METZ
by METZ
  • Record Label: Sub Pop
  • Release Date: Oct 9, 2012
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 33 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 33
  3. Negative: 2 out of 33
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  1. All_ButTrU4
    Aug 25, 2022
    7
    Mad,insane ,crazy might mean the same thing but they are all necessary when emphasizing how heavy and rebid this records huitars and screaming sound. It's a gift.
  2. Vampire25
    Dec 27, 2012
    7
    This is the heaviest rock and roll band this year. They make grunge sound modern. Each track is heavy hitting and pounds these huge riffs in your face. Productions slick, vocals are abrasive, and the sound of Metz are one in a few nowadays. All In All, Metz make a solid debut with this record. B
  3. BLooD-Flower
    Oct 10, 2012
    5
    METZ has got great sound and interesting melody, but all songs look very simple without something extraordinary, without wow-things. It is ordinary, but good album, which doesn't open new doors and windows. They sit on warm place, which was found many years ago. But I'm sure, that there will be lot of people, who would die because of awesomeness of this band.
  4. GeorgleP
    Oct 17, 2012
    5
    The songs are pretty bland, though the production tries to disguise this. It's a testament to Alex Edkin's vocal abilities that he can make the shouty vocals catchy, but the music behind them just isn't very interesting. There aren't really any stand-out 'riffs', only a dark background chug. The review comparing this to a Jesus Lizard album is absolute rubbish: they let all of the elementsThe songs are pretty bland, though the production tries to disguise this. It's a testament to Alex Edkin's vocal abilities that he can make the shouty vocals catchy, but the music behind them just isn't very interesting. There aren't really any stand-out 'riffs', only a dark background chug. The review comparing this to a Jesus Lizard album is absolute rubbish: they let all of the elements of their music stand out, whereas this band try and disguise their blandness by mixing the music into a smoggy stew.… Collapse
  5. MaizeKraize
    Oct 10, 2012
    10
    I registered just to rate this album, since that user score is a joke. This album absolutely demolishes. Imagine a Jesus Lizard album cranked to the absolutely extreme. 10/10 Album of the Year
  6. ljfaucher
    May 11, 2015
    10
    What MaizeKraize said. No need to over-analyze this album. It just hits like a ton of bricks for 30 minutes non-stop. Hard to avoid any Nirvana/Bleach comparisons because it's honestly the best punk/grunge album since.

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Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 23
  3. Negative: 1 out of 23
  1. Austin Chronicle
    Mar 13, 2013
    67
    Metz locates a bittersweet spot between post-punk calculation and garage-rock urgency.
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  2. Fact Magazine (UK)
    Dec 12, 2012
    50
    Only when they tip the 'dumb' into an absurdism, in bouts of monotony or mindlessly devolved weirdness, do Metz sound anything like punk, or indeed art. Herein lies the retardation.
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  3. Kerrang!
    Dec 10, 2012
    80
    Brilliant: like all the best bands in the world playing through one broken amp at maximum volume. [3 Nov 2012, p.53]
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