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Biography of Frosthold
The raging fire that is burning in the south of England is now burning stronger than ever. Frosthold have awoken with their new conception of Anglo-Saxon inspired heavy metal.
Currently planning the release of their first fully fledged E.P. release, tentatively entitled Flames of Hatred, the four-piece are hard at work rehearsing and writing the new material and planning a Summer 2007 recording time, subject to change.
Frosthold is a four-piece heavy metal band consiting of James (Vocals), Phil (Guitar), Joss (Bass) and Tom (Drums). The project began in mid 2004 when James and Tom left their old band, and joined forces with friends Phil and Joss to effectuate their doctrine concerning the Dark Ages, or the time when the Anglo-Saxons ruled over England. By using inspiration from things they have learnt about the Dark Ages, heathen gods and goddesses, and the lifestyle of these times, they weld together their own mixture of metal in their own pithy manner.
Their first major gig was at the inaugural Total Carnage Festival in August 2004, and having played a reasonable number of gigs (including London, Portsmouth, Winchester, Southampton and Bournemouth) since then have gained the gig experience required to put on an amazing live show, full of character, spirit and, of course, a feel of the heathen times long lost to England.
Frosthold have played with bands such as Cradle of Filth, Desecration, Hecate Enthroned, Cruel Humanity, Diamanthian, Nailed, Soulfracture, Hanzel und Gretyl, and many more.
Live / CD Reviews
VanityProject (Wedgewood Rooms, 10th Jan 2007)
Frosthold are glorious old school metal for those that love flailing hair, air guitar and talk of swords, blood and steel. They've gone for that black metal sound of an angry wasp in a tin can, all buzzing guitar work with bass low in the mix but despite this the songs sound epic and full of life. Luckily Frosthold don't take them selves too seriously and as you watch the vocalist raise clenched fists from behind a microphone stand clad with a metal demon head you can't help but smile a little and join the metal army.
http://www.geocities.com/vanityprojectfanzine/issue21live.html
VanityProject (Winterswar demo, 2004)
Not the best sounding demo in the world but it gives you a great idea of what Frosthold are about and if titles such as 'Winterswar', 'Once Again In Humankind' and 'Into The Underworld' don't say it all then read on. This is metal, perhaps veering towards the black side of things but that's just being picky, intense shredding dissolve into blast beats and collapse into gentle waves of prog before the demonic possessed vocals kick in again and the power rises up with guitar cutting through the steady beats like a knife through flesh. It's intense and ideal for the bullet belt wearing long hair types who enjoy synchronized headbanging when not standing around looking miserable.
http://www.geocities.com/vanityprojectfanzine/issue17singles.html
Lords of Metal (Winterswar demo, 2004)
Frosthold is a pagan/viking metal band from the United Kingdom. Their lyrics are inspired by the Anglo-Saxon period. The line-up consists of five English blokes that are all into metal, women and beer. Their first feat of arms is this three-song demo called 'Winterswar'. The production is clear and spacy. The first song, the title song of the demo, sounds a bit flat, superficial and displays a serious lack of imagination. I get the impression it is an old recording, since the band's rhythm is not very steady. All this is completely made up by the following two songs: 'Once Again In Humankind' and 'Into The Underworld'. Both display the ability of the band to create interesting rhythms and complementing melody lines. Not a flaw is noted in the bands rhythm section. So, in the words of Meat Loaf: "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad". And "not bad" is exactly the thing that crossed my mind whilst listening to this demo.
http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showreview.php?id=6050&lang=en
MetalReview.com (Winterswar demo, 2004)
Frosthold aren't doing anything fantastically strange or out of the ordinary, but they're good for what they're set out to do - playing bleak and almost thrashy black metal with a touch of classic feel and a bit of ingenuity with their somewhat progressive guitar parts. The production is a little iffy at particular times - sometimes the bass drum blasts over the other instruments and then just completely cuts out and the vocals have a minor tendency to get lost. Not terribly bad for an unsigned demo, though. The few slower and woeful passages are fantastic while a lot of the riffs in the verses are simply sort of average in quality, but should be commended for their willingness to explore. "Into The Underworld" stands out far beyond the other two tracks on the EP as it's the song that sounds the most like the riffs belong together and were written in succession instead of as a result of playing what feels most comfortable. If the band sticks around and continues to evolve and push their unique qualities even further and bring a bit more energy into their sound, they could make a name for themselves. As it is, Frosthold could go either way.
http://metalreview.com/1917/Frosthold-Winterswar.aspx
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