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.

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.

Our cooped up correspondent pecks on filthy death metal derelicts and a majestic doom-laden classic in his latest new release preview.

Our cooped up correspondent pecks on thrash metal legends, U.S. black metal’s unsung heroes and, um, a flute rock.

Our cooped up correspondent pecks on death metal legends, thrash metal’s unsung heroes and, um, a shoegaze band.

Our cooped up correspondent pecks on a pair of modern and classic doom metal this week.

Our cooped up correspondent gets his prog, death, slam feathers ruffled this week.

Our cooped up correspondent pecks on a trio brand new LPs from grind and death legends.

Our cooped up correspondent pecks on new jack old-school death metal and the classic thrash this week.

Our cooped up correspondent pecks on the old school and the new school in extreme metal this week.

Our fine feathered fiend preens hard for some old school and newschool fare.