Metz, the Toronto-based trio that blended noise-rock, post-punk, and hardcore, have introduced they’re happening “indefinite hiatus” following a string of European tour dates. “For the final 15+ years, we’ve devoted our lives to this band and have had the immense privilege and pleasure of touring the globe and seeing the world. It has been nothing in need of life-affirming,” guitarist and vocalist Alex Edkins, drummer Hayden Menzies, and bassist Chris Slorach wrote in an announcement. “METZ has introduced an immeasurable quantity of pleasure to our lives and it’s our honest hope it’s introduced you some pleasure too. We’re so grateful to all of you who’ve joined us alongside the way in which and have made this life a actuality for the three of us.”
After forming within the late 2000s, Metz launched their self-titled debut in 2012. The album was met with crucial acclaim and made the shortlist for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize. The band went on to launch 4 extra studio albums, the latest of which, Up on Gravity Hill, arrived in April.
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Metz:
11-02 Rennes, France – L’Antipode
11-03 La Rochelle, France – La Sirène
11-04 Paris, France – La Maroquinerie
11-05 Clermont-Ferrand, France – La Coopérative de Mai
11-06 Lyon, France – Le Transbordeur
11-07 Zurich, Switzerland – Bogen F
11-09 Prague, Czech Republic – Futurum
11-10 Budapest, Hungary – Turbina
11-12 Krakow, Poland – Klub Zascianek
11-13 Warsaw, Poland – Klub Hydrozagadka
11-16 Berlin, Germany – Hole44
11-18 Copenhagen, Denmark – Loppen
11-19 Hamburg, Germany – Hafenklang
11-20 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
11-21 Groningen, Netherlands – Vera
11-22 Antwerp, Belgium – Trix
11-23 Lille, France – L’Aéronef
11-25 Birmingham, England – Hare & Hounds $
11-26 Leeds, England – Brudenell Social Membership $
11-27 Birkenhead, England – Future Yard $
11-28 Bristol, England – Unusual Brew $
11-29 London, England – Village Underground $
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