Noise-Rockers METZ Announce Indefinite Hiatus

“We are so grateful to all of you who’ve joined us along the way and have made this life a reality for the three of us.” – METZ

By Nate Todd Oct 10, 2024 11:06 am PDT

Canadian noise-rockers METZ are going on “indefinite hiatus” following their upcoming tour of the UK and Europe, as per a post on the band’s social media channels. After more than 15 years together, the band will “take time to focus on other endeavors and enjoy more time at home with our families,” the trio wrote.

Guitarist/vocalist Alex Edkins and drummer Hayden Menzies founded METZ with bassist Chuck Saso in 2007. The Ottawa, Ontario band soon moved to Toronto, save for Saso. Edkins and Menzies then teamed up with bassist Chris Slorach, solidifying the longtime lineup.

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METZ released their self-titled debut in 2012 on renowned Seattle-based label Sub Pop. METZ had kind words for Sub Pop as well as their fans in the post announcing the indefinite hiatus. Read the full note below:

Our upcoming EU/UK Tour will be our last.

We’ve collectively decided to close this chapter of METZ. The band will be on “indefinite hiatus” while we take time to focus on other endeavors and enjoy more time at home with our families.

For the last 15+ years, we’ve dedicated 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 short of life-affirming. METZ has brought an immeasurable amount of joy to our lives and it’s our sincere hope it’s brought you some joy too. We are so grateful to all of you who’ve joined us along the way and have made this life a reality for the three of us.

We are incredibly proud of the body of work we’ve created and thankful for the lasting friendships and experiences that our music has afforded us. A special thank you to Sub Pop Records for always believing in us and allowing us to chart our own unconventional path. Sub Pop continues to be a glowing beacon of what is good in this deeply flawed industry, and we will always be grateful for their support and friendship. To work with people we consider family has been a true blessing.

Together, we’ve released 6 LPs, countless singles, played hundreds of shows across the globe, and have far exceeded any goals or ambitions we could’ve dreamt up as basement dwellers in 2009. It’s always been about the love of music and the beautiful mess that would seemingly manifest when we turned the amps up.

Love and gratitude to the inspiring and supportive network of family, friends, musicians, artists, labels, photographers, bookers, writers, journalists, independent record store owners, college radio DJ’s, and music fans that make this symbiotic wheel keep spinning.

If you’ve ever attended a METZ show, you know it was more than a band to us. We gave every ounce of ourselves to METZ, and it will be very hard to let it go. The intangible feeling of connection, community, and inclusivity that music creates has always been at the heart of what we do and will inevitably be what we miss the most. We will miss singing, screaming, sweating, and dancing with all of you.

Love and Peace

Alex, Chris, Hayden

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