Despite possessing the molasses paced riffage of doom, little in the way of po-faced glumness can surface in-between Jex's exuberant vocals and the cornucopia of psychedelica on display here, resulting in a tone that is surprisingly up-tempo, but does not suffer in the slightest. The cover picture of a Sixties-looking young woman being consumed by flames appears to be a tribute to the infamous and seminal photo of Thích Qu'ng's self-immolation in protest against then South Vietnamese repression of Buddhism. It could very well be that this iconic photo has been appropriated as a means to capture the zeitgeist of the period of protest against established norms. Or perhaps I am reading too much into it, which is also a possibility.

Intended as a taster for an upcoming full-length, all I can say is bring it on, and bring it on sooner rather than later. Recommended for all those who considered Electric Wizard's _Chrononaut_ to suffer from a psychedelica deficit.

[On July 14th 2007, Totem announced on the I Hate Records website that they have changed their name to Jex Thoth.]