played bass for Frost Like Ashes at their Cornerstone Festival concert on July 3, 2008 to mark his full-time permanent membership in the band. They were working on a concept album based on a book vocalist Azahel. The album, tentatively titled Gods of the Great Whore, was put on-hold on January 2, 2009 until the book was written. They have written new material for another album, tentatively entitled Who Walks in the Darkness, and is to be based on a R. A. Salvatore novel, Homeland. In 2010, the band announced that they were going on hiatus. They have said they will make new music, but they don't see it happening right now. In 2017, Sebat formed a label, Nosral Recordings, and signed several bands. The label is re-releasing all of Frost Like Ashes' music and re-released Live in Omaha DVD. On February 24, 2019, it was announced the project would return to record a new album, with the lineup of Sebat on Guitars, Azahel on Vocals, Fire on Bass, Qoheleth on Keyboards, and new Drummer Grond, replacing the longtime member Adonijah. The band is currently signed with Rottweiler Records. On May 29, 2020, it was announced that Grond would no longer be continuing with the project and he would be replaced by the "Blastronaut". On March 26, 2021, the band released their debut single "The Weight of Ice and Fog", from their upcoming release, Fellowship of Suffering. Names The band members use aliases in their albums and press to keep their identities secret, much like normal black metal, but the band's aliases have meanings behind them. Azahel is an alternative spelling of Asahel, a figure in the Bible, Fire is the translation of Bassist Jarek Pozarycki's name, Qoheleth means teacher or preacher, Adonijah was the name of one of David's sons, and Sebat is Guitarist Michael Larson's "name". Though the band uses aliases, many of their names have become public knowledge. Members Current members Nyk "Azahel" Edinger – vocals (2001–present) Michael John "Sebat" Larson – guitar (2001–present) Jarek "Fire" Pozarycki – bass guitar (2008–present) Gabriel "Qoheleth" Howarth – keyboard (2004–present) "The Blastronaut" – drums (2020–present) Former members Eric – drums (2001–2002) Shayne Scholl – guitar (2001) Syntyche – bass (2001–2004) Ruach – bass (2004–2008) Shane "Adonijah" Goade – drums (2002–2010) Kaleb “Grond” Luebchow – drums (2019–2020), (died in 2022) Timeline Discography Full-length albums Tophet (Psycho Acoustix Records) – 2005 EPs