Frost*

Milliontown to Life in the Wires

Frost* formed in September 2004 around Jem Godfrey, a songwriter and producer known for pop work with Atomic Kitten, returning to progressive music through his earlier band Freefall. Early members were recruited through John Mitchell of Arena, the Urbane and Kino, John Jowitt of Arena, IQ and Jadis, and Andy Edwards, formerly of Robert Plant's band and IQ. On the asterisk, Godfrey said it is a serving suggestion, and if you get to put it on it means serve chilled. Milloniown, their debut, came out in July 2006, and a four-date tour supported Pallas that October. In late 2006 Godfrey announced the band would disband, with a last show supporting the Flower Kings at the Scala in London on December 10, 2006, but in early 2007 he revived the name and recruited Declan Burke of Darwin's Radio.

Experiments in Mass Appeal was recorded in early 2008 and released on November 17, 2008 (MusicBrainz says the 14th), heavily documented in making-of videos, social media and the band's website as part of the Mass Appeal concept; Godfrey told Popdose that too much information is a bad thing and that it was an experiment for him too. The band supported Spock's Beard in 2008. Jowitt left in May 2009 and Nathan King joined, Burke left after RoSfest on May 2, 2009, and the FrostFest Live CD (2009) included a new track, "The Forget You Song". The Philadelphia Experiment (2010) recorded that RoSfest show at the Keswick Theatre. Godfrey announced an indefinite hiatus on March 1, 2011, and a reunion on September 16, 2011, with a sold-out show at House of Progression in Kingston upon Thames on December 16, 2011.

The Rockfield Files CD/DVD (December 2013) was recorded at Rockfield Studios in January 2013. Falling Satellites came on May 27, 2016, and Day and Age on May 14, 2021. The 13 Winters eight-CD box (November 20, 2020) remastered Milliontown, Experiments in Mass Appeal and Falling Satellites, with a 72-page hardback book. Life in the Wires followed on October 17, 2024, with Blundell back as a full member, and Island Live in 2023. Godfrey believes the heavily documented Experiments campaign helped inspire other bands to do similar.