Ashes of Soma is a Canadian alternative rock band from Windsor, Ontario, Canada, consisting of Randy Gray (vocals, acoustic guitar), Mike Preney (guitar), Brian Fry (guitar), Paul Doman (drums) and Joel Bishop (bass). Three Windsor high school classmates consisting of Gray, Preney, and an unnamed vocalist sought out to start a band. They found their drummer in Paul Doman and created the band Knematic. After two separate incidents forced Gray and the former vocalist to leave the band, the band was left with a void. Ashes of Soma found their bassist in between the incidents, and Gray later happily rejoined .