Metric was founded in 1998 in Toronto. Their first official studio album, Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?, was released in September 2, 2003. It was followed by Live It Out, released on October 4, 2005. The album was nominated for the 2006 Polaris Music Prize for the Canadian Album of the Year. Their third studio album, Grow Up and Blow Away, was recorded in 2001, and it was initially planned as their debut album. The album was delayed for many years, and it was finally released in June 26, 2007. Metric's fourth album, Fantasies, was released in April 7, 2009. It was shortlisted for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize for Canadian Album of the Year, and won the Alternative Album of the Year at the 2010 Juno Awards. The fifth Metric studio album, Synthetica, was released on June 12, 2012. The band won two awards at the 2013 Juno Awards: Alternative Album of the Year and Producer of the Year for James Shaw. The art director/designer/photographer Justin Broadbent also won an award for Recording Package of the Year for Synthetica. Metric released Pagans in Vegas in 2015. Metric continues to tour the world.