Painting on Glass [Import]

3rd & The Mortal (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 26, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Voices of Wonder
• ASIN: B0001NBM94
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #533,949 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Magma

2. Commemoration

3. Crystal Orchids

4. Persistent and Fleeting

5. White Waters

6. Aurora Borealis

7. Dreamscapes

8. Aurora Australis

9. Azure

10. Veiled Exposure

11. Stairs

12. Eat the Distance

13. Vavonia, Pt. 2

14. Horizons

Editorial Reviews

Second full length CD by Norwegian Doom Metal bands The 3rd and the Mortal released by Voice of Wonder in 1996.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Possibly their finest moment, May 3, 2005

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Herodotos Economides "Bereft" (Limassol, N/A Cyprus) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Painting on Glass (Audio CD)

Moving even further from their atmospheric doom roots, The 3rd and the Mortal, try with this album to reach even more experimental venues than their previous EP "Nightswan". Having found a very talented vocalist in the face of Ann-Mari Edvarsen helps their job even more as her voice is easily one of the highlights of this album. The album begins with the slow and dreamy "Magma" where Ann-Mari begins to show her skills. The next two tracks are slow melodic pieces and endorse even the sound of saxophone. As with any other 3rd and the Mortal album there are several types of songs on this album as well. I'd like to mention two brilliant pieces of guitar ambience on "Aurora Borealis" and "Aurora Australis" and the beautiful piano piece "Veiled Exposure", all of these assorted by the ethereal and soul capturing voice of Ann-Mari. It is an interesting fact that most of the tracks found on this album are instrumentals but each and every one of them is also enriched with chants and other vocal effects. One can also find on this album the second part of "Vavonia", a typical description of The 3rd and the Mortal's sound and an all in all wonderful track. This is one of those albums that must be heard in their entirety to be fully enjoyed and appreciated since there are no hit songs or catchy melodies here. I can tell you that much, that this is one of my favorite albums ever but one could need time to get into as it's very experimental and requires your full attention. People who are not afraid of a little experimentation pick this up without any other hesitation.