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8.0
112364
8.0 |
Exclaim
Tracks are full of short fuses, live wires and rusty edges, driven by dynamic rhythms that pummel and guitars that grate, inflected with fierce feedback and maddened vocals
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7.5
112480
7.5 |
Spectrum Culture
What Automat shows off that most other rarity sanctuaries don’t is room for expansion
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7.0
112396
7.0 |
Crack
Automat, like so many releases of this nature, is probably a fans-only affair, but those already on board with METZ will find this every bit as indispensable as their LPs proper
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7.0
112472
7.0 |
The Independent
A decent body of work which would actually work well as an introduction to the band for those yet to encounter METZ’s noise to date
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7.0
112474
7.0 |
Paste Magazine
Sequenced here in chronological order, those seven-inches, along with the odds and ends that follow, document the progression of a band getting less imaginative over time
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7.0
112476
7.0 |
Clash
It’s a worthy project, one that demonstrates to the listener just how much METZ crushed from day one before reminding them that they haven’t stopped crushing it since
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6.0
112365
6.0 |
musicOMH
It’s a car crash of styles, owing to the fact that it contains lots of METZ’s pre-label music, which has been out of print since it was released, and other songs released here for the first time in physical format
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