On April 12th, METZ will release Up On Gravity Hill, their first album in 4 years, on Sub Pop for the world ex-Canada and in Canada on Dine Alone. The album was engineered by Seth Manchester (Mdou Moctar, Lingua Ignota, Battles, The Body) and features guest performances from Amber Webber of Black Mountain and composer/string arranger … Read more
Weird NightmareWeird NightmareSub Pop Records [2022] Weird Nightmare is the new project from METZ guitarist and singer Alex Edkins. This self-titled debut record showcases a new side of Edkins, as it was created of mostly ideas that didn’t seem to totally fit the more in your face post punk noise rock of METZ. Some of … Read more
Long considered one of the planet’s most bombastic live acts and foremost purveyors of abrasive melodicism, METZ has spent the majority of their 11-year tenure crisscrossing the globe and bringing their unparalleled energy directly to the people. Determined to connect with their fans and to find a way within the confines of the pandemic to … Read more
METZAtlas VendingSub Pop Records [2020] Time flies when you are getting pounded by an arsenal of brutal post punk that over the last eight years METZ has delivered album after album after album. Atlas Vending is the Canadian groups fourth LP of all new material and I will be honest – the album hits you … Read more
This is the stunning new METZ video for “Blind Youth Industrial Park,” the latest track from Atlas Vending, which is the band’s soon-to-be-released new album that is out this Friday. The beautifully dystopian video depicts a woman dragging an injured companion on a stretcher through an alien landscape as the pair are tracked by a … Read more
Here is METZ’s second single and video off Atlas Vending, “Hail Taxi.” If METZ’s current mission is to mirror the inevitable struggles of adulthood, they’ve successfully managed to tap into the conflicted relationship between rebellion and revelry with the song’s tactics of offsetting their signature bombast with anthemic melodic resolutions. “‘Hail Taxi’ is about looking back. The … Read more
On October 9th, METZ will release Atlas Vending, the most dynamic, dimensional, and compelling work of their career. Covering seemingly disparate themes such as paternity, crushing social anxiety, addiction, isolation, media-induced paranoia, and the restless urge to leave everything behind, each of Atlas Vending’s ten songs offers a snapshot of today’s modern condition and together … Read more
METZ II Sub Pop Records [2015] Fire Note Says: Sometimes more of the same is more than enough. Album Review: Toronto punk trio METZ exploded onto the scene with their blistering debut album in 2012 – the fact that they had honed their craft for almost half a decade before releasing that self-titled gem may … Read more
METZ’s 2015 world tour in support of II, resumes June 24th in Berlin, DE at Cassiopeia and currently ends November 20th in Utrecht, NL at Le Guess Who? Festival. Additional highlights include: October 22nd in Nijmegen, NL at Doornroosje; October 23rd in Amsterdam, NL at Bitterzoet; October 24th in Zwolle, NL at Let’s Get Lost … Read more
#40 Archie Powell & The Exports Great Ideas In Action Good Land Records [2012] Sometimes it is best to not change a thing when you have a winning formula and that is exactly the way we felt about the sophomore outing from Chicago’s Archie Powell & The Exports titled Great Ideas In Action. Great Ideas … Read more
METZ Dirty Shirt/Leave Me Out 7” Sub Pop Records [2012] METZ is easily one of my new favorite bands this year and this 7-inch release was limited to pre-orders of the record. Both non-album tracks hit hard like only METZ can and are great additions to the self-titled record. “Dirty Shirt” is filled with energy … Read more
On December 4, Sub Pop will release the digital single for “Dirty Shirt” + “Leave Me Out” by Toronto’s METZ. These songs were previously only available as a limited-edition 7″ single, and “Dirty Shirt” can now be streamed online via Pitchfork. Additionally, Pitchfork TV will broadcast a live streaming concert you can view on December 19 (at 12:30pm ET) featuring sets from METZ and label mate … Read more
METZ METZ Sub Pop Records [2012] Fire Note Says: Grab a helmet because METZ are on the sonic attack with their excellent (and thundering) self-titled debut. Album Review: Right from the opening pounding drums on first track “Headache” you just know that the Canadian outfit METZ is totally going to kick your ass! The noise … Read more