I might be the last person to find out about this, but today I discovered Hatebeak, the metal band from a few years ago that supposedly has Waldo the grey parrot as its lead singer.

Here is their album The Number of the Beak. It's as serious as it sounds, but it goes harder than I expected.

Current favourite song, for the title alone: Hellbent For Feathers. 🦜 🤘

#Hatebeak #metal #HeavyMetal #parrots

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nbob2P3ueTH6hGj2BBysr-P46LhrZkhn4&si=z54KsNEnoNMbxS2Y

Number of the Beak

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Photo: @DarkParlour

Frau Blücher, I hope you don't mind that I used your photo. We love our metal a lot around here, so it's good to promote parrot-fronted metal as well.

https://c.im/@DarkParlour/110129350566276740

Frau Blücher (@[email protected])

Attached: 2 images Now spinning *erm* squawking: #Hatebeak - The Number Of The Beak. Deathmetal with an African Grey Parrot named Waldo on vocals. I shit you not (ok, maybe from laughing too hard while listening): https://freepresshouston.com/number-of-the-beak-an-interview-with-blake-harrison/ I should add I’m not a metalhead at all, but a former parrot mom, so I had to get this one day. This weekend was that day 🤘😄 #Metal #Parody #DeathMetal #Parrot #Vinyl #VinylCollection #VinylCollector #IronMaiden #ColouredVinyl #GreatCover

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@TG_Esq
Haha, I'm rarely around here anymore, that's why I only saw it now.
Of course I have no problem with one of my vinyl photos promoting a wonderfully silly album. On the contrary, I'm glad you liked it enough to use it! 🤘😃
@DarkParlour
Thank you! I was pleased to see someone had a vinyl copy of the album. Quite the novelty album. 🙂🎸🦜
@TG_Esq
I must admit, I got it purely for the novelty. And the cover art 😄😍
@DarkParlour
Novelty and cover art are perfectly acceptable reasons to buy an album! Especially in vinyl. 😁

@TG_Esq him and that death metal rooster should do a split ep

https://youtu.be/A43JOxLa5MM?si=Y2v8WsQZ0SNhkCCJ

Death Metal Rooster

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@metal_zealot
That's great! Definitely a metal supergroup in that lineup. 🤘 🦜 🐓

@TG_Esq What...did I...just...listen to...? 😳

...and was it all recorded on an old microcassette answering machine?

@ChrisShadowens 😂 Probably, following Waldo around the house...