About

Kari’s natural talent combined with classical training and roots in the Norwegian folk music tradition has resulted in a voice that is difficult to describe. Her music has been compared with artists like Tori Amos and Kate Bush, maybe not necessarily because the music sounds very similar, but because these are artists who sing with their own distinct voices.  Just like Kari Rueslåtten.

Her latest solo album Sørgekåpe was released in 2020, the first album in Norwegian since er debut album Spindelsinn. Kari Rueslåtten celebrated the 20y anniversary for Spindelsinn with the album “Silence Is The Only Sound” in 2017. “Silence is the Only Sound”, reaffirmed Rueslåtten’s ability to deliver incredible vocals laden with dark-edged melancholy.

Her unique talent has brought Kari Rueslåtten into cooperation with many different artists, from Toumas Holopainen from the Nightwish to the Norwegian rock legend Åge Aleksandersen.

Kari was one of the founder members of the progressive doom metal band The 3rd and the Mortal. The band was a source of inspiration for many other bands worldwide, among them Nightwish and The Gathering. After leaving The 3^rd and the Mortal in 1995 she has released six solo studio albums, and one collection, and is now ready to release a new studio album.

In 2025-26 The 3rd and the Mortal is celebrating 30y anniversary for the two albums Sorrow and Tears Laid in Earth, released in the early/mid 1990s. They have toured in Latin-America and Europe.

Kari Rueslåtten took a break from music in 2005. 8 years later in 2013, she re-entered the music scene with a cover version of The 3rd and the Mortal’s “Why so Lonely”, featuring Tuomas Holopainen from Nightwish.

Kari Rueslåtten has toured Europe and Latin America both with solo concerts and with The Sirens – a project she has together with Anneke van Giersbergen (ex The Gathering) and Liv Kristine (ex Theatre of Tragedy).

Kari Rueslåtten’s music is released in many countries all over the world. Listen to her music, and let Kari take you on an exiting journey through many different aspects of life, tied together with Kari Rueslåtten’s beautiful music and amazing voice.

Solo albums:
Sørgekåpe (2020), Silence Is The Only Sound (2017), To The North (2015), Collection (2014), Time To Tell (2014), Other People´s Stories (2005), Pilot (2002), Mezmerized (1998), Spindelsinn (1997), Demo Recordings (1995, re-released with bonus material in 2016)

The 3rd and the Mortal albums:
Sorrow (1994) Tears Laid in Earth (1994)