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Oct 19, 2020Produced and recorded with a skill that's all the more effective for its unwillingness to intrude on the band, Atlas Vending is a dazzling display of form and content that shows listeners how math rock can be effectively weaponized.
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Classic Rock MagazineOct 14, 2020Well worth (re)discovering. [Nov 2020, p.87]
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Oct 9, 2020All things considered, this is a brilliant record from Metz, and perhaps the closest they’ve yet come to capturing their incredible live performance on record.
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Oct 8, 2020Atlas Vending is a transitional album in the best of ways as METZ has proved they can create piercing noise with anyone around, now they deploy a wider scope without losing their foundation.
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Oct 8, 2020A record that feels both raw and refined, this will shake you to the core.
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Oct 6, 2020The expansiveness of the sonic palette on Atlas Vending just gives the band more room to paint outside the lines. [Aug - Oct 2020, p.87]
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UncutOct 6, 2020The Toronto band maintain a formidable degree of power and velocity throughout their fourth album, yet songs like "The Mirror" and "Framed By The Comet's Tail" are well-served by their willingness to ease up on the gas pedal. [Nov 2020, p.33]
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Oct 6, 2020METZ are an animal that's evolved to its benefit, with an appetite that's more refined and teeth that are still razor sharp.
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Oct 6, 2020Each of their previous three albums have proven invigorating examples of their punishing aesthetic, but Atlas Vending finds them pushing things forward, broadening their horizons to tremendous effect.
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Oct 14, 2020There’s no point on Atlas Vending that feels wasted, no meandering or time-sucks; it’s just pure adrenaline rock expertly produced and delivered piping hot.
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Oct 9, 2020Underpinned by sharper melodies and, shock horror, notions of hope, they sit comfortably as among the best songs Metz have written so far. If they’re a nod to how the band intend on developing their sound further, we may well soon end up with a record that truly feels like serious change has occurred.
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Oct 13, 2020There’s no denying METZ’s ability to summon a white-knuckled, visceral disgust where tension and release are indistinguishable. It slaps, but it doesn’t leave much of a mark.
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Oct 9, 2020All the energy and urgency, with more complexity than ever before. This is their best yet.