Noisy Toronto punk act METZ recently announced plans to release their sophomore album, the aptly titled METZ II. Before it arrives in full, the group have given us another taste with a new song.
"Spit You Out" gives us everything we could want from the band, pairing an addictive guitar riff with muscular bass and drums, all of which is drenched in feedback and propelled along by frontman Alex Edkins' near-grunge growl. The song can be streamed below [via The FADER].
In addition to sharing a new song, METZ have beefed up their previously announced summer tour. The expanded itinerary includes stops in such Canadian cities as Ottawa, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. The full itinerary is available below.
METZ II will arrive on May 5 via Sub Pop.
Tour dates:
04/15 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place *
04/16 Columbus, OH - Double Happiness *
04/17 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom *
04/18 Ferndale, MI - The Loving Touch *
05/01-02 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace ^
05/08 Austin, TX - Levitation 2015
05/09 Atlanta, GA - Shaky Knees Festival
05/11 St. Petersburg, FL - State Theatre %
05/12 Orlando, FL - The Social %
05/13 Birmingham, AL - Work Play %
05/14 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge %
05/19 St. Louis, MO - The Firebird %
05/20 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
05/21-22 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry %
05/23 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon %
05/26 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom %
05/27 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg %
05/28 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club %
05/29 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer %
05/30 Boston, MA - Paradise %
06/16 London, UK - Underworld &
06/17 Brussels, BE - Botanique - Rotonde
06/19 Hilvarenbeek, NL - Best Kept Secret Festival
06/20 Scheesel, DE - Hurricane Festival
06/21 Neuhausen ob Eck, DE - Southside Festival
06/22 Leipzig, DE - Taubchenthal
06/24 Berlin, DE - Cassiopeia
06/25 Cologne, DE - MTC
07/14 Ottawa, ON - Ottawa Bluesfest
07/24-26 Oro-Medonte, ON - WayHome Music & Arts Festival
07/27 Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club
07/29 Winnipeg, MB - Pyramid Cabaret
07/30 Saskatoon, SK - Amigos Cantina
07/31 Calgary, AB - The Republik
08/01 Edmonton, AB - The Starlite Room
08/03 Vancouver, BC - The Rickshaw Theatre
08/04 Seattle, WA - Neumos
08/05 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
08/08-09 San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands
08/11 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
* with Lightning Bolt
% with FIDLAR
^ with Protomartyr
& with Bad Breeding
"Spit You Out" gives us everything we could want from the band, pairing an addictive guitar riff with muscular bass and drums, all of which is drenched in feedback and propelled along by frontman Alex Edkins' near-grunge growl. The song can be streamed below [via The FADER].
In addition to sharing a new song, METZ have beefed up their previously announced summer tour. The expanded itinerary includes stops in such Canadian cities as Ottawa, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. The full itinerary is available below.
METZ II will arrive on May 5 via Sub Pop.
Tour dates:
04/15 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place *
04/16 Columbus, OH - Double Happiness *
04/17 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom *
04/18 Ferndale, MI - The Loving Touch *
05/01-02 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace ^
05/08 Austin, TX - Levitation 2015
05/09 Atlanta, GA - Shaky Knees Festival
05/11 St. Petersburg, FL - State Theatre %
05/12 Orlando, FL - The Social %
05/13 Birmingham, AL - Work Play %
05/14 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge %
05/19 St. Louis, MO - The Firebird %
05/20 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
05/21-22 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry %
05/23 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon %
05/26 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom %
05/27 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg %
05/28 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club %
05/29 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer %
05/30 Boston, MA - Paradise %
06/16 London, UK - Underworld &
06/17 Brussels, BE - Botanique - Rotonde
06/19 Hilvarenbeek, NL - Best Kept Secret Festival
06/20 Scheesel, DE - Hurricane Festival
06/21 Neuhausen ob Eck, DE - Southside Festival
06/22 Leipzig, DE - Taubchenthal
06/24 Berlin, DE - Cassiopeia
06/25 Cologne, DE - MTC
07/14 Ottawa, ON - Ottawa Bluesfest
07/24-26 Oro-Medonte, ON - WayHome Music & Arts Festival
07/27 Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club
07/29 Winnipeg, MB - Pyramid Cabaret
07/30 Saskatoon, SK - Amigos Cantina
07/31 Calgary, AB - The Republik
08/01 Edmonton, AB - The Starlite Room
08/03 Vancouver, BC - The Rickshaw Theatre
08/04 Seattle, WA - Neumos
08/05 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
08/08-09 San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands
08/11 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
* with Lightning Bolt
% with FIDLAR
^ with Protomartyr
& with Bad Breeding