METZ II [Slipcase]

"The record twitches with the flying-off-the-rails urgency of the band's live shows as Metz sandblasts the industrial precision of their first album into a nastier, more shambolic attack."
"With found-sound recordings, more idiosyncratic arrangements, and a general willingness to get a little weird, the band's picked up a whole new toolbox -- one that allows them a precision and depth to match their assault."
"The sludgy, tinnitus-inducing sound of the '90s' Seattle Sound lives on with this Toronto trio."
"II hits like a concussion grenade, and you'll revel in the damage long after the room's been cleared."
"Acerbic highlight 'IOU' eschews hooks, relying on a bludgeoning riff and Edkins' rasping vocal. Like the rest of the album, it's bold, unsympathetic and brutally effective."