THE 3RD AND THE MORTAL - Memoirs 2LP

The 3rd and the Mortal were a Norwegian experimental metal band, founded in Trondheim, in 1990. The band started out as a melodic death metal band, shifting to doom metal, mixing distorted guitars and heavy drumming with clean guitars and vocals. The band went on to experiment with genres such as progressive rock, jazz, ambient, folk and electronica.

The 3rd and the Mortal were one of the forerunners of the atmospheric metal scene. Being among the first to have a female lead singer, they inspired bands such as The Gathering, Flowing Tears and Nightwish.

“Tears Laid In Earth” (1994) was the band’s first full album. Early on they also released two EP’s: Sorrow (1994) and Nightswan (1995). These EP’s were later included in the CD “EP’s and Rarities”, together with two bonus tracks. For this vinyl reissues series, we have made a vinyl containing the two EP’s, with the bonus tracks from the “EP’s and Rarities” CD moved to side 4 of the last album in this package, “Memoirs” (2002).

Double black vinyl in gatefold cover - Indie Recordings 2021

TRACK LIST

01. Zeppoliner

02. Good Evening Mr.Q                      

03. The City                                

04. Reflections                               

05. Thin Dark Line                               

06. Fools Like Us                              

07. Those Of My Kind                       

08. Simple Mind                                   

09. Spider

Bonus tracks (vinyl only, taken from the album 'Project Bluebook'):

Drone  

Sinning