The album has been described by singer Richard Sjunnesson as a lyrical sequel to Eden Fire by Sonic Syndicate, their former band.

They also revealed that Jonas Kjellgren also would be producing the album and that The Unguided had signed a deal with Despotz Records to release and distribute it.

The Unguided confirmed that Mikael Stanne (Dark Tranquillity), Whiplasher Bernadotte (Deathstars), Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian), and Christoffer Andersson (Dead by April) agreed to record guest vocals, but not for Hell Frost due to its release date.

[3] On 16 June 2011, without any official announcement, The Unguided released their debut single "Betrayer of the Code".

"Betrayer of the Code" was originally written by Roger and Richard when they still played in Fallen Angels.

It’s a dynamic and fairly accessible song, which we felt would represent the band in a good way as an introduction video.

Richard has described Hell Frost as a sequel to Sonic Syndicate's debut album Eden Fire, which is considered by many to be the bands heaviest record.