{"product_id":"metz-atlas-vending-coloured-vinyl","title":"Metz - Atlas Vending [Coloured Vinyl]","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCatalogue No.:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e SP1340X\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eRelease Date: 9th October 2020\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: Punk, Hardcore\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e “Change is inevitable if you’re lucky,” says guitarist \/ vocalist Alex Edkins while talking about ‘Atlas Vending’, the fourth full length album by Toronto’s Metz. “Our goal is to remain in flux, to grow in a natural and gradual way. We’ve always been wary to not overthink or intellectualize the music we love but also not satisfied until we’ve accomplished something that pushes us forward.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e The music made by Edkins and his compatriots Hayden Menzies (drums) and Chris Slorach (bass) has always been a little difficult to pin down. Their earliest recordings contained nods to the teeming energy of early ‘90s DIY hardcore, the aggravated angularities of This Heat and the noisy riffing of AmRep’s quintessential guitar manglers but there was never a moment where Metz sounded like they were paying tribute to the heroes of their youth. If anything, the sonic trajectory of their albums captured the journey of a band shedding influences and digging deeper into their fundamental core - steady propulsive drums, chest-thumping basslines, bloodyfingered\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eguitar riffs, the howling angst of our fading innocence.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e With ‘Atlas Vending’, Metz not only continues to push their music into new territories of dynamics, crooked melodies and sweat-drenched rhythms, they explore the theme of growing up and maturing within a format typically suspended in youth. Covering seemingly disparate themes such as paternity, crushing social anxiety, addiction, isolation, media-induced paranoia and the restless urge to leave everything behind, each of Atlas Vending’s ten songs offer a snapshot of today’s modern condition and together form a musical and narrative whole. The song sequencing follows a cradleto-grave trajectory, spanning from primitive origins through increasingly nuanced\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand turbulent peaks and valleys all the way to the climactic closer, ‘A Boat to Drown In’. The lyrics speak to this arc as well, with the songs addressing life’s struggles all the way through to death, as Edkins snarls “crashed through the pearly gates and opened up my eyes, I can see it now” before the band launches into the album’s cascading outro.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e While past Metz albums thrived on an abrasive relentlessness, the trio embarked on ‘Atlas Vending’ with the goal to make a more patient and honest record - something that invited repeated listens rather than a few exhilarating bludgeonings. It’s as if the band realized they were in it for the long haul and their music could serve as a constant as they navigated life’s trials and tribulations. The result is a record that sounds massive, articulate and earnest.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Bolstered by the co-production of Ben Greenberg (Uniform) and the engineering and mixing skills of Seth Manchester (Daughters, Lingua Ignota, The Body) at Machines with Magnets in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Metz deliver the most dynamic, dimensional and compelling work of their career.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Available to independent retailers on transparent light rose vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePulse\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlind Youth Industrial Park\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Mirror\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo Ceiling\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHail Taxi\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDraw Us In\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSugar Pill\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFramed by the Comet’s Tail\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eParasite\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Boat to Drown In\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sub Pop Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35964715008156,"sku":"SP1340X","price":22.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/Metz-AtlasVending_d61882e8-e1fd-4bda-8165-a57cb78cfd2b.jpg?v=1599891278","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/metz-atlas-vending-coloured-vinyl","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}