Hatebeak

Hatebeak is an American death metal band, formed by Blake Harrison and Mark Sloan, featuring Waldo (b. 1991), a grey parrot. Hatebeak is reported to be the first band to have an avian vocalist.^[1] They never tour so as to not distress Waldo.^[2] Hatebeak is signed to Reptilian Records. They released the album Number of the Beak on June 26, 2015, through Reptilian Records.^[3]

Hatebeak
Origin	Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Genres	Death metal, grindcore
Years active	2003–2009, 2015–present
Labels	Reptilian Records
Members	Mark Sloan Waldo the Parrot
Past members	Blake Harrison

The band's sound has been described as "a jackhammer being ground in a compactor".^[4] Aquarius Records magazine called Hatebeak "furious and blasting death metal".^[5] Hatebeak made its second record with Caninus, a band whose lead singers were two dogs.^[5] Hatebeak's goal is to "raise the bar for extreme music".^[5]

Band members

• Waldo the Parrot – vocals
• Mark Sloan – guitar, bass
• Blake Harrison – drums (died 2024)

Discography

• Beak of Putrefaction split with Longmont Potion Castle (2004)
• Bird Seeds of Vengeance split with Caninus (2005)
• The Thing That Should Not Beak split with Birdflesh (2007)
• The Number of the Beak (2015)
• Birdhouse By The Cemetery split with Boar Glue (2018)

See also

• Zoomusicology
• Biomusic
• Caninus