Hatebeak

Hatebeak is an American death metal band formed by Blake Harrison and Mark Sloan, distinguished by one of the most singular voices in extreme music: Waldo, a grey parrot (b. 1991). Waldo's piercing squawks cut through distorted guitars and blast beats like serrated air — neither parody nor novelty, but a feral counterpoint to the genre's obsession with extremity. His presence transforms the band into something both confrontational and strangely tender, reminding listeners that metal's violence is often theatrical, while the voice remains stubbornly alive and untrained.