Atlas Vending

2020 release. Change is inevitable if youre lucky, says guitarist/vocalist Alex Edkins while talking about Atlas Vending, the fourth full-length album by Torontos Metz. Our goal is to remain in flux, to grow in a natural and gradual way. Weve always been wary to not overthink or intellectualize the music we love but also not satisfied until weve accomplished something that pushes us forward. The music made by Edkins and his compatriots Hayden Menzies (drums) and Chris Slorach (bass) has always been a little difficult to pin down. Their earliest recordings contained nods to the teeming energy of early 90s DIY hardcore, the aggravated angularities of This Heat, and the noisy riffing of AmReps quintessential guitar manglers, but there was never a moment where Metz sounded like they were paying tribute to the heroes of their youth.