'Spit You Out', a new track from the tremendous second METZ album, II (due May 4th on Sub Pop), is available online now.
 
The FADER says of the track, "'Spit You Out' has one hell of a buzzsaw hook, with howling vocals and a chuggling churn that tastes like battery acid but goes down smoothly regardless.”
 
METZ’s 2015 North American and European tour schedule in support of II has been extended and begins April 15th in Buffalo, NY at Mohawk Place, running through August 11th in Denver, CO at Larimer Lounge. Along the way they’ll play shows with Lightning Bolt (April 15th-18th), FIDLAR (May 11th-19th; May 21st-30th), Protomartyr (May 1st-2nd), and Bad Breeding (June 16th). Please find a complete list of tour dates below.
 
In related news, you can watch the band’s amazing performance of 'Nervous System' (from II) filmed by Pitchfork TV at Mexico City’s NRMAL Festival. Watch that one here.
 
METZ will release II, the follow up to their critically acclaimed S/T debut on CD / LP / DL worldwide May 4th through Sub Pop Records. The album, featuring the highlights 'Acetate', 'Spit You Out' and 'The Swimmer', was recorded at various studios throughout Ontario, Canada, and produced and mixed by the band with assistance from returning engineer Graham Walsh.

More on METZ:
“What happens when a seemingly irresistible force meets an immovable object is a serviceable metaphor for the music METZ creates, both live and on record. Now behold II, the concussive new full-length from what is arguably North America’s finest touring rock band. Written and recorded in 2014, after two years of constant shows behind their rightly adored self-titled debut, II is METZ at their most true to form—as pure an expression of what they do as can currently be committed to tape. The guitars are titanic, the drums ill-tempered, the vocals chilling, and the volume worrisome. Though they incorporated new instruments, (baritone guitar, tape loops, piano, synth, found sounds) and stretched out the arrangements, they still managed to “stay true to what made us tick in the first place: that immediacy," Edkins calls it. "If it punches you in the gut (read more at Sub Pop).”


What people are saying about METZ's II:
"'Acetate' is four minutes of unrelenting rock that's the perfect follow-up to METZ's 2012 debut album, which landed on the short list for the Polaris Prize. On their second record, the noise rockers continue to take no prisoners.” - NPR Music “All Songs Considered”

"Taking no prisoners whatsoever, the trio's latest is a most welcome assault on the eardrums." ['Acetate'] - NME
 
“Heart-pounding, riotous track” ['Acetate'] - Playboy
 
“'Acetate' is a particularly crushing song...The guitars, bass, and drums are alternately slithering and unforgivingly in-your-face, frontman Alex Edkins’ vocal delivery growing to a soul-purging howl as the instrumentation gets louder...It’s a full minute longer than the average METZ track, making it a perfect glimpse of this band’s ability to lure you in with a burning riff and keep you transfixed with an ensuing groove.” ['Acetate' / Top 10 Songs of the Week] - Consequence of Sound
 
"A vital reminder of the Canadians’ unhinged force." ['Acetate'] - DIY

"'Acetate' is as brutal as we’ve come to expect from this band, a ferocious noise-punk skree that will absolutely crush you if you cross its path.” - Stereogum

Tour Dates
Apr. 15 - Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place*
Apr. 16 - Columbus, OH - Double Happiness*
Apr. 17 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom*
Apr. 18 - Ferndale, MI - The Loving Touch*
May 01 - Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace^
May 02 - Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace^
May 08 - Austin, TX - Levitation 2015
May 09 - Atlanta, GA - Shaky Knees Festival
May 11 - St. Petersburg, FL - State Theatre**
May 12 - Orlando, FL - The Social**
May 13 - Birmingham, AL - Work Play**
May 14 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge**
May 19 - St. Louis, MO - The Firebird**
May 20 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
May 21 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry**
May 22 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry**
May 23 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon**
May 26 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom**
May 27 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg**
May 28 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club**
May 29 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer**
May 30 - Boston, MA - Paradise**
Jun. 5-6 - Athens, GR - Plissken Festival
Jun. 6-7 - Thessaloníki, GR - Plissken Festival
Jun. 16 - London, UK - Underworld^^
Jun. 17 - Brussels, BE - Botanique - Rotonde
Jun. 19 - Hilvarenbeek, NL - Best Kept Secret Festival
Jun. 20 - Scheesel, DE - Hurricane Festival
Jun. 21 - Neuhausen ob Eck, DE - Southside Festival
Jun. 22 - Leipzig, DE - Taubchenthal
Jun. 24 - Berlin, DE - Cassiopeia
Jun. 25 - Cologne, DE - MTC
Jul. 11 - Montreal, QC - Theatre Fairmount
Jul. 14 - Ottawa, ON - Ottawa Blues Fest
Jul. 24 - 26 - Oro-Medonte, ON - WayHome Music & Arts Festival
Jul. 27 - Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club
Jul. 29 - Winnipeg, MB - Pyramid Cabaret
Jul. 30 - Saskatoon, SK - Amigos Cantina
Jul 31 - Calgary, AB - The Republik
Aug. 01 - Edmonton, AB - The Starlite Room
Aug. 03 - Vancouver, BC - The Rickshaw Theatre
Aug. 04 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
Aug. 05 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
Aug. 08 -09 - San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands
Aug. 11 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
Sep. 4 - Dorset, UK - End of the Road Festival
Sep. 6 - Stradbally, EI - Electric Picnic Festival
* w/ Lightning Bolt
** w/ FIDLAR
^ w/ Protomartyr
^^ w/ Bad Breeding

 
METZ - II | Sub Pop Records | 4/5/15

1. Acetate
2. The Swimmer
3. Spit You Out
4. Zzyzx
5. IOU
6. Landfill
7. Nervous System
8. Wait in Line
9. Eyes Peeled
10. Kicking a Can of Worms

Pre-orders

You can pre-order METZ's II via the Sub Pop Mega Mart, iTunes, Amazon, and Bandcamp.

The limited Loser Edition of the LP on coloured vinyl will be available at select independent record stores, the Sub Pop Mega Mart, and from the band at their shows, all while supplies last. Additionally, two new T-shirt designs are available, both individually and as part of a bundle with the purchase of II.

 

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