Ugly yet beautiful ‘Atlas Vending’ just illustrates how METZ are the masters of their craft.
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.
The expansiveness of the sonic palette on Atlas Vending just gives the band more room to paint outside the lines.
A record that feels both raw and refined, this will shake you to the core.
METZ are an animal that's evolved to its benefit, with an appetite that's more refined and teeth that are still razor sharp.
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.
True to form, the Toronto band maintain a formidable degree of power and velocity throughout their fourth album.
Atlas Vending finds them pushing things forward, broadening their horizons to tremendous effect.
‘Atlas Vending’ is the sound of a band fully confident in itself and delivering their biggest and best work yet.
A beautifully crafted record that touches on all kinds of relevant themes and leads to some peaks that the band have never reached before.
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.
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
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
Split the difference between Fugazi and Daughters and you'll land end up with something close to Metz in 2020.
A Boat to Drown in is one of the best songs of 2020 and this album is generally underappreciated
★★★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
1 | Pulse 4:20 | 73 |
2 | Blind Youth Industrial Park 3:01 | 63 |
3 | The Mirror 5:02 | 56 |
4 | No Ceiling 1:36 | 57 |
5 | Hail Taxi 4:31 | 60 |
6 | Draw Us In 3:56 | 50 |
7 | Sugar Pill 2:55 | 49 |
8 | Framed by the Comet's Tail 4:53 | 61 |
9 | Parasite 2:24 | 53 |
10 | A Boat to Drown In 7:37 | 70 |
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