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under that name, until changing theirname again into THEE MALDOROR KOL-LECTIVE. The first album that sprungforth with their new name was "New EraViral Order"; which is what I have gothere, but let us take a quick look into thefuture before coming back to 2001.Only one band can compare with theircareer, at least with the development intheir musical style, and that is- ULVER.From Black Metal, which gets more andmore wrapped up in electronic elements,to Jazz and Trip Hop- and from what Iinterpret from their MySpace-Site, theyare doing some kind of atmosphericsoundtrack right now. Parallels obvious?Oh by the way, they seem to have theirname changed again into T/M/K.Back to the album N.E.V.O.- (it is shorterthat way, maybe that is why they changedtheir name to T/M/K- goes more smoothlyas THEE MALDOROR KOLLECTIVE,right?) Not much unlike their fellow countrymenof ENSOPH, what you will listen tois heavily synthed Black/ Dark Metal withshredding guitars and cold, mechaniceffects. Maybe a reminiscence to their earlierdays, the second Track "HaemorrhageTransmission" features even blastbeats;but the rest of the album is midtempo -massive, stomping beats with the guitarsproviding the aggression. Above all spheric,laser-like synths and the aggressiveshouts of vocalist Kundahli. Think ofT/M/K (there- it IS much easier) as aslower, more dense version of ABORYMalthoughT/M/K are even more into themechanical approach of their music. Thismanifests in occasional beeps, sweeps,robotic speech and almost dance-likesynth melodies as well as samples. Somehowthey manage to avoid the point wherethis would get on my nerves; I have toadmit the omnipresent synth is not exactlymy cup of tea. But, it fits this albumwell, and the interspersed ambient passagesdo their part to make it interestingand diversified.If you are into one of the above mentionedbands, check out T/M/K. I for once haveto be in the right mood to listen to this,but when I am, it rocks. Should youstumble upon another album of T/M/Kwondering what the heck I am writinghere about and why nothing I mentionapplies to what YOU were listening- goahead, go show ULVER's "Nattens Madrigal"to someone, followed by let us say"Blood Inside" and then tell him/her thisis the same band. None of T/M/K's albumsis representative or repetitive, andN.E.V.O. is but a step in their evolution.Tentakel P.THE AMENTAOccasusRelease: 2004Label: Listenable RecordsAvantgenre: Screeching Industrified Death MetalDuration: 41:52Origin: AustraliaOfficial site: http://www.theamenta.com.............................................................................................................................................The first glimpse I got from THE AMENTAwas a promotional photo. Back then Ithought: "fife guys posing for the Dimmu-Borgir-lookalike-contest, so what..." I wasexpecting some kind of this new, trendyevilgothic-industrial bands like Deathstarsand the like. Boy, was I wrong.Luckily, THE AMENTA are lightyears awayfrom this genre, celebrating a mix of highlyskilled technical Death/ Black/ Indus-