  frost like ashes is a  christian black metal band that formed in kansas city, missouri in 2001. the band has released two ep's (born to pieces and pure as the blood covered snow) and a full-length cd titled tophet, and their songs have appeared on 2 compilations titled a brutal christmas and a treasury of sorrows. previously signed to psycho acoustix records and currently to sullen records, an imprint of open grave records, their music combines elements of black metal, death metal and thrash metal with keyboards and virtuosic vocals notable for "switching between about 10 different extreme styles within a given song."frost like ashes - tophet, the whipping post their lyrics have achieved attention for their harsh output, providing a biblical point of view for the regular, cruel themes of black metal music. the band is also controversial for using the typical corpse paint style often associated with the black metal visuals.frost like ashes interview.rock-impressions. their live act incorporates a reversal of stereotypical black-metal imagesâfor example, spitting in and tearing up a satanic bible and smashing a goat-skull adorned pentagram with a sword. ==history== two of the band members, vocalist azahel and drummer adonijah, were former members of a controversial death/thrash metal band called possession that was active from 1992 to 1998. frost like ashes was formed on the vision of guitarist, sebat (ex-world funeral, ex-coven), who would recruit azahel (vocals) and syntyche (bass) in 2001 and begin what has become an underground juggernaut hybrid of black/death metal. adonijah (drums), completed the group and they released their first ep on sotd records in 2003. in january 2003, qoheleth joined the band as their first full-time dedicated keyboardist. up to this point adonijah would compose and record the keyboard parts. they were able to get on the bill for freakshow 13 in las vegas, performing alongside such bands as stavesacre and mortal treason. in 2004, the band parted ways with syntyche and acquired the skills of new bassist, ruach. in 2005, after some delays, frost like ashes' first full-length cd, tophet, was 
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