What is "metz"

METZ is a noise rock band formed in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and based in Toronto. The band consists of guitarist and vocalist Alex Edkins, bassist Chris Slorach and drummer Hayden Menzies.

Founded in 2008, METZ released its eponymous debut album on the Sub Pop label in 2012. The album was named to the 2013 Polaris Music Prize shortlist on July 16, 2013.

On February 17, 2015, the band announced a new album, II, with the release of its first track, "Acetate," and an accompanying music video; the album was released May 5, 2015 in North America and the previous day elsewhere. II was a long-listed nominee for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize.

Metz is a city in the northeast of France at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. In France, Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department.

Metz may also refer to:

Metz-Werke GmbH & Co. KG was a German consumer electronic manufacturer, Besides Loewe and TechniSat, Metz was the only remaining TV manufacturer which developed and produced their devices in Germany. Its head office is in Zirndorf, Bavaria. The company filed for insolvency in 2014 and backed up by new investors now refirms as two independent companies Metz Consumer Electronics GmbH and Metz mecatech GmbH since 2015.

Metz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alexander Metz, German rugby union international
• Arnulf of Metz, a Frankish saint
• Belinda Metz, Canadian vocalist
• Christian Metz (critic)
• Christian Metz (Inspirationalist)
• Don Metz (architect), American architect
• Don Metz (ice hockey), ice hockey right winger
• Donald J. Metz, American scientist
• Florian Metz, Austrian footballer
• Frederick Metz, brewer
• Jake Metz, American football player
• Jaap Metz, Dutch journalist and politician
• Johann Baptist Metz, German Catholic theologian
• Lance Metz, South African mountaineer
• Melinda Metz, American youth author
• Mike Metzger, Freestyle motocross rider
• Milton Metz, Kentucky TV and radio personality
• Nick Metz, late Canadian hockey player
• Simon "Schlitzie" Metz, sideshow freak
• Steven Metz, American defense professor and author
• Thomas F. Metz, a lieutenant general in the US Army
• William D. Metz, historian, specialist in the history of Rhode Island
• Metz family, a prominent historical political family in Luxembourg, including:
  • Charles Metz (1799–1853)
  • Norbert Metz (1811–1885)
  • Auguste Metz (1812–1854)
  • Léon Metz (1842–1928)

METZ is eponymous debut album by Canadian band METZ, released October 9, 2012 on Sub Pop Records. The album received mostly positive reviews when it was released.