Metz

“Hooks and melody have always been a big part of my writing, but they really became the main focus this time,“ says Alex. The Weird Nightmare album is out in May via Sub Pop.

Ho99o9, Grouper, Massacre, Cities Aviv, King Woman, Armand Hammer’s billy woods, HTRK, Full of Hell, and others have also been added to the Austin festival‘s 2022 edition.

Listen to new songs from Liam Gallagher & Dave Grohl, Kavinsky, METZ, Kae Tempest, Kreator, Conway the Machine, Nicki Minaj & Lil Baby, RZA, King Von, $NOT & A$AP Rocky, YG (ft. J Cole & Moneybagg Yo), and more…

This week’s playlist includes new music by Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Swami John Reis, The Linda Lindas, Erin Rae ft. Kevin Morby, Caroline Spence ft. Matt Berninger, Kamasi Washington, and more

Toronto’s METZ had their trailer full of all their gear and merch stolen in Santa Clarita, CA which was on the third day of their first tour in two years. The band say, “We’re determined not to cancel any shows.”

The 2022 edition of the festival, that was formerly known as Austin Terror Fest, also includes Blonde Redhead, The Locust, Autopsy, A Place to Bury Strangers, William Basinski, Zola Jesus, Lil Ugly Mane, Cave In, Armand Hammer ft. The Alchemist, and many more

The Preoccupations / METZ / FACS tour starts in November.

Canadian groups Preoccupations and METZ will be on a coast-to-coast tour of North America this fall. Plus: watch METZ play “A Boat to Drown In“ from last year’s ‘Atlas Vending‘

Slowdive, Mogwai, Frank Turner, IDLES, Florence + The Machine, The National, Fontaines DC, Laura Marling, METZ, Melvins, Billy Nomates, Supergrass, Sharon Van Etten, Thee Oh Sees, Young Fathers, and more have also donated items to the benefit raffle.

plus Margo Price, METZ, Young Thug, Jorja Smith, Michael Kiwanuka, and more livestreams you can watch this week.