METZ will release their new full-length Strange Peace, on September 22nd, in Canada via Royal Mountain Records and throughout the rest of the world on Sub Pop Records. Alex Edkins (guitar, vocals), Hayden Menzies (drums), and Chris Slorach (bass) recorded at Electrical Audio in Chicago, live off the floor to tape with Steve Albini. The trio continued to assemble the album (including home recordings, additional instrumentation) back at home in Toronto, adding the finishing touches with longtime collaborator, engineer and mixer, Graham Walsh. “Cellophane”, the first song to be released from the new album, is now available to stream. METZ have scheduled international tour dates in support of Strange Peace, starting September 5th in Atlanta.

Alex Edkins on the album:

“The songs on Strange Peace are about uncertainty, “they’re about recognizing that we’re not always in control of our own fate, and about admitting our mistakes and fears. They’re about finding some semblance of peace within the chaos.”

METZ
STRANGE PEACE
TRACK LIST

1. Mess of Wires
2. Drained Lake
3. Cellophane
4. Caterpillar
5. Lost in the Blank City
6. Mr. Plague
7. Sink
8. Common Trash
9. Escalator Teeth
10. Dig a Hole
11. Raw Materials

METZ TOUR DATES
Sep 05 – Atlanta, GA – 529
Sep 07- Raleigh, NC – Hopscotch Festival
Sep 25 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
Sep 29 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace *
Sep 30 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace *
Oct 02 – Boston, MA – Sinclair #
Oct 03 – Philadelphia, PA – The First Unitarian Church #
Oct 04 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg #
Oct 05 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom #
Oct 06 – Washington, DC – Rock & Roll Hotel #
Oct 08 – Montreal, QC – La Sala Rosa
Nov 02 – Prague, Czech Republic – Futurum !
Nov 03 – Wroclaw, Poland – Klub Firlej !
Nov 04 – Warsaw, Poland – Klub Hydrozagadka !
Nov 06 – Berlin, Germany – Bi Nuu !
Nov 07 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Loppen !
Nov 08 – Hamburg, Germany – Knust !
Nov 09 – Zwolle, Netherlands – Poppodium Hedon ^
Nov 10 – Kortrijk, Belgium – De Kruen (Sonic City Festival)
Nov 12 – Le Havre, France – Le Tetris %
Nov 14 – Nimes, France – La Paloma %
Nov 15 – Bordeaux, France – Theatre Barbey %
Nov 16 – Toulouse, France – Club Metronum %
Nov 17 – Barcelona, Spain – La (2) De Apolo %
Nov 18 – Madrid, Spain – Moby Dick %
Nov 20 – Nantes, France – Pole Etudiant %
Nov 21 – Paris, France – Le Trabendo %
Nov 22 – London, UK – The Garage %
Nov 23 – Bristol, UK – The Fleece %
Nov 24 – Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club %
Nov 25 – Brighton, UK – The Haunt %
Dec 07 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
Dec 08 – Vancouver, BC – Cobalt
Dec 09 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir
Dec 11 – San Francisco, CA – Independent
Dec 12 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram
Dec 13 – San Diego, CA – Casbah
Dec 15 – Austin, TX – Mohawk &
Dec 16 – Houston, TX – Studio @ Warehouse Live

* with SUUNS
# with Uniform
! with Protomartyr
^ with Brian Case
% with Drahla
& with Cherubs