3 ▁and ▁quickly ▁became ▁a ▁featured ▁EP ▁on ▁various ▁under ground ▁publications . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁recorded ▁by ▁Car son ▁Slov ak ▁at ▁At rium ▁Audio ▁in ▁Lanc aster , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁Slov ak ▁is ▁also ▁cred ited ▁for ▁having ▁designed ▁the ▁art work . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁T error izer , ▁guitar ist ▁Andy ▁Thomas ▁goes ▁in ▁depth ▁about ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁the ▁EP ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁them es ▁that ▁surr ound ▁the ▁music : ▁" Bas ically , ▁there ▁are ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁them es ▁running ▁through ▁the ▁album . ▁Micro cos mic ▁and ▁macro cos mic , ▁in ▁their ▁nature . ▁The ▁over arch ing ▁apparent ▁theme ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁H indu ▁texts . ▁A ▁four ▁stage ▁cycle ▁in ▁the ▁universe ▁that ▁goes ▁from ▁the ▁creation ▁to ▁destruction , ▁and ▁then ▁recre ation . ▁ ▁And ▁the ▁last ▁phase ▁is ▁called ▁C ali uga . ▁It ’ s ▁a ▁phase ▁of ▁complete ▁dep rav ity , ▁everything ▁is ▁almost ▁ru ined . ▁If ▁I ▁look ▁around ▁that ’ s ▁what ▁I ▁see . ▁It ’ s ▁symbol ized ▁by ▁iron , ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁Iron ▁Age , ▁and ▁also ▁by ▁a ▁one - leg ged ▁b ull . ▁The ▁first ▁phase ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Golden ▁Age , ▁which ▁you ▁read ▁about ▁in ▁all ▁this ▁different ▁cult ures , ▁but ▁that ’ s ▁symbol ized ▁by ▁a ▁b ull ▁with ▁all ▁his ▁legs . ▁We ’ re ▁now ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁the ▁one -