Former The 3rd And The Mortal vocalist Kari Rueslåtten, who is now one-third of The Sirens also featuring Anneke van Giersbergen (ex-The Gathering) and Liv Kristine (Leaves' Eyes), has checked in with the following update:

"In 1995 I had just left The 3rd and the Mortal. I was sad about leaving them, but I was also eager to start making songs on my own. I bought a 4-track Portastudio and started to record new music onto the cassette. I decided to send the songs to record companies, but also release the songs on my own on a CD. Soon the CD was sold out, and I had a record deal with Sony Music Norway. 

I have had a little dream to put the songs on vinyl one day – and now this has become a reality! My very good friend Arild Juul has made a fresh version of the front cover, and I have found two previously un-released songs from another 1995-session and added them as bonus tracks. Release date is April 16th. It will also be available on CD. Pre-order is now possible from my web page. 

Good news about Spindelsinn too – the CD is in stock again! (I'm looking into the possibility of releasing Spindelsinn on vinyl some time later this year, but date is not certain yet)."

Demo Recordings 1995 track-listing:

Side A: 
"The Homecoming Song "
"Våkenatt" 
"The Gathering" 
"Rapunsel"
"Forsaken"

Side B: 
"The Shadowchant" 
"In Here"
"Dead" 
"In a Day"

Bonus tracks (previously unreleased 1995 demo recordings): 
"Wither 
"Living Dead"

Musicians: 
Jon Jenssen – sampling and programming
Vegard Segtnan – acoustic guitar
Helene Gisvold – piano
Geir Digernes – contrabass

Bonus material session: 
Rolf Hoff Baltzersen – contrabass, acoustic guitar

Cover photo: Aage Asphaug 
Layout and design: Arild Juul