The 3rd And The Mortal - Tears Laid In Earth

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8.3 | 132 votes |
Band
The 3rd And The Mortal
Style
Atmospheric doom metal
Release date
21 October 1994
Owners
147 have it
27 want it
Tracklist
01. Vandring
02. Why So Lonely?
03. Atupoéma
04. Death-Hymn
05. Shaman
06. Trial Of Past
07. Lengsel
08. Salva Me
09. Song
10. In Mist Shrouded
11. Oceana
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Rating:
9.0
Rating:
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The 3rd and The Mortal's debut album, Tears Laid In Earth, is one of most underrated albums in metal history. Not only because it influenced a lot of metal bands back then, but also because of it's unique and original sound, songwriting quality, the sweet melancholic atmosphere and the inspiring voice of Kari Rueslåtten. It isn't that kind of music you can listen to any time. It requires attention to every detail, and the reward is granted; a journey to the deepest and the darkest emotions you ever had, and this album makes it easier and more meaningful.

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published 24.08.2014 | Comments ( 3 )
Staff pick by
Ivor

Doom
Jun 11, 2025
Friday June 13th (!) is going to be a significant day. After three decades songs from this magnificent milestone of doom genre are going to be once again performed live by the original line up that recorded them. If you can't make it to the first show (or the few select appearances thereafter) let this be then an opportune moment to revisit (or perhaps discover?) this album and the preceding EP Sorrow. Not something I thought I'd ever see happening but here we are anyway. There is going to be much rejoicing!
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06.12.2010 - 23:28
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Stunningly beautiful album.
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25.03.2013 - 22:07
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This is beautiful, it wrote history in gothic metal and generaly female frontend metal scene, but after listenbing it something 's wrong ... seems Kari was simply singer, nit metalhead, this was problem, because I miss such passion what I can see in other bands, seems she simply singer profesionaly not because she loves metal but because she loves singinfg, i she would love metal she would stay...
Musicaly its good I like some songs in norvegian, pretty good, slow, moarnful album, atmosfere is good, realy briliant mastepiece whit BIG minus it neverb would reach max grade, but its perfect, it was written in write time and it changed history, it never will get old, borimg and never will be delite, its liie rune stones whit glorius warrior names, still stand stoen dead forever
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16.10.2016 - 23:54
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Very overlooked doom masterpiece.
Only really good album by this band, though.
Highlights: Why so lonely, Death hymn, and of course the outstanding Atupoéma
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13.08.2018 - 23:33
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Written by Redel on 16.10.2016 at 23:54

Very overlooked doom masterpiece.
Only really good album by this band, though.
Highlights: Why so lonely, Death hymn, and of course the outstanding Atupoéma

also Vandring but its only metal album from this band.
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14.08.2018 - 00:20
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Written by Bad English on 13.08.2018 at 23:33

Written by Redel on 16.10.2016 at 23:54

Very overlooked doom masterpiece.
Only really good album by this band, though.
Highlights: Why so lonely, Death hymn, and of course the outstanding Atupoéma

also Vandring but its only metal album from this band.

Vandring is indeed beautiful, too.
I also consider the debut an excellent doom metal EP.
Everything after these two albums is not bad at all IMO, has their moments.
But it can be a bit hard to digest, or better to follow all through, if your first album by this band was TLIE or the debut.
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I'm giving this a listen after really long time, forgot how beautiful this album is, I should listen to it more often.
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19.08.2022 - 14:25

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I wonder how the musicians feel when they listen again their music from the past...
because owning this album from the day 1 that came out i feel sad.The years are passing by and now i am old (not to old to die) and.... i just miss my teens soooo much.soooo much.
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