new studio album "Black Medium Current" on April 14th 2023". Grande Rock. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  38. "Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall To Release Hunt The Flame Album In April; Title Track Music Video Posted". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  39. "The 69 Eyes announce new album 'Death Of Darkness' - out on April 21st 2023 via Atomic Fire Records". Arrow Lords of Metal. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  40. "Liv Kristine Reveals River Of Diamonds Details; Album Includes Jon Lord and Cyndi Lauper Covers". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  41. "Magnus Rosén Announces Two Spring Releases - "I Will Thank Hammerfall And All The Fans For My 10 Years With The Band"". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
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