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Erik Uebelacker, Staff Writer|June 6, 2021
So… Weezer is still around.
Best known as one of the most iconic alternative rock bands of the 1990s, Weezer is still making new music nearly three decades later. Turning 50 hasn’t stopped frontman Rivers Cuomo from writing the catchy rock ballads, filled with nerdy teenage angst and awkward romance that propelled the band to fame in 1994.
“Van Weezer,” the band’s 15th studio album, is no different. Taking inspiration from classic 70s and 80s hard rock bands like Kiss, Metallica, and (obviously) Van Halen, the project features heavier guitar riffs than some of Weezer’s more pop-inspired albums of late. Cuomo explained that he could sense that fans were missing this style from much of modern rock music.