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10.0
75695
10.0 |
DIY
‘II’ is an advert to be a whole new generation’s Sonic Youth or Nirvana and on this performance, you’d be foolish not to buy in
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8.5
75528
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
With II, Metz have done more than enough to cement themselves as the new kings of transgressive hard rock
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8.0
75525
8.0 |
NME
It’s bold, unsympathetic and brutally effective
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8.0
75526
8.0 |
The 405
Other bands will evolve their sounds more than Metz this year, but when you have group that sounds as though its guitars could crumble a building with their hook-laden ferociousness, why would you change?
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8.0
75702
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Beautifully brutal weirdo punk
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8.0
75704
8.0 |
PopMatters
METZ are a caustic antidote for a cynical world, and II burns even better going down than their defining first album
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8.0
75721
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Bigger, faster, louder, stronger – in many ways ‘II’ is everything the band’s second record ought to be
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8.0
75744
8.0 |
All Music
If Metz's debut was unnerving in its most powerful moments, II is the rock equivalent of Wes Craven's Last House on the Left; just keep telling yourself, "It's only an album … only an album … only an album …"
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8.0
75792
8.0 |
Spin
II, like the record that preceded it, is still a seasick and unyielding document of brutalist experimentation
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8.0
75798
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
This won’t be for everyone and is probably best listened to on the ferry to Vancouver Island in the midst of a violent hailstorm rather than a sun-kissed Ibiza beach
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8.0
75530
8.0 |
The Skinny
Social anxiety has rarely sounded this thrilling
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8.0
75531
8.0 |
The Quietus
Metz play brutally efficient, art-damaged rock & roll that never bobs or weaves when it isn't supposed to. And they do it without blinking
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8.0
75853
8.0 |
Exclaim
It's a bleak listen, but there's something comforting about hearing three musicians playing punishing music as a complete unit, knowing there are few that could do it like them
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7.5
75738
7.5 |
A.V. Club
If that self-titled first outing was like picking at a scab, Metz’s second effort is equivalent to ripping off a Band-Aid. Either way, it’s still music to bleed to
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7.5
75529
7.5 |
Consequence Of Sound
Listening to METZ II is an overwhelming experience. It may take a few listens to soak in all the vitriol and venom, but it’s worth the effort
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7.0
75683
7.0 |
No Ripcord
Considering that METZ haven’t lost even the smallest iota of ferocity and power in crafting their follow-up, staying familiar hardly feels like an inadequate trade-off
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7.0
76241
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
The LP twitches with the flying-off-the-rails urgency of Metz's live shows, sandblasting its predecessor's precision into something nastier
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7.0
76358
7.0 |
Beardfood
Will leave you exhausted after 30 minutes
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6.7
75830
6.7 |
Pitchfork
By sticking so closely to the script laid out by their debut, II is the one thing punk rock should never be: careful.
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6.0
75527
6.0 |
The Music
There’s a chunk of filler between the standout tracks that take grunge and punk influences and twist them into something definitively Metz
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5.9
80052
5.9 |
Earbuddy
METZ is in need of some evolution
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5.0
75895
5.0 |
Spectrum Culture
II is a strong record that hardcore fans will likely get behind, but Metz isn’t bringing anything new to the table
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