Weezer unleash metal-inspired new single, I Need Some Of That

Brace yourselves: Weezer are back in hair metal-mode following January's brilliant orchestral OK Human album.

Rivers Cuomo and co. have just shared the next slice of music from upcoming record Van Weezer: following Hero, Beginning Of The End and End Of The Game, Weezer have released I Need Some Of That – an infectious metalhead anthem in which the frontman reflects on being 'a little punk' 'listening to Aerosmith' and 'plugging into a Marshall stack'.

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Rivers previously said of the inspiration for going metal on Van Weezer: "We just noticed over the last few years there’d be these moments during the show where I’d accidentally bust out a few harmonics or a whammy bar dive or a little tapping just because I can’t control myself.

"And we noticed unlike in decades past, now the audience would go ballistic whenever they’d hear even a hint of that style. So I started doing it more and more. And soon I’m just like shredding through the whole show and we’re like, 'Jeez, we should make an album like this.'"

Van Weezer is due out on May 7 via Crush Music / Atlantic Records.

Stream I Need Some Of That below:

The full Van Weezer tracklist is as follows:

1. Hero
2. All The Good Ones
3. The End Of The Game
4. I Need Some Of That
5. Beginning Of The End
6. Blue Dream
7. 1 More Hit
8. Sheila Can Do It
9. She Needs Me
10. Precious Metal Girl

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