For all its abrasion and denatured noise, Metz isn’t a statement of nihilism or finality; it’s a bright, exploratory scalpel making the first of hopefully many incisions.
This is an album that sounds fresh despite having its roots firmly planted in the post-hardcore/pre-grunge era.
Undeniably one of my favorite albums of the year, METZ shines brightly, like a Molotov cocktail at the moment of impact.
This is METZ suggesting, insisting and demanding to be heard. Theirs is the voice of freedom and expression and we should all listen very carefully to what that means.
While it ably captures the band's ferocity, Metz is less a recreation of the band's live shows than a surveillance-video document of it, one that's been edited and manipulated to maximize dynamic impact.
By the end of this album’s 30 boisterous minutes you’ll feel absolutely exhausted.
By approaching their craft with both diligence and ebullience, Metz have tapped into something primeval, something that should appeal as much to basement-dwelling metalheads as it will to neurotic art rockers.
Below the surface of their post-hardcore box-ticking – the filling-pain feedback and off-tone notes – Metz are something quite orthodox.
What has stood as one of my favorite noise rock records of all time for nearly a decade since its release, Metz self titled album is a wild ride from front to back with shockingly catchy guitar riffs, ear rattling drum beats, heavy and booming bass and gnarly shouting vocalization.
There is something undeniably rooted in punk coming off of this record as well, which I think is where some of this catchiness can come from. The riffs are often repetitive but form and shift throughout a song. ... read more
#9 of re-reviews (redoing past albums' reviews from way back when)
the guy on the cover is literally me.
the way i found out about this record from my past is via pitchfork. yea at this point pitchfork is going to be in my lore so much that it'll become a main character in the storyline. they gave this album an 8.5 and had their "best new music" tag with it, making me intrigued. though i had already gotten into muse and other heavy rock acts that had a sharp edge and could deliver ... read more
This album is completely oxymoronic. It’s a clean sounding noise rock album but it kicks so much ass. Combining contemporary indie with blistering saturation really makes METZ stand out in both fields. And that drum sound… mmmfghmmfmm…
Sorry about that.
▲ = Headache, Get Off, Rats, Knife in the Water, Wet Blanket, Wasted, Negative Space
▬ = Sad Pricks, The Mule
▼ =
Heavy, intense, unrelenting Noise Rock and Hardcore Punk on here!
''METZ'' doesn't waste time in niceties and hits you with riffs, harsh noises and tons of reverb
A great album for an extra charge of energy!
1 | Headache 2:18 | 86 |
2 | Get Off 2:22 | 85 |
3 | Sad Pricks 2:51 | 85 |
4 | Rats 3:05 | 88 |
5 | Knife in the Water 2:12 | 83 |
6 | Nausea 1:05 | 70 |
7 | Wet Blanket 3:53 | 83 |
8 | Wasted 4:07 | 94 |
9 | The Mule 2:24 | 82 |
10 | Negative Space 5:28 Contains hidden track "--))--" | 75 |
#5 | / | Alternative Press |
#8 | / | Crack Magazine |
#15 | / | Exclaim! |
#21 | / | Urban Outfitters |
#27 | / | Consequence of Sound |
#31 | / | No Ripcord |
#35 | / | NME |
#43 | / | PopMatters |
#44 | / | Pitchfork |
#50 | / | Treble |