Album Info Hide Show Artist: Metz Album: II Released: Europe, 2015 Tracklist: A1 Acetate 3:55 A2 The Swimmer 2:41 A3 Spit You Out 4:49 A4 ZZYZX 0:34 A5 I.O.U. 2:52 B1 Landfill 2:42 B2 Nervous System 2:09 B3 Wait In Line 3:16 B4 Eyes Peeled 2:33 B5 Kicking A Can Of Worms 4:19 Info About Buying Vinyl From Our Record Store We are a small independent record store located at 211 High St, Preston in Melbourne, Australia (North of Northcote, between Thornbury & Reservoir) We buy and sell new and used vinyl records – if you have a collection you’d like to sell please click here . We ship Australia wide for a flat rate of $10 for standard shipping or $15 for express post. Free Shipping for orders $150 and over. You can also pick up your order in store, just select Local Pickup at the checkout. We also ship internationally – prices vary depending on weight and location. 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If you change your mind you have 30 days to return your record but you must cover the cost of returning it to the store. You can contact our Melbourne record shop at (03) 9939 3807 or at [email protected] Happy Listening! Description Hide Show METZs second LP arrived in May 2015 on Sub Pop, and it still hits like someone kicked open the fire exit at your favourite venue and let the weather in. The Toronto trio of Alex Edkins, Chris Slorach, and Hayden Menzies made their name on ferocity, but II sharpens the attack. Its lean, mean, and strangely elegant about the chaos, the kind of noise rock that makes you check if your speakers are clipping even when you know they arent. If youre chasing METZ vinyl, this one earns its place on the shelf the moment the needle drops. Acetate sets the tone with a blownout snarl. Edkins guitar sounds like steel cable under tension, Slorachs bass is a thick, buzzing floor, and Menzies plays drums like hes trying to free a jammed door with his sticks. The pace is breathless, but theres shape to it. METZ stack parts like a good posthardcore band, letting a riff grind longer than comfort allows before wrenching the song into a new gear. Spit You Out drags its feet in the best way, slower and heavier, a reminder that the bands sense of menace doesnt rely on speed. When the chorus chews through, its pure catharsis. A lot of guitar groups call themselves loud. METZ make loud feel sculpted. The production keeps edges serrated, yet every strike lands with intention. You hear the room around Menzies kit. You feel the air move when Slorach digs in. Edkins voice clips and yelps, but its not buried. That balance is the records secret weapon. It nods to the lineage people always mention with this band think the taut churn of The Jesus Lizard or the wiretaut bark of early Sub Pop but it never lapses into cosplay. II is modern in its punch, almost brutalist in how it places each element. Theres real variety across the short run time. The Swimmer splashes about with a jittery, almost surfgonesour riff before locking into a pummel that feels like being pinned to the front rail. Elsewhere the band dig into a nervy midtempo that lets the feedback bloom and the vocals scratch at the melody. No song overstays. METZ understand that intensity expands to fill whatever space you give it, so they trim the fat and keep the pressure high. It flies by in about half an hour and begs a flip back to side A, which is exactly what you want from II vinyl on the turntable. Critics heard it too at the time. The record drew strong notices from the likes of Pitchfork and The Guardian for refining the debuts blueprint without sanding off the splinters. Fans took to these tracks as setlist anchors. Anyone whos felt Acetate or Spit You Out erupt in a small room knows how the albums grit translates live. Theres a physicality here that studio trickery cant fake. Its the sound of three players pushing air and finding the pocket where noise becomes momentum. Part of the charm is how Canadian it feels in spirit. Blunt, practical, zero fuss. METZ arent here to sermonise or reinvent the wheel. They tune the wheel, tighten the bolts, and send it down a steeper hill. Still, there are little pleasures if you listen closely. Guitar lines double back on themselves. Drum fills sneak in sideways. The bass tone carries a weird, gummy sweetness under all the filth. Its a proper headphones record if you can handle high volume up close. If youre crate digging in a Melbourne record store and spot II, grab it. The Sub Pop pressing does justice to the lowend thump and the cut glass highs, and these songs breathe wider on wax. For those who like to buy METZ records online, its usually easy to find alongside other METZ albums on vinyl. It sits nicely next to their 2012 debut and Strange Peace, mapping a neat arc of a band getting tighter and heavier without losing the grin behind the grimace. Among vinyl records Australia collectors, its one of those goto recommendations when someone asks for something loud that still feels alive. Eight years on from its release, II hasnt dulled. Its a concise argument for volume as design choice, not just attitude. Play it front to back, then play it again a little louder. If your coffee doesnt kick in, this will. Product Reviews Hide Show Write a Review