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.

Our favorite birdbrain returns with a pair of sophomore releases from some baby birds.

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.

Our favorite birdbrain returns to distract you from the horrors of earth with the horrors of extreme metal.

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.

Our cooped up correspondent pecks on some shoegazey metal, metalcore mavericks, and an a still-ruling NWOBHM originator this week.

The peckins are slim this time of year, but our boy Waldo takes on some cool reissues and some underground death metal.

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.

Our cooped up correspondent pecks on some Decibel faves, moshy death dudes, and sullen Finnish doom metallers this week.

Our cooped up correspondent pecks on some legendary death metallers, speed metal deviants, and an outfit neither black metal, nor from China this week.

No we haven’t run out of classic Earache bands to induct into the Decibel Hall of Fame!

Our parrot ain’t an ex-parrot yet, so he returns this week to review three less-than-metal albums.

Our fine feathered fiend digs deep until the underground this week and returns with a mixed bag of worms.

Our birdbrain couldn’t land the new Iron Maiden album so it’s some slim peckins this week!

Our fine feathered fiend digs deep until the underground this week and returns with a mixed bag of worms.

Our fine feathered fiend preens hard for some black/death ‘n’ roll but gets his feathers ruffled over a pair of other new releases.

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!

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.

Things must be getting back to “normal” because our fine, feathered fiend hates everything again this week.

Our cooped up correspondent finds his feathers surprisingly unruffled by the both a mainstream metal band and a Napalm Records release.

Our cooped up correspondent pecks on some legendary death metallers, speed metal upstarts, and a special cat-fronted outfit this week.

Our cooped up correspondent pecks on some oddly-named underground acts this week.

Our cooped up correspondent pecks on death/thrash heroes and gives props to — am I reading this correctly — metalcore?

Our cooped up correspondent pecks on goth metal legends, death metal upstarts and, um, something with “goblin vocals.”

Our cooped up correspondent pecks on a trio underground death, black and crust offerings his latest new release preview.

Members of Eyehategod, Darkest Hour, KEN mode, Possessed and more discuss the humble beginnings of their first high school bands.

Our cooped up correspondent pecks on a pair underground death and black metal underground faves in his latest new release preview.

Members of Converge, Exhumed, Municipal Waste, Integrity and more discuss the humble beginnings of their first high school bands.

Our cooped up correspondent has kind pecks for classic death and heavy metal and new thrash heroes in his latest new release preview.

Our cooped up correspondent pecks back on the year in metal and metal-adjacent.