Toronto punks METZ have teamed up with IDLES’ Joe Talbot for his or her propulsive new monitor “Come on Down.” As a bonus, additionally they shared the beforehand unreleased “Heaven’s Gate,” which was initially accessible solely within the online game Cyberpunk 2077.
Chugging full velocity forward with distorted guitars, “Come on Down” was initially recorded for the band’s earlier album Atlas Merchandising however left unfinished till Talbot got here in. With lyrics like “I don’t really feel myself as we speak,” it jars the listener’s senses awake.
Watch the Bass Tone-directed video for “Come on Down” and stream “Heaven’s Gate” beneath.
“Throughout the pandemic I actually gravitated in direction of the thought of collaboration as a approach to fill the void left by the lack of reside music,” METZ’s Alex Edkins mentioned in a press release. “I reached out to associates from far and vast in an effort to get that feeling of group that gigs present. Joe Talbot (IDLES) is a longtime pal who METZ has shared the stage with many, many instances, and this music was a really pure and enjoyable approach to meet up with him and do one thing optimistic with our time without work the street.”
Talbot added, “METZ have been a band we’ve seemed as much as since they got here into our lives and made issues higher. I’ll always remember the primary time I noticed them or any of the opposite instances. Permitting me to sing with them is a present and I hope you prefer it. I like it and I really like them. Lengthy reside METZ.”
METZ’s final album was the aforementioned Atlas Merchandising, launched in October 2020. This fall, they’re heading out on a North American tour in celebration of the tenth anniversary of their self-titled Sub Pop debut. See the dates beneath; tickets can be found now through Ticketmaster.
METZ 2022 Tour Dates:
10/01 – San Diego, CA @ The Mississippi Room at Lafayette Resort ^
10/13 – Toronto, ON @ The Opera Home
10/20 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit *
10/21 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage *
10/22 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw *
10/23 – Hamden, CT @ House Ballroom *
10/24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts *
10/25 – Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Corridor*
10/26 – Birmingham, AL @ Saturn *
10/27 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl *
10/29 – Denton, TX @ No Coast Fest
12/07 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar +
12/08 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom +
12/09 – Oakland, CA @ The New Parish +
12/11 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos +
12/12 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge *
12/15 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Membership *
12/16 – Chicago, IL @ Metro *
^ = w/ Spits and Deadbolt
* = w/ Religious Cramp
+ = w/ Kowloon Walled Metropolis
