Best Deftones Albums interactive top ten list at TheTopTens®. Vote, add to, or comment on the Best Deftones Albums. Oct 9, 2017 - Sacramento's Deftones are nothing short of a remarkable alternative rock band. Having initially made their mark in the mid-1990 as one of the.
8.Koi No Yokan (2012) There is something preposterous about saying that songs as demonstrably astounding as Swerve City, Leathers and Tempest belong to Deftones’ worst album. Koi No Yokan is, in fact, a superb record. But as this is a list, something had to be last and the case can be made that this is perhaps the only Deftones album that didn’t radically alter the sound and general scope from the preceding record before it. Koi No Yokan plays as if it is their triumphant comeback album Diamond Eyes reimagined in widescreen – its songs longer, its textures richer. Turns out the worst Deftones album is still one of the best of the past decade.
Saturday Night Wrist (2006) Historically speaking, a lot of factors have converged to make Deftones’ fifth album the most divisive and misunderstood record of their career. And that mixed-reception on UK shores isn’t just because Pink Cellphone boldly reminded us of our shitty teeth and beer. One factor was that it lacked the anthemic grandeur of White Pony, the bruised beauty of their self-titled record or even the sheer aggression of their first two outings. There’s also the fact that Deftones have been so vocal about the fraught state of their relationships during its recording (hell, just re-read the lyrics to lead single Hole In The Earth) not to mention their dissatisfaction with it overall. In 2016, Chino Moreno confessed to K!
That he can no longer even listen to it. “That record is so unconfident, that’s why I hate it,” he said. “I don’t feel like it’s me, it’s this unconfident version of myself that doesn’t know what he’s doing.” Yes, it is a sprawling Frankenstein’s monster of a record and not without some missteps (Rats! – though its lightspeed ending rules). But the fact is this: Beware, Cherry Waves, Kimdracula, Combat and Xerces can share elbow space with Deftones’ best songs. That it also features Chi Cheng’s last (released) contributions on bass only serves to make it more poignant now than it was at the time. Gore (2016) The cause of much concern ahead of its release, Deftones’ latest album, Gore, came into view riding a tailwind of controversy courtesy of Stef Carpenter.
Prior to its arrival, the guitarist told Ultimate-Guitar.com, “I think the proudest thing about my guitar playing on this record is just playing on the record because I didn’t want to play on the record to begin with.” It was a statement that spun out into numerous headlines and had many worrying that the Deftones were feuding again. Only they weren’t.
Stef was, in fact, only talking about one song in particular – Hearts / Wires, which, it should noted, he eventually went on to love. And there a lot of songs to love, not least for the way they push Deftones’ sound. Just take the intro of Xenon, which is straight out of Kurt Cobain’s In Utero playbook before it spreads its wings and soars off somewhere else completely. Elsewhere, with the likes of Geometric Headdress, Prayers/Triangles and Phantom Bride, Gore is the sound of a band still firing on all cylinders and making some of the most compelling songs of their career.
Adrenaline (1995) And so we come to one of the most electrifying opening statements in metal history. Taken alongside Korn’s self-titled debut, Adrenaline helped establish the blueprint for a sound, not to mention a look, for a million nu-metal bands to take notes on (read: steal). Other bands may have shifted more records using it, but no-one did it better; there is an alchemy on Adrenaline that, even in its rawest incarnation, is both white-hot and cool-as-fuck.
While Chino Moreno’s lyrics – poetic, esoteric, sometimes borderline unintelligible, and yet all the more fascinating for it – are one standout, but Adrenaline is really all about Stef’s unchecked fret rampaging. You don’t need to crank up Engine No.9 and 7 Words especially loudly for them to sound ear-splitting. Around The Fur (1997) When K! Point-blank asked Chino Moreno about which of Deftones’ albums is his favourite in 2016 he was unequivocal on the subject: Around The Fur.
“It’s still my favourite record. And I think it always will be,” he replied. “The essence of Deftones was on fucking fire during that time”. Written and recorded in just four months, Around The Fur practically overdoses on Deftones anthems, with ubiquitous bracket-clad classics My Own Summer (Shove It) and Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away) in particular being tracks that a host of bands have used not so much as templates for songs, but rather entire careers.
Throw in some of the heaviest tunes in their discography (Lotion, Rickets and Headup) and this was the precise moment Deftones became the coolest band in the world. It’s a crown they’ve held onto ever since. Diamond Eyes (2010) Diamond Eyes wasn’t the album we were meant to get. After Saturday Night Wrist, Deftones had managed to put personal squabbles aside and were working on the (still-unreleased) Eros at the time Chi Cheng suffered the horrific car crash that would leave him in a coma and ultimately claim his life. Enter: Quicksand bassist Sergio Vega, who stepped into the role and helped Deftones pull off one of the most remarkable second-winds in rock history.
Royal and Prince were among the first songs they came up with, and by the time they had finished they had recorded a new classic thanks to the propulsive Rocket Skates and the snaking groove of You’ve Seen The Butcher. It is the title-track, however, that really hits home with it being all but impossible not to think of Chi as Chino delivers its yearning, celestial chorus hopefully of ‘’. It’s a beautiful, elegiac sentiment, one that only cuts deeper in the present. Deftones (2003) In Deftones’ own recollection, their self-titled album - originally christened Lovers – is a product of their “dark days,” and that’s not just because it cost them an eye-watering $2,000,000 to record.
Against the backdrop of enjoying the platinum sales of White Pony was a band with members contending with personal disagreements, divorce and escalating drug use. Out of this, however, came an album that channels that turmoil into something truly elegant on songs like Minerva and Good Morning Beautiful, and searing on Hexagram and Bloody Cape. And it doesn’t stop there, either – it also saw more experimentalism than ever before with the trip-hop sonics of Lucky You and the quietude of Chino’s own personal favourite Deftones song: Anniversary Of An Uninteresting Event. The only flaw here was removing the stunning ex-title-track Lovers. It was later included on the Hexagram single, though, so all is forgiven, chaps.
1.White Pony (2000) It is rare thing for a band’s most willfully arty and progressive offering to also be their most commercially successful, but then White Pony isn’t just any old album. Deftones were never a nu-metal band, but after White Pony no-one could throw that tag at them ever again without betraying a colossal amount ignorance.
White Pony was, and remains, an album of rarified genius – the sound of a band burning the scene they had (unintentionally) created to the ground and blazing a new path that no-one else could follow. At its heart was something of a creative battle for control between Stef and Chino on guitar. What transpired was a game of brinkmanship – for every super-heavy riff Stef introduced, Chino would respond with a dark, brooding art-house entry. Out of this tension came a record with mesmeric ebbs and flows – not to mention textures from Frank Delgado – ranging from the ferocity of Korea to the becalmed Teenager, slow-burn psychedelia of Mini Maggit and the sound of Tool’s Maynard James Keenan letting rip on the chorus of Passenger.
That an album this artistically challenging and rich would go on to shift a million copies in the US and put Deftones songs like Change (In The House Of Flies) on MTV’s TRL next to the likes of Britney Spears remains astounding. With neither a minute, let alone second wasted, White Pony is Deftones’ masterpiece.
. Website Members. Past members. Dominic Garcia. John Taylor Deftones is an American band from,. It was formed in 1988 by (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), (lead guitar), (drums) and Dominic Garcia (bass). During their first five years, the band's lineup changed several times, but stabilized in 1993 when Cunningham rejoined after his departure in 1990; by this time, was bassist.
The lineup remained stable for fifteen years, with the exception of keyboardist and turntablist being added in 1999. The band is known as one of the most experimental groups to have come from the alternative metal scene, and are sometimes dubbed by critics as 'the of metal'. Deftones have released eight albums since their inception. After the lineup settled in 1993, the band secured a recording contract with, and subsequently released their debut album in 1995. Promoting the album by touring exhaustively with other bands in the scene, Deftones managed to gain a dedicated fan base through word of mouth.
Their sophomore album was released in 1997, reached chart positions along with its singles, and became the band's first to receive certification from the. The band found even further success with their third album (2000), which saw a transition away from their earlier sound into a more experimental direction. Its lead single ' is the band's most commercially successful single, and the track ' won a; it was also the band's first of three albums to be certified platinum in the United States. Their was released in 2003. While the group's critical success continued, sales proved to be lackluster compared to White Pony. The follow-up, was released in 2006 after a temporary falling out within the band due to creative tensions.
Its completion was also delayed by personal issues within the band, some of which influenced its material. In 2008, while Deftones were working on an album tentatively titled, Cheng was involved in a traffic collision. As a result, he was left in a minimally conscious state until his death in 2013 of. After Cheng's accident, Deftones halted production on Eros. Bassist, who had filled in as a touring member to replace Cheng, later became his permanent replacement. The band released and in 2010 and 2012 respectively. Their latest release, titled, was released in 2016.
Carpenter, Moreno and Cunningham began playing together while attending C. McClatchy High School in Sacramento. Carpenter, Cunningham and were childhood friends. All three went to in Sacramento and remained friends through the city's skateboarding scene. Carpenter was a fan of, and Moreno was interested in bands such as and and bands such as. When Moreno found out that Carpenter played guitar, he set up a with Cunningham, who played drums, and the three began playing regularly in Carpenter's garage around 1988.
They recruited bassist Dominic Garcia some time after, and the band became a four-piece. When Cunningham left Deftones to join, another band from Sacramento, Garcia switched to drums. Joined to play bass, and the band recorded a four-track demo soon afterwards. John Taylor replaced Garcia on drums in 1991, until Cunningham's return in 1993.
Within two years, the band began playing club shows and later expanded their gigging territory to San Francisco and Los Angeles, where they played shows alongside bands such as. While closing for another band in L.A., after the majority of the audience had left, the band impressed a representative. They were signed to the label after performing three of their songs for. Carpenter created the band's name by combining the slang term ' (which was used by artists such as and ) with the suffix '-tones,' (which was popular among 1950s bands such as and the Del-Tones, and ). The name is also a pun on the term '.' Adrenaline (1994–96).
Sample of 'Engine No. 9' from (1995) showing the band's rawer early sound and Moreno's vocals shifting from to to singing in the verse-chorus changeover. Problems playing this file?
The band's debut album, was recorded at in and released on October 3, 1995. It was produced by Deftones and, who would go on to produce the band's next three albums.
While they were initially unsuccessful, the band built a dedicated fan base through extensive touring, word-of-mouth and Internet promotion. Through their efforts, Adrenaline went on to sell over 220,000 copies. It is regarded as an important part of the 1990s movement.
An early track which predated Adrenaline but did not make the album's final cut was 'Teething'; the band contributed the song to for the 1996 film. The band can also be seen performing the song live during one of the film's scenes. The album spent 21 weeks on the chart, reaching a peak position of 23.
When asked what he attributed the album's success to, Cheng responded, 'One word: perseverance. We've been together for almost eight years, on the road for two, and we do it with honesty and integrity—and the kids can tell'. The album was certified gold by the on July 7, 1999, and was certified platinum on September 23, 2008.
Regarding the recording of the album, Cunningham said, 'At the time we did the first record—which I really like and think is good—you can tell the band was really young. We'd been playing most of those songs for quite a while, and we were just so happy to be making a record that we didn't really think a whole lot about making the songs better'. Moreno felt that Adrenaline was recorded 'really fast' and performed all his vocals live with the band in the room using a hand-held microphone. 's review of Adrenaline praised the album's musical control, precision, overall groove and Cunningham's 'surprisingly sophisticated drumming'. It was also noted that 'there is a bit of sameness in Chino Moreno's whispered vocal melodies, which drags the record down a bit'. Around the Fur (1997–99) Deftones' second album, was recorded at Studio Litho in and produced by Date. Released on October 28, 1997, the album was dedicated to Dana Wells, the late stepson of the singer of,.
Cavalera also collaborated on 'Headup', a tribute to Wells. Although not yet a member of the band, Delgado was credited as 'audio' on five of the album's tracks. Cunningham's wife, Annalynn, provided guest vocals on 'MX'. 'When we went in to make this record, we really didn't have a set idea of what we wanted to come out with', said Moreno in a 1998 interview with Chart magazine. However, he felt that the album 'fell into place' once the band had settled into the studio. The band expanded its sound, spending more time with Date and giving more thought to the album's production.
Cunningham varied his drum sound and experimented by using different types of on almost every track. The album was praised for its loud-soft, the flow of the tracks, Moreno's unusual vocals, and the strong rhythm-section performance of Cheng and Cunningham. 's review noted that 'while they don't have catchy riffs or a fully developed sound, Around the Fur suggests they're about to come into their own'.
Around the Fur propelled the band to fame in the alternative metal scene on the strength of radio and MTV airplay for the singles ' and '. Around the Fur sold 43,000 copies in its first week of release, and entered the at No. 29 (its peak position), remaining on the charts for 17 weeks. The band went back to touring, making appearances at the (in the United States, New Zealand and Australia), and as well as releasing on June 22, 1999. Around the Fur went on to reach RIAA gold status on June 24, 1999, and platinum status on June 7, 2011. 'My Own Summer (Shove It)' appeared on, released March 30, 1999. White Pony (2000–02).
Moreno has been credited as contributing guitar from White Pony onwards. On June 20, 2000, the band released their third album, again produced by Date and Deftones. It was recorded at in and at Larrabee Sound Studios,. The album debuted at No. 3 on the U.S.
Billboard chart with sales of 178,000 copies. Delgado, now a full-time band member, added new elements to the band's music. The melancholy 'Teenager', for example, was a departure in style and mood, a ', according to Moreno. Programming duties were carried out by DJ Crook, a friend of Moreno (and bandmate in his side project ). 'Passenger' was a collaboration with singer of, and the refrain in 'Knife Prty' featured vocals by Rodleen Getsic.
Moreno also started contributing additional guitar work. Sample of ', the first single from (2000) and also the band's highest charting single to date. The sample shows Delgado's atmospheric sound effects during the verse leading into a guitar-heavy chorus with guitars played by both Carpenter and Moreno. Problems playing this file? An interview with the band in described the recording process of White Pony. After a break from touring, the band spent four months in the studio writing and recording it, the longest amount of time they had dedicated to an album thus far. Moreno said that the majority of this time was spent trying to write songs, and that the writing of ' was the turning point where the band began working as a unit.
Despite being pressured to release the album sooner, the band decided to take their time. Cheng explained, 'We didn't feel like we had anything to lose, so we made the record we wanted to make.' Moreno did not have an overall lyrical theme in mind, but made a conscious decision to bring an element of fantasy into his lyrics: 'I basically didn't sing about myself on this record. I made up a lot of story lines and some dialogue, even. I took myself completely out of it and wrote about other things'. Reviews were generally positive, commenting on Moreno's increasing sophistication as a lyricist and the group's experimentalism. Allmusic's review said that 'Deftones went soft, but in an impressive way, to twist around its signature sound'.
The album was originally released as an 11-track edition beginning with 'Feiticeira' and ending with 'Pink Maggit', and featuring gray cover art. A limited-edition print of 50,000 black-and-red jewel case versions of White Pony was released at the same time with a bonus twelfth track titled 'The Boy's Republic'. Later, the band released ', a rap-influenced interpretation of 'Pink Maggit'. The song was released as a single and included as the new opening track of a re-released White Pony on October 3, 2000. The new release still had 'Pink Maggit' as the final track and featured altered white cover art.
Not entirely happy with re-releasing the album, the band negotiated to have 'Back to School' made available as a free download for anyone who had already bought the original album. Moreno noted that 'Everybody's already downloaded our record before it came out anyway, otherwise I'd be kind of feelin' like, 'Man, why are we putting out all these different versions of the record?' . that's the best way we can actually get this song out to the people who already purchased this record, for free basically. And if they wanna buy the record again, it's cool'. White Pony achieved platinum status on July 17, 2002, selling over 1.3 million copies in the US, and earning the band a 2001 for the song '.
Deftones (2003–05). Sample of 'When Girls Telephone Boys' from (2003) which showcases the album's heavier sound, Moreno's screamed vocals and Delgado's effects in the background. Problems playing this file? Deftones began work on their fourth album under the Lovers. Regarding the album's direction, Cheng commented, 'We've proven that we can musically go in any direction we want, and we want to get kind of heavy on this one'. Moreno underwent vocal training as a precaution after severely damaging his on the band's 2001 summer tour.
The band converted their rehearsal space in Sacramento into a fully equipped studio and recorded most of the album there at negligible cost. The band brought in Date to assist with production and also received input on musical arrangement from on several of the album's tracks. The band later added more material at Studio X in Seattle, Washington and at Larrabee Sound Studios. Overall, the album took 12 months and cost roughly $2.5 million to complete. The band was fined by Maverick for missing deadlines. In January 2003, Deftones left the studio to perform several one-off shows in Australia and New Zealand as part of the annual festival.
Shortly after, the band returned to the studio to finish their fourth album. The self-titled was released on May 20, 2003.
It entered the Billboard 200 at No. 2 and sold 167,000 copies in its first week. The album remained in the Billboard Top 100 for nine weeks, supported by the first single, '. The band shot a video for the album's second single, ', with fans watching the band play the song in an indoor in.
Reviews were mainly positive, praising the band for the album's progression and originality in the midst of declining creativity in contemporary metal. Moreno was quoted as saying, 'It's all on record. We told motherfuckers not to lump us in with because when those bands go down we aren't going to be with them'. In reviewing Deftones, Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that 'Hexagram', the album's opener, 'hits hard—harder than they ever have, revealing how mushy is, or how toothless is'. He also went on to say, however, that the album 'sticks a little too close to familiar territory'.
Similarly called the album 'less rewarding than its predecessor, though its peaks rival any in the genre'. The band released a compilation album titled B-Sides & Rarities on October 4, 2005. The CD includes various and from throughout their career, while the DVD contains behind-the-scenes footage and the band's complete videography up to that point. Saturday Night Wrist (2006–07). Deftones performing live in, June 2006 Rather than work with Date, their producer for many years, Deftones decided to record with on their fifth studio album.
Cunningham said that while the group enjoyed working with Date, 'at this point, we just needed to change things up. And this is definitely a different style. Working with him Ezrin is just putting us fucking upside down.
He's cracking the whip'. After recording all the instrumental parts for the record, Moreno decided to record his vocals separately, and finished recording the album with former guitarist as producer. According to an interview with Abe Cunningham, there were tensions involved with the recording of Saturday Night Wrist that were related to the band members' personal lives. Cunningham compared the process to pulling teeth. The band released the album, titled, on October 31, 2006.
It debuted at No. 10 on the U.S. Billboard chart with sales of just over 76,000, a significant decrease in the first-week sales of their two previous releases. The album's first single, ', was released on September 12, 2006. It was later featured as downloadable content for the and versions of.
' was the album's second single, which was released on March 9, 2007. Collaborations on the record include from on the song 'Pink Cellphone' and from on the track 'Mein'. Deftones spent the majority of 2006 and 2007 touring around the world in support of the album, performing in North America, Europe, South America, Japan and Australia.
The band also performed on such tours as, and the. Eros sessions and Cheng's car accident (2008–09). Former bassist Chi Cheng, pictured in 2006. Cheng suffered a career-ending car accident in 2008. In the fall of 2007, Deftones started writing songs for what was planned to be their sixth studio album,. Moreno described the album as unorthodox and aggressive.
Recording started on April 14, 2008. On November 4, 2008, Cheng was seriously injured in a car accident in. As a result of the injuries sustained in the crash, he remained in a. Following the accident, Cheng's bandmates and his mother, Jeanne, began using the Deftones blog to post updates on Cheng's condition. On December 9, 2008, it was announced that Cheng had been moved into the care of an unnamed hospital that 'specializes in the care and management of traumatic and non-trauma related brain injuries.'
In late January 2009, the band released a new statement, stating that 'our fallen comrade has not yet made significant progress', and that a friend of the band, (formerly of ), would be taking over as bassist in Cheng's absence, as he had done temporarily in 1998. On April 5, the band played their first show without Cheng since 1998 at the festival in.
On June 23, 2009, Deftones announced on their official website that Eros would be delayed indefinitely, saying, 'As we neared completion on Eros, we realized that this record doesn't best encompass and represent who we are currently as people and as musicians. And although those songs will see the light of day at some point, we collectively made the decision that we needed to take a new approach, and with Chi's condition heavy on our minds while doing so. We needed to return to the studio to do what we felt was right artistically'. They also said, 'The decision to hold off on releasing Eros has no connection with Chi's condition or anything associated. This was, and is, purely a creative decision by the band to write, record, and deliver an amazing product'. Korn members and, along with members of, and other alternative metal bands, recorded and released ', with proceeds benefiting Cheng and his family. To aid in the fundraising for the Cheng family, the band announced two 2009 benefit shows in Los Angeles.
A website—One Love for Chi—was launched by Deftones fan Gina Blackmore on March 10, 2009, about four months after Cheng's accident. The site served as a platform for updates and information on Cheng's condition, as well as serving as an auction site for items donated by friends of the band. All proceeds raised by the website were donated to his family so they could provide him the best possible medical care.
Diamond Eyes (2010–11) Deftones' sixth album, was originally scheduled for release on April 27, 2010; this date was later pushed back to May 18. In March, it was announced that the album had leaked onto the Internet, and the album's release date was moved forward to May 4 as a result. On February 23, 2010, the album's first single, ', was made available for free download at www.gunsrazorsknives.com.
The album was produced. Deftones performing at the festival on the in 2011. On March 15, Deftones debuted their first radio-ready single, '. Both 'Diamond Eyes' and 'Rocket Skates' received positive reviews from fans and critics, with many making comparisons of the two singles' style and sound to that of material from the Around the Fur album. Teaming up with bands and Alice in Chains, Deftones went on tour in the fall of 2010 in the United States and Canada. The tour was called, a of the three bands' latest albums (, Diamond Eyes and ).
The tour included a limited edition series of silk-screened art prints promoting each show individually, created by the poster artist. Rogers has created a majority of the Deftones concert poster and print artwork since the late 1990s. On April 16, 2011, in honor of, the band released an LP titled, containing several cover songs that the band had recorded over the years, including ' (originally by ), ' (originally by ) and ' (originally by ).
On October 25, Deftones released The Vinyl Collection 1995–2011 in a limited edition of 1,000 copies. Koi No Yokan and Cheng's death (2012–13) On March 29, 2012, Carpenter revealed that the band were working on a new record in an interview posted on 's channel. It was reported that Raskulinecz would return to produce their as-yet-unnamed seventh studio album. It was also reported that the band would be recording several B-sides for the album, including an cover and possibly an cover. It was later announced that there would be no bonus tracks. On July 28, Deftones performed a brand-new song titled 'Rosemary' and also debuted another track titled 'Roller Derby' (later retitled 'Poltergeist'). Was announced on August 30, 2012, and released on November 12, 2012,.
On April 13, 2013, despite making a partial recovery and returning home, Cheng died in a hospital in his hometown of Sacramento, after falling into cardiac arrest. It had been nearly four-and-a-half years since the 2008 accident. Moreno announced in May that the album Eros, shelved in 2008 after Cheng's accident, was now more likely to be released following his death. Gore and upcoming ninth studio album (2014–present).
Main article: In March 2014, while Moreno was touring with his side project, in support of their, the rest of Deftones began writing a follow-up to Koi No Yokan. Deftones also previously reported that they intended to record a new album either in late 2014 or early 2015. On April 13, 2014, the first anniversary of Cheng's death, Deftones released a track from Eros titled 'Smile' on YouTube, the first officially released material from the long-shelved album. The video was removed by two days later due to copyright infringement, despite the track having been uploaded by Moreno. Although the track has again been made available, it remains the only recording to be released from the Eros sessions to date. Carpenter and Vega during Deftones' performance at 2016 In late February 2015, just after the band had finished the new album's drum tracks, Moreno told that Deftones had written 16 songs during the album's sessions. He described the album as 'a little more of a heady record' than the previous album.
On May 15, 2015, Moreno was interviewed by about the new album, which he described as having 'a lot of different moods'. He further explained that it was not a 'happy record', but also 'not a completely angry record'. Despite reports of Carpenter's initial difficulty getting into the feel of the album, band members have noted the album's distinct collaborative nature. Vega utilized a six-string bass when recording the new material, helping to push the band into new sonic territory. The album was pushed back multiple times from its originally scheduled September 2015 release date. On February 4, 2016, the band released the first single from Gore, titled 'Prayers/Triangles'.
'Doomed User' and 'Hearts/Wires' were also made available ahead of the album's release, on March 16 and April 3, respectively. Gore was officially released on April 8, 2016.
The second official single, 'Phantom Bride', was released on June 7. The song featured a by guitarist; this is considered unusual for a Deftones song. In 2017 Chino Moreno revealed that Deftones had begun writing material for a new album, which he stated hoped would be out sometime in 2019. Chino went on to state that the band would be going in a different direction than they had on Gore and that he would be taking a step back from leading the song writing to allow Stephen Carpenter and Abe Cunningham to be more involved in the material on the new album. In May of 2018 Chino was again asked about the new material and he stated the songs were 'considerably heavier' than those on Gore. Musical style and influences Although initially rooted in heavy metal, Deftones have always claimed diverse influences from groups of various genres, with their musical style diversifying over their career. Their sound has been described as alternative metal,.
Originally, the band was associated with the 'nu metal' movement. However, following the release of their third album, White Pony, they were acknowledged by many critics to have moved beyond that label. The music critic Johnny Loftus wrote, 'Rock critics usually reserve a special place for Deftones above or at least away from the rest of the turn-of-the-century metal movement. Deftones have always seemed more curious, more willing to incorporate traditionally revered sounds like and dream pop into their Northern California alt-metal'. Peter Buckley, the author of The Rough Guide to Rock, called the band 'one of the most primal, powerful, and experimental' bands in the alternative metal scene.
Moreno's lyrics were described by as 'suggesting emotions rather than announcing them'. Moreno himself described his lyrics as ambiguous and sometimes impersonal, saying: 'I like to be ambiguous when writing to a certain extent, and throwing something so brash as Chi's accident against that and playing with it. And also making it sound dimensional. Giving the feeling off that it is raw and it is emotional, but it's not just connected with our personal story. It's not merely about our career and our lives, it's bigger than that.
When I hear the music, I get inspired to paint the lyrical pictures you describe, but I'm not always talking about myself'. The band's legacy has been compared to group, with some dubbing Deftones 'The Radiohead of metal'. Deftones' influences include,. Side projects Deftones members have worked on several side projects, with Moreno fronting, and Saudade (the latter including members from bands and and group ).
Carpenter works with cinematic electronic metal group, which he founded with producer. Carpenter has also worked with the supergroup, featuring members of. Delgado is a member of a DJ group called Decibel Devils, with DJ Crook of Team Sleep, Matt D and DJ Julez. In 2000, Cheng released a CD composed of his own poetry, called.
Moreno has also made a number of guest appearances on songs by numerous other bands, such as 'Bender' by Sevendust, 'Paralytic' by, 'Vengeance Is Mine' by, 'Caviar' by, 'Surrender Your Sons' by, 'Reprogrammed to Hate' by, and 'Embers'. Moreno and Carpenter also appeared on the song 'If I Could' on 's 2011 album.
Personnel Current. – lead vocals (1988–present); rhythm guitar (1999–present). – lead guitar (1988–present). – drums (1988–1990, 1993–present).
– keyboards, (1998–present). – bass guitar, backing vocals (2009–present) Former. Dominic Garcia – bass (1988–1990); drums (1990-1991). John Taylor – drums (1991–1993). – bass, backing vocals (1990–2008; died 2013) Timeline.
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