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Greetings Hivers? is that what we're being called? I've no idea. This is my second post to the hive platform. I have been taking a break not only to do some much needed work around the homestead, but I'm not a fan of drama. Hopefully that has abated and everyone on both sides have come to a state of acceptance of the situation. 

My main focus as a content creator is my music. I have been doing vocals in various bands since 1987 and guitar since 1990. I have played in a few metal, hard rock oriented bands going all the way up to my last band, Incarceri 9 which disbanded in 2011. I took a break after that and continued writing, mostly for my solo project Morktra which started full force in 2014 after recovering from a car accident that left me in a wheel chair and cruches for 9 months and took my wife across the Bifrost bridge. Since then I have released 4 full length albums, a number of singles, collabed with a few steemians and started a record label known as Circle Of Death Records, which is currently populated and releasing music from Steemians who are now also Hivers.

I live off the grid in North Central New Mexico in an area known as the Taos Mesa with my family. My girlfriend @jan-mccomas as well as my children and my grandchild along with my eldest daughter and her BF which I just talked into starting a hive account as well and his account is @personaldisorder, check him out.

Since this platform is new I have decided to start going back into the YT archives of my channel and sharing some older Morktra material with you guys. I'm going back to one of the first videos I recorded on YT. This one is a cover of the band Anathema from their album "Weather Systems". Anathema's music played a big role in helping me get through mourning over the passing of my wife Monica. If you've never heard of them, please check them out.

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I hope you enjoyed that enough to subscribe, thumbs up and comment. The videos on my YT do get better over time as I learn more about video and audio recording. 

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