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  Watch METZ's 'Wasted' Video, Where Glamour Shots Go Wrong

  March 5, 2013 – When we spoke to SPIN Breaking Out stars METZ late last year, singer-guitarist Alex Edkins described his band's self-titled Sub Pop debut: "There are no bells and whistles. …
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  Hear Steve Adamyk Band's White-Knuckle Pop-Punk Gem 'Katacombs'

  January 7, 2013 – "I sometimes refer to it as the [Washington] D.C. of the north," METZ singer-guitarist Alex Edkins told us a few months ago, when talking about his Toronto post-punk trio's beginnings in Canada's DIY-friendly capital, Ottawa. "It's a government city, so most people work for the government, but there's not so much happening. So what do you do? …
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  Hear METZ Tear Through 'Dirty Shirt,' a Filthy Noise-Punk Blitz

  November 29, 2012 – Canuck shred hounds METZ dropped their buzzworthy and brutal self-titled LP debut of Sub Pop in early October, but the crunchy noise-rock gifts keep coming. Our initial introduction to the Toronto trio came via "Headache," which faithfully wed heavy sludge to tight tunefulness à la Nirvana's Bleach. …
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  METZ: Refined Punk Brutes Pop You in the Mouth (Concisely)

  October 24, 2012 – Who: Though METZ now make Toronto their home, their noisy, radial saw-like punk barrage has firm roots in Ottawa. "I sometimes refer to it as the [Washington] D.C. of the north," says singer-guitarist Alex Edkins of his nation's capital and the DIY culture that it has incubated. "It's a government city, so most people work for the government, but there's not so much happening. So what do you do? …
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  Watch METZ' Startling, GIF-Like 'Wet Blanket Video

  October 9, 2012 – Today marks the release of METZ, the unrelenting, unforgiving debut full-length from the Toronto noise-rock crew (and Best 5 New Artists alums) of the same name. In celebration of its release, the band has uncaged an unsettling clip for album standout "Wet Blanket," a harshly lit, Scott Cudmore and Michael Leblanc-directed visual compliment whose editorial rhythms are redolent of the best GIF you've ever seen. …
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  Listen to METZ's 'Headache' While Reading Bad Nirvana and Mets Jokes

  July 9, 2012 – We could say that the characteristically propulsive leadoff track from this Toronto trio's debut album is a great way to meet the METZ. Or we could say that the song's throwback proto-grunge vibe is amazin'. But that would be awful. …
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