Metals launched with a secret show on release day in a historic Harlem crypt, featuring a 16-piece orchestra. There were a series of other special shows including the 75th anniversary of the CBC with guests Jeff Tweedy and Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear, A Live From Abbey Road performance, Later With Jools Holland, The Late Show With David Letterman; Soiree du Poche for La Blogoteque in a 17th Century Parisian Horse Barn; as well as a brief run of tour dates in Europe and America.