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Daniel Romano has created his own world with his various projects. The prolific artist spoke about his whirlwind career and his ambitious new record, La Luna.

Metz Strange Peace ROCKS LIKE: Pissed Jeans, Idles, Whores. WHAT'S DIFFERENT: Underground rock icon Steve Albini was enlisted to capture the Canadian trio’s fury with glorious results. Frontman/guitarist Alex Edkins alternates between two vocal tones: snotty nihilism and strapped to the front of a tourist bus going 70 mph off the edge of the Grand […]

Trivium and Arch Enemy reveal fall dates for a co-headlining tour, Diet Cig perform a Tiny Desk Concert, and Gone Is Gone drop a bizarre new music video! Check out some of the news you might have missed today below. Read more: Citizen premiere music video for “Jet” and other news you might have missed […]

Metz II Options are good things to have. And, after making waves with their eponymous 2012 debut, Toronto noise-rock trio METZ saw their possibilities upped with album No. 2: fancier studios, more time to write, more temptation to embellish. None of that is evident on II, of course, and thank fuck for it. Static, feedback […]

Sometimes the rock world can get noisy, and we don’t just mean in decibels or fuzz. Often the signal-to-noise ratio is more noise than signal. But no worries: We read, listen to and watch everything so we can sort it for you. Here are some of our favorite new songs and videos of February 2015. […]

Toronto post-hardcore outfit Metz have premiered an interesting video for their latest single, “Acetate,” which shows you how to get creative with pancakes. Check it out below and leave us a comment with your thoughts! Read more: Vans stream full live sets from METZ, Trash Talk, more METZ are set to release their new studio album, Metz […]

Converse have launched a free concert series, Converse Represent, which will take place at Slim's in San Fransisco June 23 – 27. The five-day series aims to celebrate musical diversity, and will feature both established and up-and-coming artists. These free concerts will lead up to the grand opening of San Francisco's Converse retail store on […]

Los Angeles festival, FYF Fest have announced their 2013 lineup, which features headliners My Bloody Valentine and Yeah Yeah Yeahs as well as AP scene favorites such as METZ, Baroness, Title Fight, Joyce Manor, FLAG and Touche Amore.  The event takes place August 24-25 at the L.A. State Historic Park. View the full lineup below:  Saturday, August 24 […]

Vans have recently launched a new video series on Off The Wall TV for live performances filmed at their own traveling music venue, House Of Vans. Among the first House Of Vans videos posted include: METZ, Trash Talk, Alt-J and more. Watch the METZ set from SXSW 2013, below. In addition to showcasing House Of Vans […]

Originally printed in AP 294, you can subscribe to our 10 Essential Albums of 2012 playlist on Rdio. Another year has drawn to a close, and despite the Mayans’ best efforts, the world didn’t end. (Granted, this issue is on sale for a few weeks before Dec. 21, so maybe we’re wrong…) The AP editorial […]

METZ are currently streaming “Dirty Shirt,” which is set for digital release along with “Leave Me Out” via Sub Pop Records on December 4. Listen to the song below:

Metz Metz Imagine a parallel universe where Blur’s roaring “Song 2” is the wimpiest thing the band ever created, and you get a sense of the tooth-chipping potential of Toronto art-punk trio METZ. With ten songs slugged out in less than 30 minutes, their self-titled debut packs quick bursts of Alex Edkins’ full-throated howling and […]