2008 in Nordic music

none January 2025 2008 2008 Nordic music The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 2008. Events 1 January – Making her début as a concert pianist, German violinist Julia Fischer chooses Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor at the Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany.http://www.signandsight.com/features/1636.html Julia Fischer: Virtuosissima! 10 January 2008 Signandsight.com 7 February 2025 14 March – Norwegian guitarist Mads Berven is awarded the Vossajazzprisen 2008 at the Vossajazz festival.https://vossajazz.no/vossa-jazz-prisen/ Vossa Jazz-prisen Vossajazz 8 February 2025 20 May – On finally leaving Viking metal band Stratovarius after 20 years, Norwegian lead vocalist and band founder Timo Tolkki agrees to sign over his right to use the band's name, giving other members the option to continue without him.http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/timo-tolkki-stratovarius-is-no-more/ Timo Tolkki: 'Stratovarius Is No More' 2 April 2008 Blabbermouth.net 8 February 2025 11 September – Christian Älvestam leaves the band Scar Symmetry and begins a solo career.https://blabbermouth.net/news/former-scar-symmetry-singer-releases-new-song-from-the-few-against-many-project Former SCAR SYMMETRY Singer Releases New Song From THE FEW AGAINST MANY Project 19 February 2009 Blabbermouth 8 February 2025 18 September – Peter Wichers returns to Swedish band Soilwork, replacing Daniel Antonsson.https://blabbermouth.net/news/guitarist-peter-wichers-rejoins-soilwork Guitarist Peter Wichers Rejoins Soilwork 18 September 2008 Blabbermouth 7 February 2025 7 October – The Spotify on-demand music streaming service is launched in Sweden,https://news.spotify.com/us/2008/10/07/weve-only-just-begun/ https://web.archive.org/web/20171211213512/https://news.spotify.com/us/2008/10/07/weve-only-just-begun/ dead 2017-12-11 We've Only Just Begun 7 October 2008 Spotify News 7 February 2025 where it was founded two years earlier.14 October 2016 Spotify UK revenues surge to almost £190m as mobile subscriptions take off http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/oct/14/spotify-uk-revenues-surge-to-almost-190m-as-mobile-subscriptions-take-off 6 August 2021 The Guardian en 17 July 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220717195247/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/oct/14/spotify-uk-revenues-surge-to-almost-190m-as-mobile-subscriptions-take-off live 9 October – Singer Denny Axelsson leaves Swedish band The Blinded.https://www.aaemusic.com/artist/blinded-colony/ Blinded Colony AAE Music 9 February 2025 November – Norwegian black metal vocalist Gaahl reveals that he is gay, in an interview with the magazine Rock Hard.https://blabbermouth.net/news/gorgoroth-frontman-opens-up-about-his-sexual-orientation-i-ve-never-made-any-secret-about-it BLABBERMOUTH.NET - GORGOROTH Frontman Opens Up About His Sexual Orientation: 'I've Never Made Any Secret About It' 29 October 2008 Roadrunnerrecords.com 9 February 2025 unknown date – Stefan Klaverdal wins first prize at the International Competition for Electroacoustic Music in Bourges, for his score for the film SIDA 33.March 2025 Classical works Kalevi Aho –Minea. Concertante Music for OrchestraAho, Kalevi Minea: concertante music for orchestra 2008 Fennica Gehrman Bo Holten – The Visit of the Royal Physician (opera), publishedhttps://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/36071/Livlgens-Besog-Bo-Holten/ Livlægens Besøg Wise Music Classical 8 February 2025 Albums released January DayArtistAlbumLabelNotes Ref.2 In Mourning Shrouded Divine Aftermath Music Debut album http://www.infiniteabyss.de/index.php/2008/01/08/in-mourning-shrouded-divine/ Infinite Abyss - In Mourning – Shrouded Divine www.infiniteabyss.de 16 February 2018http://heavymetal.hu/kritika.jsp?id=2633 Főoldal - Metal & Hard Rock HammerWorld heavymetal.hu 16 February 201814 The Dø A Mouthful Cinq 7 Debut album Hoffman K. Ross http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-mouthful-mw0000792720 The Dø: A Mouthful AllMusic 2016-05-1130 Lykke Li Youth Novels LL Recordings Produced by Björn Yttling Monger Timothy https://www.allmusic.com/album/i-never-learn-mw0002638068 I Never Learn – Lykke Li AllMusic 21 May 2016 February DayArtistAlbumLabelNotes Ref.8 Behexen My Soul for His Glory Hammer of Hate Records Limited edition https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Behexen/My_Soul_for_His_Glory/181375 My Soul for His Glory The Metal Archives 7 February 202513 Norther N Century Media Records Last Norther album with Petri Lindroos http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=87003 Norther: New album details revealed 19 December 2007 Blabbermouth.net https://web.archive.org/web/20080421205015/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=87003 21 April 2008 dead 7 February 2025 March DayArtistAlbumLabelNotes Ref.10 Bloodbath Unblessing the Purity Peaceville Records First album with Mikael Åkerfeldt on vocals since 2002 https://blabbermouth.net/reviews/unblessing-the-purity Unblessing The Purity Bloodbath Blabbermouth.net Scott Alisoglu 13 February 2025 Nortt Galgenfrist Avantgarde Music Recorded 2006-7 https://www.allmusic.com/album/galgenfrist-mw0001238035 Galgenfrist - Nortt album 19 December 2007 AllMusic 9 February 202521 Korpiklaani Korven Kuningas Nuclear Blast Records First album with Nuclear Blast https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/korven-kuningas/id275205412 iTunes - Music - Korven Kuningas by Korpiklaani iTunes 8 January 2015March 2025 medicmedic April DayArtistAlbumLabelNotes Ref.15 Ketil Bjørnstad Life in Leipzig ECM Records Recorded in 2005; featuring Terje Rypdal https://ecmrecords.com/product/life-in-leipzig-ketil-bjornstad-terje-rypdal/ Life in Leipzig ECM Records 7 February 2025 May DayArtistAlbumLabelNotes Ref.20 Broder Daniel Cruel Town EMI Distribution Re-release of last studio album before disbanding https://www.allmusic.com/album/cruel-town-mw0001214610 Cruel Town AllMusic 16 February 202521 Bang Gang Ghosts from the Past Cool Music https://www.allmusic.com/album/ghosts-from-the-past-mw0001666436 Ghosts from the Past AllMusic 9 February 202530 Communic Payment of Existence Opeth Watershed http://www.opeth.com/index.php/discography/show/tpl/watershed Opeth, Watershed 2008-06-12 opeth.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080828025355/http://www.opeth.com/index.php/discography/show/tpl/watershed 28 August 2008 dead 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 album r2158133 Dave Donnelly June DayArtistAlbumLabelNotes Ref.2 Bloodbath The Wacken Carnage Peaceville records Live album https://burningshed.com/Bloodbath_The-Wacken-Carnage_vinyl The Wacken Carnage Burning Shed 13 February 2025 Satyricon My Skin Is Cold Roadrunner Records EP https://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=97904 Sunday Old School: Satyricon MetalUnderground.com 1 December 2013 13 February 202510 Unleashed Hammer Battalion Steamhammer https://www.allmusic.com/album/hammer-battalion-mw0000788211 Hammer Battalion AllMusic 13 February 2025 July DayArtistAlbumLabelNotes Ref.14 Basshunter Now You're Gone – The Album Hard2Beat, Warner Music Sweden, Ultra Records First English-language album https://www.allmusic.com/album/now-youre-gone-the-album-mw0000795446 Basshunter – Now You're Gone: The Album AllMusic Dave Donnelly 7 May 2022 August DayArtistAlbumLabelNotes Ref.8 Nina Kreutzmann Jørgensen Eqqissineq Atlantic Music First solo album https://atlanticmusicshop.gl/en/cd-35/nina-eqqissineq-p1266 Nina - Eqqissineq Atlantic Music 21 July 202513 Machinae Supremacy Overworld Spinefarm Records https://metalstorm.net/bands/biography.php?band_id=2176&bandname=Machinae Biography Metal Storm 13 February 2025 September DayArtistAlbumLabelNotes Ref.1 Volbeat Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood Mascot Records, Rebel Monster #1 in Danish and Finnish album charts http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/26874264/review/30455329/guitar_gangsters__cadillac_blood https://web.archive.org/web/20091019125519/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/26874264/review/30455329/guitar_gangsters__cadillac_blood dead 2009-10-19 Volbeat 13 October 2009 David Fricke Rolling Stone 16 February 202517 Swallow the Sun Plague of Butterflies Spinefarm EP https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Swallow_the_Sun/Plague_of_Butterflies/202804 Swallow the Sun - Plague of Butterflies RMetal Archives 16 February 202522 Omnium Gatherum The Redshift Candlelight Records Produced by Dan Swanö album r1416452 October DayArtistAlbumLabelNotes Ref.20 Darkthrone Dark Thrones and Black Flags Peaceville Records https://metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=6080 Darkthrone - Dark Thrones And Black Flags review Metal Storm 16 February 202524 Darkane Demonic Art Nuclear Blast, Massacre Records https://www.blabbermouth.net/cdreviews/demonic-art/ Darkane, Demonic Art Blabbermouth.net 17 March 2009 16 February 2025 Ogle, Ryan Lordi Deadache The End Records Maria Jyrkäs Lordiary Tammi 9789520430269 2022 November DayArtistAlbumLabelNotes Ref.3 Satyricon The Age of Nero Roadrunner Records https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-age-of-nero-mw0000805477 The Age of Nero - Satyricon : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic Rivadavia Eduardo AllMusic 16 February 2025 Turisas A Finnish Summer with Turisas Century Media DVD (documentary film) Prog Archives https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=26857 A FINNISH SUMMER WITH TURISAS 16 February 202513 Dag Arnesen Trio Norwegian Song 2 Resonant Music Unknown date DayArtistAlbumLabelNotes Ref. Anne Linnet Anne Linnet Sony BMG https://www.allmusic.com/artist/anne-linnet-mn0001038030#discography Anne Linnet discography Metal Storm 16 February 2025 Deaths 10 February – Inga Nielsen, Danish operatic soprano (born 1946; cancer)http://www.gramophone.co.uk/obituaries_detail.asp?id=2995 Obituaries: Inga Nielsen, Soprano Mike Ashman February 2008 Gramophone 27 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20081114133824/http://www.gramophone.co.uk/obituaries_detail.asp?id=2995 14 November 2008 15 March – Fredrik Friis, Norwegian composer, singer, and lyricist (born 1923)http://www.rockipedia.no/mediateket/norsk-pop-og-rockleksikon/fredrik_friis/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170319113156/http://www.rockipedia.no/mediateket/norsk-pop-og-rockleksikon/fredrik_friis/ 2017-03-19 dead 19 March 2017 Fredrik Friis no Norsk-pop-og-rockleksikon 7 February 2025 16 March – Ola Brunkert, Swedish drummer, session drummer for ABBA (born 1946; accidental fall)Elkin Mike 18 March 2008 Abba drummer bleeds to death in glass accident The Times 69274 London 47 19 March – Eivind Solberg, Norwegian jazz trumpeter (born 1933)February 2025 30 March – Anders Göthberg, Swedish guitarist (born 1975)http://www.expressen.se/noje/1.1111495/broder-daniel-i-sorg-efter-gitarristens-dod https://web.archive.org/web/20080622125457/http://www.expressen.se/noje/1.1111495/broder-daniel-i-sorg-efter-gitarristens-dod dead 2008-06-22 Broder Daniel i sorg efter gitarristens död 5 April 2008 Av Kai Martin Expressen sv 7 February 2025 3 July – Harald Heide-Steen Jr., Norwegian actor and singer (born 1939)Harald Heide-Steen Jr. Larsen Svend Erik Løken https://nbl.snl.no/Harald_Heide-Steen_Jr. Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Kunnskapsforlaget 2009-02-13 22 December 2014 18 July – Tauno Marttinen, Finnish composer (born 1912)https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/tauno-marttinen-composer-of-a-thousand-pieces-887148.html Tauno Marttinen: Composer of a thousand pieces 7 August 2008 Independent 7 February 2025 25 August – Pehr Henrik Nordgren, Finnish composer (born 1944; cancer)https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/oct/08/classicalmusicandopera.finland Pehr Henrik Nordgren 8 October 2008 Guy Rickards Guardian 7 February 2025 6 October – Paavo Haavikko, Finnish poet and librettist (born 1931)https://yle.fi/a/3-6114051 Author Paavo Haavikko Dies at 77 6 October 2008 YLE 7 February 2025 26 November – Pekka Pohjola, Finnish multi-instrumentalist and composer (born 1952; epileptic seizure)https://www.kodinkuvalehti.fi/artikkeli/lue/ihmiset/trumpetisti-verneri-pohjolan-suhde-alkoholisti-isaan-jai-etaiseksi-suren-ettei 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" kodinkuvalehti.fi 5 October 2017 Finnish References Nordic Category:Years in Nordic music