Jex Thoth is a psychedelic rock / doom metal band formed in 2007, currently based in Madison, USA. The band originally took shape under the name Totem. After issuing an EP with that moniker, the group rechristened itself Jex Thoth after the band's female frontwoman and vocalist. Jex Thoth take their cues from the metallic strains of Black Sabbath and the retro experimentalism of Amon Düül II. Jex Thoth was initially a collaboration between Jessica Bowen and ex-husband songwriter James Jackson Toth