METZ North American tour resumes tomorrow!

Credit: Amrit Singh / Stereogum

METZ North American tour resumes tomorrow!
Watch "Headache" & "Wet Blanket" live videos at Pitchfork!

On tour from October 26-November 22;
'METZ' is out now on Sub Pop

 

METZ will resume their previously announced North American tour this weekend in support of their critically acclaimed debut, out now on Sub Pop.  The trek kicks-off this Saturday, October 27 in Chicago, IL at the Empty Bottle and ends on Thursday, November 22 in Montreal, QC at Il Motore. The tour comes hot on the heels of METZ well-received CMJ and European shows. For a glimpse of what to expect from a METZ show, Pitchfork filmed the bands set at their unofficial CMJ showcase.  Watch live videos for “Wet Blanket” & “Headache” now.

The New York Times  said of the band’s CMJ performances,  "A three-man band from Canada, steamrollered through the festival, blasting brawny punk and metal guitar riffs that generated the festival’s most enthusiastic buzz."  Meanwhile, Stereogum raved,  "What METZ managed this year deserves salute: The Sub Pop trio dialed into the spirit and muscular thrust of post-hardcore’s heyday so completely as to make a familiar sound feel fresh, sheerly by virtue of so perfectly recreating it. METZ’s sets were brutal and sharp, their movements about stage kinetic and crisp, their commitment to their moment so complete to be undeniable. Namecheck your Jesus Lizards and Hüsker Düs (and a hat tip if you can namecheck more than two METZ songs while your’e at it), all totally fine but meaningless enterprises when faced with a band this in command of its craft. METZ knew its lane and reveled in it, and was every bit the must-see everyone said they’d be."  Additional CMJ highlights include top 10 picks & critics mentions from the likes of SPIN, Time Out NY, NPR's All Songs Considered and more.

 

METZ, led by the singles "Headache" (Mp3) & "Wet Blanket" (official video), is now available worldwide on CD, LP and digitally via Sub Pop. 
 

What people are saying about METZ:

“In the past ten years, independent bands have inched back toward the musical aggression that was something of a default for the community in the late eighties and early nineties. METZ, a trio from Toronto, have fully revived this confrontational, skilled and energetic approach. The guitarist-vocalist Alex Edkins, the drummer Hayden Menzies, and the bassist Christ Slorach have made one of the year's best albums…” ­– The New Yorker

"METZ songs tend to start with an isolated element-- Hayden Menzies' thundering, hammer-of-the-gods drum salvos, Alex Edkins' solitary guitar screech-- that immediately triggers a ticking time-bomb countdown for the moment when the band erupts in unison. You can see the storm coming from a mile atway, and yet, when Menzies, Edkins, and bassist Chris Slorach launch into the merciless, firestorm battering of "Negative Space" or the wrecking-ball swing of "Knife in the Water", it still startles like a sneak attack." - [8.5 / Best New Music] - Pitchfork

"The Toronto noise-punk trio METZ, on the other hand, were wild-eyed and brutally focused. Playing maelstroms more than songs, they’re like a less unhinged Jesus Lizard, full of coiled ferocity that engulfs you, releases you briefly, then swallows you up again. This year’s Sub Pop debut only hints at their live intensity." ["CMJ's Most Talented 10"] - SPIN.com

"They're pretty much a burst of musical brutality. And seeing them last night at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn was more than an affirmation of that. A trio from Toronto, they'll sit nicely next to your Melvins and Nirvana and maybe even Wire. In other words, their edge is more than attitude and volume and speed." ["CMJ Discoveries: Day 3"] - NPR's All Songs Considered 

“METZ have released a few great singles so far…If you dig AmRep, Brainiac, and McLusky and songs that employ that metallic "SHRIIIIIINNG," you are not going to want to miss these guys.” – Brooklyn Vegan

 

Tour Dates

Oct. 27 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle

Oct. 29 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry

Nov. 01 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret^

Nov. 02 - Seattle, WA - Barboza*

Nov. 03 - Portland, OR - Bunk Bar

Nov. 05 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill

Nov. 07 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo

Nov. 08 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar

Nov. 09 - Costa Mesa, CA - Constellation Room

Nov. 10 - Las Vegas, NV - Beauty Bar

Nov. 11 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge

Nov. 12 - Denver, CO  - Larimer Lounge

Nov. 14 - Pittsburgh, PA - Brillobox

Nov. 16 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie

Nov. 17 - Washington, DC - Red Palace

Nov. 19 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge (late show)

Nov. 20 - Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory

Nov. 21 - Boston, MA - Middle East Upstairs

Nov. 22 - Montreal, QC -  Il Motore

^ w/ Ladyhawk
* w/ Survival Knife