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May 4, 2015II is an advert to be a whole new generation’s Sonic Youth or Nirvana and on this performance, you’d be foolish not to buy in.
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MagnetJun 4, 2015II is looser and fuzzier than its predecessor.... one of 2015's standout records. [No. 120, p.56]
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Apr 28, 2015With II, Metz have done more than enough to cement themselves as the new kings of transgressive hard rock, and that's a crown which is going to be difficult for anyone to wrestle from them.
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Jun 5, 2015It feels like they’ve found a way to channel attitude into songs that are more powerful and compelling.
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May 26, 2015On its primally satisfying second album, II, it plays with punk attitude, hardcore discipline and construction-site volume. That all adds up to a glorious rumble, and a fetishistic one as well.
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May 7, 2015Metz are at their most creative and their most liberal. II is one of the most in-your-face records you'll hear this year.
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May 6, 2015It's a bleak listen, but there's something comforting about hearing three musicians playing punishing music as a complete unit, knowing there are few that could do it like them.
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May 5, 2015II hits like a concussion grenade, and you'll revel in the damage long after the room's been cleared. [Jun 2015, p.96]
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May 5, 2015Beautifully brutal weirdo punk.
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May 5, 2015II, like the record that preceded it, is still a seasick and unyielding document of brutalist experimentation. But because the trio is willing to explore different avenues, there’s more corners to get lost in.
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May 4, 2015If Metz's debut was unnerving in its most powerful moments, II is the rock equivalent of Wes Craven's Last House on the Left; just keep telling yourself, "It's only an album ... only an album .... only an album ..."
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May 4, 2015II does find the band more often playing to their strengths than looking for ways to expand their horizons.
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Apr 28, 2015II tweaks the Metz formula just enough to stand as an improvement over the band's excellent 2012 self-titled debut.
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Apr 28, 2015II does not attempt to reinvent the wheel, but instead just straps rockets onto both sides and lets it fly. And boy, how high it goes.
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May 5, 2015If that self-titled first outing was like picking at a scab, Metz’s second effort is equivalent to ripping off a Band-Aid. Either way, it’s still music to bleed to.
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Apr 28, 2015It may take a few listens to soak in all the vitriol and venom, but it’s worth the effort.
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May 18, 2015Singer-guitarist Alex Edkins flirts with full-on nihilism, but there are hooks hidden in the onslaught, and Edkins' fever-pitch angst never feels less than honest.
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May 4, 2015II follows its predecessor’s footsteps to the T, acting less as an evolution and more as a sharp, acute continuation of what made that album such a force to be reckoned with.
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UncutApr 29, 2015A record that comes on like a loving homage to the venerable Seattle label's gnarly rock of yore. [Jun 2015, p.80]
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May 7, 2015At just 25 minutes, these 10 tracks zip quick, but their aural, emotional weightiness demands compression.
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May 7, 2015By sticking so closely to the script laid out by their debut, II is the one thing punk rock should never be: careful.
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MojoMay 20, 2015The Birthday Party-esque clamour of Spit You Out further shows what Metz are capable of when they ease off the accelerator. [Jun 2015, p.87]
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Kerrang!Apr 30, 2015It's all proves Metz are poppy and punky, but they're also so squealing and Bleach-era Nirvana-heavy that you still need a sturdy ear to handle them. [2 May 2015, p.53]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 16
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Mixed: 3 out of 16
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Negative: 0 out of 16
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Jan 9, 2016