The 3rd and the Mortal

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Trondheim, Norway (1992 – present)

The 3rd and the Mortal is an experimental band from Trondheim, Norway since 1992. The band started out as a doom metal band mixing distorted guitars and heavy drumming with clean guitars and female vocals from Kari Rueslåtten. The band has since then experimented with genres such as ambient, progressive rock, jazz, electronica and trip-hop.

The 3rd and the Mortal were one of the forerunners of the atmospheric metal scene having been one of the first to have a leading female singer, they inspired bands such as The Gathering, Flowing Tears and Nightwish. Their first EP Sorrow was released in 1993 followed by the album Tears Laid in Earth in 1994. After Rueslåtten’s departure in 1995 the band had Ann-Mari Edvardsen join as vocalist. With her the band released full length albums Painting on Glass in 1996 and explored an even more experimental sound in 1997 with In This Room.

After an absence of 5 years and the departure of Edvardsen, the band returned in 2002 with Memoirs, an album with recordings made during previous years. A new female vocalist was found in Kirsti Huke, who is present on the majority of songs, with second vocalist Andreas Elvenes backing her up on a couple of tracks. Memoirs differs from previous albums by being more electronics based and trip-hop influenced. After Memoirs the band did a small tour in september and october 2002, playing eight shows in Germany and one in the Netherlands.

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doom metal, atmospheric doom metal, experimental, gothic metal, female fronted metal
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vidarth wrote:
last week

Those who really wish to support T3atM, should get familiar with their side-projects : The Soundbyte, Tactile Gemma, -phy, Manes...

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opethman103 wrote:
13 days ago

Those who wish to support T3atM can do so by rating their albums at Prog Archives (http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1278) and Metal Storm (http://www.metalstorm.ee/bands/band.php?band_id=238&bandname=The+3rd+And+The+Mortal). :)

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marc_hell wrote:
16 days ago

!!!!

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vyzuonos wrote:
18 days ago

this beauty shall arise.

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Violetdusk wrote:
21 days ago

Silently i surrender.

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spirit_crusher wrote:
23 days ago

any girls out there who look and act the way t3atm songs sound

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spirit_crusher wrote:
23 days ago

probably the only band anymore to give me a titanic watching abused housewife/twilight watching teenage girl kind of romantic consolation. might be pathetic but at least i'm selfconscious about it. nihilism fuck yeah

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Nagual_F wrote:
27 days ago

Hollow.

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PsychopathicFly wrote:
last month

They disbanded in 2005.

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neryon wrote:
last month

Are they still alive? Any news? =/

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ottosox wrote:
last month

Memoirs is a criminally overlooked classic

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Teishi wrote:
last month

Is there a newfound interest in 3rd and the Mortal going on or something? Anyways, awesome awesome albums all, except for possibly In This Room which is kinda ruined by the vocals imo... Memoirs, Painting on Glass and Tears Laid in Earth are just stellar though.

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Ollemann wrote:
last month

I just got In This Room. <3

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oneofvanir wrote:
last month

Heard them only yesterday, and they are great!

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Cl_Cl_ wrote:
last month

I love when a pioneer band is also totally unique, out of the world

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Anastaxia_Xylf wrote:
last month

My favourite band!!!Beautiful,magic,just awesome!!!<3

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Nemesis_11 wrote:
October 2009

Jus started listenin em :-\

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daniela_hell wrote:
October 2009

i like them

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ratts36 wrote:
October 2009

C'mon now, for once that a female-fronted metal band is actually good, people obviously need to underrate it to such low ranks. I lost faith in humanity.

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Tristan8 wrote:
October 2009

I love that sadness!!

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