


Ford studied the history of occultism and magick for some time before joining various left hand path orders from 1993 to 1995. Ford's interest in Magick and specifically Satanism was into its early phase, echoed in Ford's lyrics at the time. Ford and his family lost all of their possessions in Hurricane Andrew in 1992, as a result of which Ford moved to Indianapolis and started Black Funeral with various session members. In 1990 Ford started playing in death-metal bands in Indianapolis, having spent time there again before relocating to Homestead and the Miami area in 1991. In the late 1980s Ford attended The Cushman School in Miami, Florida, where he found an interest in music and history. Ford began writing horror fiction as a child. His older brother, Mark, was a successful drummer who was on the road through most of Ford's early years.

Ford was born in 1976 to William and Judith Ford.
