Naegleria Fowleri

Naegleria Fowleri is the world's first microtonal multispecies heavy metal band.

Personnel
Luna (Amazon Parrot) - Lead Vocals

Bostjan (Human) - Guitar and Bass

Spanky (Grey Parrot) - Guest Vocals

Sherbert (Green Cheeked Conure) - Backing Vocals

Dell (AI) - Drums

More Information
"A heavy metal band whose lead singer is a parrot?"

Yes!

"'The world's first microtonal multispecies heavy metal band.'?! Like you expect there to be more?!"

Sure! Birds have instinctive musical abilities. Parrots are very smart and also very loud, yielding an aptitude for metal.

Luna was hatched in 2012 and grew up around music. By 2015, at age 3, she was already joining in. Even though she has fully flighted wings, she never learned how to fly.

Bostjan was born long ago in a far away land, but also grew up around music and even spent a few years making his living at it. But now he's a scientist who does music on the side, with special interest in a tuning called 19-EDO and also interest in DIY electronics, like Raspberry Pi.

Spanky was hatched sometime around 2000, and has kept much of his past a secret from everyone. Some speculate he lived in or near Stowe VT. Even though he is not a human, he is able to count objects (up to three, everything after three is also three) and conjugate verbs with proper grammar.

Sherbert was hatched in 2012 and spends most of his time hanging out at the bar picking up chicks. Even though he weighs less than a pack of baseball cards, he can lift a ceramic bowl full of water.

Dell was programmed by Bostjan to identify the bpm of a passage of music, and decide which backbeat to use, then decide where bass and snare hit should go, and pull from an extensive library of fills, and compile it all together into a midi file. It is then able to perform a separate process to convert the midi file into drum sounds.

The only member of the band unable to perform his duties in real time is Bostjan, because he plays both bass and guitar.

Releases
On March 22, 2018, Naegleria Fowleri released it's debut album, entitled Life Cycle. The album received little attention in press, outside of a few brief mentions of its existence. The band was also featured on Microtonal Freedom (a Compilation Benefit Album for Lyn Ulbricht) in February 2019. On April 1, 2020, amidst the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Naegleria Fowleri released Prognosis Dire, another full length album, which was reviewed by Seven Days VT.

Naegleria Fowleri, 'Prognosis Dire', Chris Farnsworth, Seven Days VT, 1 April 2020. https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/naegleria-fowleri-prognosis-dire/Content?oid=30045089
Naegleria Fowleri webite, https://sites.google.com/view/naegleriafowleri/

Making Microtonal Music Is Easier Than You'd Think, Michael W. Dean, Produce Like a Pro, 20 November 2018, https://producelikeapro.com/blog/getting-started-making-microtonal-music/

Associated Acts
Bostjan Zupancic: MicroMetal