Hatebeak is a
death metal band, formed by Blake Harrison, Mark Sloan, and Waldo, a 21-year-old
Congo African Grey Parrot. Hatebeak is the only band to have an "avian" vocalist.
[1]The band members do not use their last names on their releases "for the mystery".
[citation needed] Hatebeak also does not tour so as to not torture the bird.
[citation needed] Hatebeak is strictly a studio project with unintelligible lyrics and no melody.
[2] They are currently signed to Reptilian Records.
Their sound has been described as "a jackhammer being ground in a compactor."
[3] Aquarius Records magazine called Hatebeak "furious and blasting death metal".
[2] Hatebeak made their second record with
Caninus, a band whose lead singer is two dogs.
[2] Hatebeak's goal is to "raise the bar for extreme music".
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