Mainstream EP

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Mainstream EP
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EP by
Released1998
RecordedUnknown
Genre Indie rock, trip hop
Length21:31
Label Chrysalis
Metric chronology
Mainstream EP
(1998)
Static Anonymity
(2001)

Mainstream is the five-song debut demo EP from Canadian indie rock band Metric. [1] The album is currently not available in stores, although it is circulated widely on the internet. It was revealed in the 2009 book This Book is Broken , that the band was called "Mainstream" at this time, not "Metric", and Joshua Winstead and Joules Scott-Key had not yet joined.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Butcher"3:23
2."The People"4:54
3."The Battlecry"5:29
4."The Mandate"3:34
5."The Lifestyle"4:00


  1. Zeiler, Millie (2023-01-05). "Top 10 Metric Songs". ClassicRockHistory.com. Retrieved 2025-09-10.