Hello all. Just droppin a new live performance of a cover I decided to play for my wife. She and my kids are everything to me. Anyhow, Happy Halloween and to all those suffering in the northeast, My thoughts are with you.

Feelin fine Here's me doin a cover

a trying year

2011 HAS BEEN A TRYING YEAR FOR ME. 1ST PART OF THE YEAR, MY BAND INCARCERI 9 LOST ALL ITS MEMBERS SAVE ME. THAT ACTUALLY TURNED OUT POSITIVE, BUT IT WAS STRESSFUL. 2ND PART WAS FACING A CHANGE IN MY EMPLOYMENT SITUATION LEADING ME AND MY FAMILY HALF WAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO DALLAS TX. THAT IS JUST NOW STARTING TO CALM DOWN AND WE HAVE A PLACE AND I AM PUTTING MY STUDIO BACK TOGETHER. THE LAST PART IS THAT MY MOTHER DIED JUST A FEW DAYS AGO AND I AM EXTREMELY SAD. NOW I HAVE NO PARENTS LEFT.

The first CD from my Morktra project was officially released on Friday. You can purchase either the physical CD or digital downloads HERE.

Here is a new instrumental I recently wrote that is in open C tuning called Olivia's Lullaby

The confusion lifts and the path layed clear

HELLO ALL WHO ARE LISTENING. INCARCERI 9 AS IT ONCE WAS, FOR NOW IS NO MORE. I AM CONTINUING WRITING AND RELEASING TRACKS AND MUSIC FOR IT MYSELF. SO, I9 IS  NOT DEAD, AND PROBABLY NEVER WILL BE. I HAVE JUST RECORDED AND RELEASED A NEW SONG FOR AN UPCOMING CD. YOU CAN GET IT NOW THOUGH HERE. THE NAME OF THE NEW TUNE IS SOULESS DESTINY. THERE WILL BE MORE SONGS TO COME, BUT INCARCERI 9 ISN'T A NUMBER ONE PRIORITY WITH ME. WHEN I RELEASE ENOUGH SONGS, I WILL ASSEMBLE THEM INTO AN ALBUM AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE AS WELL. IN THE FUTURE, MAYBE A YEAR OR TWO FROM NOW, I WILL REASSEMBLE A LIVE BAND TO PLAY I9 SONGS LIVE AGAIN, UNLESS I STILL FEEL MISANTHROPIC TOWARDS MUSICIANS AT THAT TIME :)

AS FAR AS THE FIRST MORKTRA CD, IT IS BEING DONE, BUT AS I FEEL LIKE GETTING TO IT. ALL SONGS ARE WRITTEN FOR IT AND WILL BE AVAIABLE HERE, WHEN I AM DONE WITH EACH ONE, AND THEY TOO WILL BE ASSEMBLE INTO A PROPER ALBUM AND RELEASED WHEN DONE.

I AM STARTING COLLEGE NEXT MONTH, SO I WILL NOT BE PLAYING MANY GIGS, IF ANY GIGS AT ALL. IF I DO PLAY ONE OR TWO IT WOULD BE A SOLO MORKTRA SHOW. SO, HEY, WISH ME LUCK IN SCHOOL.

THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME VIDS IVE DONE SINCE I LAST POSTED HERE

UPDATES ON MY VARIOUS PROJECTS

Well, things have been in a state of confusion of late, a fact that I won't delve into at all really. Suffice to say, Incarceri 9 has been put almost completely on hold, and my solo project Morktra has come to the forefront. I have finished writing all the songs and done a lot of the recording for the first full length record. I have gone back and forth on exactly what I want for the songs, whether to let them stand as is or add more instruments to them using synth and drum sounds. I have decided to leave some just with guitar and vocal, and others to add electronic music to. Here is a playlist of some songs I have on youtube, some are covers, and and the rest originals that will be on the album. The name of the album will be We Are Oblivion, and will be approximately 14 songs. The release date will be announced, but I don't lke to rush things.

Other than that, just trying to make it through this drama filled place called life the best I can and eeking out the most pleasure and creativity I can from it. I will leave you with a webcam video of me playing the last Morktra song I wrote entitled Complete.

New Official Morktra video

WELL, HERE IS THE NEW VIDEO FOR YOU OR THE GRAVE, THE NEWEST SONG BY MORKTRA.

YOU OR THE GRAVE IS BY NO MEANS A NEW SONG, IT WAS WRITTEN IN 2006 BEFORE INCARCERI 9 OR MORKTRA WAS EVER PUT TOGETHER. A LOW QUALITY VERSION WAS RELEASED ON THE FIRST INCARCERI 9 ALBUM, BUT SINCE I9 IS CURRENTLY REDOING ALL THE GOOD SONGS OFF THE FIRST ALBUM, I FIGURED WHY NOT DO THIS SONG OF MINE THE WAY IT SHOULDA BEEN DONE TO BEGIN WITH, AND HERE IT IS. LOOK OVER ON THE SIDE AND YOU'LL FIND IT AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD. I'D ALSO LIKE TO GIVE A BIG THANK YOU TO MY FRIEND AND AWESOME HUMAN IN GENERAL FOR FILMING THE VIDEO AND EDITING.

ALSO I HAVE PUT OUT FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION A COVER OF ANATHEMA'S ONE LAST GOODBYE. I AM NOT OFFERING IT FOR FREE,  BUT I UPLOADED IT TO YOUTUBE, AND HERE IT IS

OK, A COUPLE THINGS FOR THE FUTURE...
INCARCERI 9 IS WRITING NEW AND WILL BE RECORDING THEM AS WELL AS CERTAIN OLDER SONGS, AND WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING A MUSIC VIDEO FOR LIFE FOR THE LIVING.
SOME OF MY FRIENDS AND I ARE CURRENTLY WORKING TO GET TOGETHER A METAL FESTIVAL IN MARIETTA GA, IT IS STILL IN THE BEGINNING PHASES OF PLANNING, BUT IT WILL BE IN THE FALL AND WILL BE BIG AND WILL BE DONE ANNUALLY.

OTHER THAN THAT, I MUST ASK YOU TO LOOK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN AND PLEASE EITHER PURCHASE A MERCH PACKAGE AND/OR DONATE. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN IS A COMPLETE MERCH STORE FOR INCARCERI 9 AND MORKTRA. WE ARE GIVING AWAY ALL OF THE MUSIC, AND WE MAKE LITTLE FOR GIGS FROM VENUES, SO MERCH IS OUR BIGGEST MEANS OF MAKING ANY FUNDS FOR THIS ART AND IT ISN'T FREE TO PERFORM, SO IF YOU LIKE AND ENJOY IT, PLEASE GIVE OR BUY.

THANK YOU
FRANK