Having previously rocked The Echo and tearing off the roof at the Stereogum Range Life party, METZ returned to the Troubadour with another heap of sledgehammer guitars, earthshaking drums, and…   Read Story »

For an afternoon, Stereogum got the keys to the Hype Hotel, bringing at all-over-the-place lineup of performers to the cavernous space. Bleeding Rainbow opened things up early on, admirably wailing…   Read Story »

In his video for "Wasted," a clangorous lurch from the noisy Toronto post-hardcore band METZ, director Scott Cudmore turns a setting as mundane as a photo-portrait studio into something absolutely…   Read Story »

In a few weeks we join the herd and migrate south by southwest to Austin, where the bands are second in number only to the brands. And we're throwing our own branded show (what's up, Taco Bell and…   Read Story »

Hard-charging Toronto indie rockers Metz will put out the new "Leave Me Out" single next week, and today we're all witnesses to that release's B-side, the uptempo ripper "Dirty Shirt." Hear it…   Read Story »

Fresh off their highly touted CMJ performance, new Sub Pop signees METZ made a memorable Los Angeles debut to a rowdy mosh pit at the Echo. Beers and people flew throughout the venue as METZ honed in…   Read Story »

As we approached last week's CMJ marathon, thought-leading haymakers of all stripes were of a single mind: This year there just wouldn't be much hay to make. There appeared to be no big story to…   Read Story »

Fall has fallen, as they say. As a result this month's mix of ten tracks delivered right on time for September's grand finale has all the classic ingredients of a prosperous autumn: rap, punk,…   Read Story »

Here's a new single from Toronto indie rockers METZ, a driving, riff-heavy rip called "Wet Blanket (previously we heard the like-minded "Headache"). Nab it below and scope tour dates while you're…   Read Story »

The Toronto scrape-rock power-trio METZ are a new addition on the Sub Pop roster, and they'll release their self-titled debut album on the label this fall. The prowling, thumping track "Headache" is…   Read Story »