In an ongoing project of self-recorded and produced original material, Michael Pacheco is constantly updating his song and album catologue. He is the former lead vocalist / guitarist of Tenderstone Entertainment's MORTAL REMAINS, a moderately successful heavy metal outfit. For half his life, metal was all there was. Now, Mike wants to explore other sides of rock music. "During my time in Mortal Remains, I always wrote more mainstream rock music on the side, the time has come to bring these songs to life" says Mike. " I always wanted to play music that is atmospheric, as well as straight ahead and catchy. The great thing about rock music, is that you can touch on all different forms of it and still be considered rock. With metal, it can seem limited to what you can do". Mike is featured here exploring other sides of his psyche. The new album "NiNe" touches all sides of rock music. Hard, Soft, Pop Rock, Metal, experimental, all these rock styles are represented to give the listener a broader rock music experience on a single album.