Blake Harrison
For Those About Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Misery Index, Terror and WOORMS
April 29, 2022 Blake Harrison
Our favorite birdbrain throws conflict-of-interest caution to the wind and takes on the latest LPs from Misery Index, Terror and WOORMS.
For Those About Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Undeath and Devil Master
April 15, 2022 Blake Harrison
Our favorite birdbrain returns with a pair of sophomore releases from some baby birds.
For Those About Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Meshuggah, the Hellacopters and Satan
April 1, 2022 Blake Harrison
Our favorite birdbrain returns to distract you from the horrors of earth with the horrors of djent and old-school heavy metal and rock ‘n’ roll.
For Those About Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Crowbar, Vein.fm and Vio-lence
February 25, 2022 Blake Harrison
Our favorite birdbrain returns to distract you from the horrors of earth with the horrors of extreme metal.
For Those About Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Voivod, Hammerfall and Insineratehymn
February 11, 2022 Blake Harrison
The new release schedule is starting to peck up, so our boy Waldo takes on some well-established acts and one Glen Benton-inspired newcomer.
For Those About Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Cloakroom, The Last Ten Seconds of Life and Saxon
January 28, 2022 Blake Harrison
Our cooped up correspondent pecks on some shoegazey metal, metalcore mavericks, and an a still-ruling NWOBHM originator this week.
For Those About Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Kreator, Phenocryst and Mad Butcher
December 17, 2021 Blake Harrison
The peckins are slim this time of year, but our boy Waldo takes on some cool reissues and some underground death metal.
For Those About Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Genocide Pact, Teeth and Fortress
November 22, 2021 Blake Harrison
Our cooped up correspondent pecks on some semi-local death metal faves, some less than local death/grind dealers and and what’s — at very least — his second favorite Fortress.
For Those About Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Khemmis, Pathology and Swallow the Sun
November 5, 2021 Blake Harrison
Our cooped up correspondent pecks on some Decibel faves, moshy death dudes, and sullen Finnish doom metallers this week.
For Those About Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Massacre, Sexmag and Ghost Bath
October 22, 2021 Blake Harrison
Our cooped up correspondent pecks on some legendary death metallers, speed metal deviants, and an outfit neither black metal, nor from China this week.
Lawnmower Deth – Ooh Crikey… It’s Lawnmower Deth
October 5, 2021 Blake Harrison
No we haven’t run out of classic Earache bands to induct into the Decibel Hall of Fame!
For Those About Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Ministry, Cherubs and Lair of the White Worm
October 1, 2021 Blake Harrison
Our parrot ain’t an ex-parrot yet, so he returns this week to review three less-than-metal albums.
For Those About Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Hooded Menace, Aborted and Trna
August 20, 2021 Blake Harrison
Our fine feathered fiend digs deep until the underground this week and returns with a mixed bag of worms.
For Those About Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Portrait, Beyond Grace and Doctor Smoke
August 9, 2021 Blake Harrison
Our birdbrain couldn’t land the new Iron Maiden album so it’s some slim peckins this week!
For Those About Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Karloff, Fetid Zombie, Tombstoner and “Tragedy”
July 23, 2021 Blake Harrison
Our fine feathered fiend digs deep until the underground this week and returns with a mixed bag of worms.
For Those About Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Mordred, Powerwolf and Craven Idol
July 9, 2021 Blake Harrison
Our fine feathered fiend preens hard for some black/death ‘n’ roll but gets his feathers ruffled over a pair of other new releases.
For Those About Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Fear Factory, Withered and Helloween
June 18, 2021 Blake Harrison
Our cooped up correspondent finds his feathers surprisingly pecks on the latest from from power metal legends, post-nu-metal survivors and blackened, uh… whatevs!
For Those About Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Go Ahead and Die, Red Fang and Septus
May 28, 2021 Blake Harrison
Our cooped up correspondent finds his feathers surprisingly unruffled by a Max Cavalera side project, a big rock band and yet another Phyrron-related deathstorm.
For Those About Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Artillery, Cvlt of the Svn and Charlie Benante
May 7, 2021 Blake Harrison
Things must be getting back to “normal” because our fine, feathered fiend hates everything again this week.
For Those About to Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Gojira, Evile and Insane
April 16, 2021 Blake Harrison
Our cooped up correspondent finds his feathers surprisingly unruffled by the both a mainstream metal band and a Napalm Records release.
For Those About to Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Cannibal Corpse, Bewitcher and Cattera
April 2, 2021 Blake Harrison
Our cooped up correspondent pecks on some legendary death metallers, speed metal upstarts, and a special cat-fronted outfit this week.
For Those About to Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Sanguisugabogg, Blindfolded and Lead Into the Woods and Nixil
March 19, 2021 Blake Harrison
Our cooped up correspondent pecks on some oddly-named underground acts this week.
For Those About to Squawk: Waldo Pecks on The Crown and Pupil Silcer
March 5, 2021 Blake Harrison
Our cooped up correspondent pecks on death/thrash heroes and gives props to — am I reading this correctly — metalcore?
For Those About to Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Moonspell, Sadistic Drive and Summoning the Lich
February 20, 2021 Blake Harrison
Our cooped up correspondent pecks on goth metal legends, death metal upstarts and, um, something with “goblin vocals.”
For Those About to Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Swampbeast, Wombvoid and Gravesend
February 5, 2021 Blake Harrison
Our cooped up correspondent pecks on a trio underground death, black and crust offerings his latest new release preview.
Rock ‘n’ Roll High School: Metal Musicians Reveal Their High School Bands: Part 2
February 3, 2021 Blake Harrison
Members of Eyehategod, Darkest Hour, KEN mode, Possessed and more discuss the humble beginnings of their first high school bands.
For Those About Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Revulsion and The Ruins of Beverast
January 22, 2021 Blake Harrison
Our cooped up correspondent pecks on a pair underground death and black metal underground faves in his latest new release preview.
Rock ‘n’ Roll High School: Metal Musicians Reveal Their High School Bands: Part 1
January 13, 2021 Blake Harrison
Members of Converge, Exhumed, Municipal Waste, Integrity and more discuss the humble beginnings of their first high school bands.
For Those About Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Asphyx, Nervosa and Accept
January 8, 2021 Blake Harrison
Our cooped up correspondent has kind pecks for classic death and heavy metal and new thrash heroes in his latest new release preview.
For Those About Squawk: Waldo Pecks the Best of 2020
December 11, 2020 Blake Harrison
Our cooped up correspondent pecks back on the year in metal and metal-adjacent.