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Alex Edkins is a Canadian musician, songwriter, and producer from Ottawa, Canada. He is best known as the frontman of Metz, Edkins has also released two solo albums as Weird Nightmare.^[1] Together with the keyboardist Graham Walsh he formed the studio-project Noble Rot and released the album Heavenly Bodies, Repetition, Control.^[2][3]

In addition to this Edkins has contributed music to the film Don't Fall In Love With Yourself,^[4] the video game Grand Theft Auto V, a soundtrack for the CBC series The Outlaw Ocean,^[3] and digital art installations for artist Mitchell Chan.^[5]

Edkins worked in record store in Ottowa while performing with various bands.^[6] After meeting Hayden Menzies, they relocated to Toronto.^[7]

Edkins co-founded Metz in the late 2007s, signing to Sub Pop for their self-titled debut album in 2012.^[8] The record received critical acclaim and was named Best New Music by Pitchfork.^[9] It was also shortlisted for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize.^[7] The 2015 album, II, was longlisted for the Polaris Prize while their third album, Strange Peace (2017), earned a nomination for the Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year at the 2018 Juno Awards.^[10] In 2024, METZ's studio album Up on Gravity Hill won the Libera Award for Best Heavy Record.^[11] In 2024 the band announced an indefinite hiatus.^[1][12]

During this time, he also formed the band Lids with Brian Borcherdt and Doug MacGregor and released two singles.^[7][13]

In 2022, Edkins launched his solo project Weird Nightmare, releasing a self-titled debut album on Sub Pop.^[1] The album received positive reviews from critics. BrooklynVegan included it in its "Indie Basement: Best Albums & Songs of May 2022.^[14] The album features contributions by Chad VanGaalen, Alica Bognanno, Graham Walsh and Loel Campbell.^[15] Edkins formed a live band for selected live dates that included Jesse Laderoute, Jim MacAlpine and Michael Catano.^[15][16]

In 2024 he collabrated with Julianna Riolino and appeared on her album Echo in Dust,^[17][18] while co-producing Cosmic Kitten during the recording of their self-titled debut-album.^{[19] [20]}

In May 2026, Edkins released a second album Hoopla under the same moniker.^[21][3] Co-produced by Jim Eno,^[22] it features Julianna Riolino, Loel Campbell and Roddy Kuester.^[23][24][25]

as Weird Nightmare

• Weird Nightmare (Sub Pop, 2022)
• Hoopla (2026)

In addition to this work, Edkins has contributed to a variety of multimedia projects.

• Grand Theft Auto V – original music for the in-game soundtrack, including METZ's track "Wet Blanket".^[7][26]

• CBC – The Outlaw Ocean (Season 2) – original score^[3]

• Mitchell Chan – Boys of Summer^[27]
• Mitchell Chan – Overture Series^[28]
• Mitchell F. Chan - Insert Coin(s)^[29]

• Don't Fall In Love With Yourself – music department (documentary on musician Justin Pearson)

https://www.weirdnightmare.net/