New US Dates! Pre-Sale Tix on ilovemetric.com

METRIC has just announced three new US tour dates and you can get your tickets first from us! We'll be playing Cannery Ballroom in Nashville, TN on Oct 13, The National in Richmond, VA on Oct 25, and The Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA on Oct 28.

 

Our pre-sale starts now and runs until Thurs 12 August. Visit ilovemetric.com to check it out!

 

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World soundtrack

MySpace is premiering our song “Black Sheep” from the Scott Pilgrim Soundtrack this weekend!  Visit our profile to give it a listen!  And if you pre-order the iTunes Deluxe version of the soundtrack before Tuesday, you’ll get a bonus music video of the song as it’s used in the film. Go to our MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/metric

This Week! Free METRIC Shows in Toronto + New York City

Hello everybody! We've got two free summer concerts coming up!
 
There's a street concert happening in Toronto at 7 PM tomorrow, Weds August 4 at Union Station (65 Front Street West) and METRIC is the surprise act!  And on Thurs August 5 at 9 pm we play Celebrate Brooklyn at the Prospect Park Bandshell in NYC (9th Street & Prospect Park West, Brooklyn). Both shows are FREE...Hope you can make it!

New METRIC song! “Black Sheep” is on the Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Soundtrack

Last year our genre smashing director friend Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) told us he was working on a new movie called "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" starring Michael Cera and asked us if we'd be interested in working with him and legendary Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich on some music for the film. Of course, we said YES!
 
It just so happened we had the beginnings of a song that suited the projected perfectly from our early Fantasies recording sessions at Bear Creek, and that song became a pivotal track in the movie, which centers around a young group of musicians.
 
The film will be in Theatres on August 13th, and the soundtrack, including our song "Black Sheep", is now available for pre-order on iTunes (US & Canada... and soon worldwide).
 
Enjoy!

Eclipse "All Yours" Behind-the-Scenes Video

We recently had the opportunity to shoot the music video for Eclipse "All Yours" with our friend, director/photographer Brantley Gutierrez in a beautiful natural setting outside Vancouver, BC.  If you haven't seen the video yet, you can watch it here. 

We also brought on Brantley's pal Luke Wooden to capture the process and create a behind-the-scenes video that we could share with all of you -- check it out today exclusively on Spinner.com!

New Metric Video Premiere – Eclipse "All Yours”

Our video for Eclipse "All Yours" premieres today, exclusively on Myspace!

We recently had the honor of writing the theme song for the film Twilight: Eclipse with legendary film score composer Howard Shore and have just finished shooting the video to go along with it. We got to work with director/photographer Brantley Gutierrez on this one, and we love how it turned out.

Win a trip for 2 to Osheaga + a METRIC Autographed Guitar!

hey everyone!

War Child and 102.1 The Edge have started a weekly auction to benefit children in war zones.

The item for this week's auction is a round trip for two to Osheaga from anywhere in Canada on Air Canada + an Epiphone Les Paul Special II Ebony guitar autographed by METRIC! All proceeds will go to War Child Canada.

Check out the details here - good luck!

 

New Song Released: Eclipse (All Yours)

Hey everyone,
 
The soundtrack for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, featuring Metric’s new song “Eclipse (All Yours)”, comes out today! Visit www.ilovemetric.com/store and get it for the same price as on iTunes... plus take advantage of other special offers.
 
As usual, we like to try and reward our fans for buying directly from us so we’re going to try and sweeten the deal for you.
 
We just made Metric’s entire catalogue available for digital download in the store (as well as Emily’s 2 solo records and Joshua and Joules’ side project Bang Lime). For a limited time, when you buy the Eclipse soundtrack, you can also get any one of Metric’s albums for 50% off the regular price.
 
PLUS, if you do buy the soundtrack and purchase a Metric album at a 50% discount, we will give you a FREE bonus download of the acoustic version of “Eclipse (All Yours)”, otherwise only available as an exclusive on the iTunes pre-order for the soundtrack which has now ended!

Again, you can take advantage of these offers by visiting www.ilovemetric.com/store.

 
PS: While we do love it when you buy from us, we also want you to get the best deal you can. So for anyone looking to pick up a copy of Fantasies who isn’t interested in the Eclipse soundtrack, iTunes is running a special promotion this week in the U.S. during which you can buy the album for only $7.99. If you're new to METRIC and you live in the USA, you might want to check it out!

Behind The Scenes - Stadium Love

It is our pleasure to introduce you to "television personality" Joseph Michael Joseph, who will be your personal guide to the behind the scenes making of Stadium Love.

Check out all three behind the scenes videos exclusively on Spinner.com!

Behind The Scenes #1
Behind The Scenes #2
Behind The Scenes #3

Vivid Festival Australia

Emily is presently in Australia as the special guest of Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson as part of the prestigious Vivid Festival at the Sydney Opera House!  On Tuesday, she played a solo concert  where she performed the songs from Fantasies on piano accompanied by a string quartet.  On Friday, Emily will perform again, this time with Lou Reed, as part of the group show Slow Music Night.
 
Check out an interview and live footage from Emily's first performance here.