Atlas Vending

METZ - Atlas Vending
Critic Score
Based on 16 reviews
2020 Ratings: #260 / 871
User Score
Based on 240 ratings
2020 Rank: #393
Liked by 21 people
October 9, 2020 / Release Date
LP / Format
Sub Pop / Label
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
Northern Transmissions

Ugly yet beautiful ‘Atlas Vending’ just illustrates how METZ are the masters of their craft.

80
AllMusic

Produced and recorded with a skill that's all the more effective for its unwillingness to intrude on the band, Atlas Vending is a dazzling display of form and content that shows listeners how math rock can be effectively weaponized.

80
Under the Radar

The expansiveness of the sonic palette on Atlas Vending just gives the band more room to paint outside the lines.

80
DIY

A record that feels both raw and refined, this will shake you to the core.

80
Exclaim!

METZ are an animal that's evolved to its benefit, with an appetite that's more refined and teeth that are still razor sharp.

80
Loud and Quiet

Atlas Landing, the noisy Canadians’ fourth album, delivers more of the same, in the best way possible. It’s loud, angry and ready for a few beers.

80
Uncut

True to form, the Toronto band maintain a formidable degree of power and velocity throughout their fourth album.

80
Kerrang!

Atlas Vending finds them pushing things forward, broadening their horizons to tremendous effect.

80
Upset

‘Atlas Vending’ is the sound of a band fully confident in itself and delivering their biggest and best work yet.

80
Spill Magazine

A beautifully crafted record that touches on all kinds of relevant themes and leads to some peaks that the band have never reached before.

80
Classic Rock
A pile-driving, hyper-cranked post-punk insistence defines the intensity of Toronto trio Metz's skewed dislocation of dream-pop soundscape and next-level hardcore. Well worth (re)discovering.
77
Beats Per Minute
There’s no point on Atlas Vending that feels wasted, no meandering or time-sucks; it’s just pure adrenaline rock expertly produced and delivered piping hot.
71
Spectrum Culture
The trio flexes a little, offering more complicated song structures and a palette that varies a little more.
70
The Line of Best Fit

Atlas Vending ... is no carbon copy of any of Metz’s previous releases, and it’s in the moments where they legitimately push their sound forward where it’s at its strongest.

70
Gigwise
With a more cavernous sound than previous albums, the fourth full-length from Toronto trio Metz is not a significant break from a track record of noise rock.
64
Pitchfork
The Toronto band’s pummeling sound still evokes white-knuckled, visceral disgust, but they struggle to take these songs somewhere more interesting than they started.
MasterCrackfox
84

METZ have stood up as my favorite modern noise rock outfit for nearly a decade now. The moment I was introduced to the act back in 2012 with the release of their debut self-titled record I was hooked for life, and Wasted is still one of my favorite tracks of that entire decade. The trio have remained intact for the entirety of the groups decade long tenure, and although their previous two albums II and Strange Peace didn't quite live up to that debut, the group have never truly failed to ... read more

PipePanic
86

My brain is on fucking fire.

I had no idea what to expect going into this record. Like, literally none. Metz are a band that i’ve heard about for sure, with some of my favorite bands like Idles and Daughters praising their punchy noise rock sound from here to eternity. Hailing from Canada, these three guys have often been labeled as ‘noise, abrasive and punchy as hell’. And for those who know me, you know that those descriptions make me wetter than a motherfucker.

But, with ... read more

Doofy
72

Split the difference between Fugazi and Daughters and you'll land end up with something close to Metz in 2020.

DonGuest
79

A Boat to Drown in is one of the best songs of 2020 and this album is generally underappreciated

55

★★★½ - Pulse
★★★ - Blind Youth Industrial Park
★★½ - The Mirror
★★½ - No Ceiling
★★★ - Hail Taxi
★★½ - Draw Us In
★★ - Sugar Pill
★★½ - Framed by the Comet's Tail
★★★ - Parasite
★★★ - A Boat to Drown In

55.000/100
2023/06/10

20

Favourites: Blind Youth Industrial Park and No Ceiling

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Track List

1Pulse
4:20
73
2Blind Youth Industrial Park
3:01
63
3The Mirror
5:02
56
4No Ceiling
1:36
57
5Hail Taxi
4:31
60
6Draw Us In
3:56
50
7Sugar Pill
2:55
49
8Framed by the Comet's Tail
4:53
61
9Parasite
2:24
53
10A Boat to Drown In
7:37
70
Total Length: 40 minutes

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