Sacramento-spawned experimental metallers.

Deftones are...

• Camillo 'Chino' Moreno - vocals
• Stephen Carpenter - guitar
• Chi Cheng - bass
• Frank Delgado - turntables
• Abe Cunningham - drums

Formed back in 1988 (albeit not in their current five-person line-up), Deftones have been challenging preconceptions about the metal genre ever since their 1995 debut, Adrenaline. Their breakthrough album, Around The Fur (1997), saw them step up to the international stage; the album spawned the hit singles 'Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away)' and 'My Own Summer (Shove It)'. The band's next LP, 2000's White Pony, was a more ambient affair than any preceding material - it was met by confusion in certain critical circles, but is generally regarded as one of the finest left-of-centre metal releases of the last decade. A single, 'Back To School', received a lot of MTV play, and is included on certain editions of White Pony.

The band's self-titled 2003 album saw them continue to push away from typical metal structures - although riffs were still heavy, and vocals coarse, many more atmospheric facets became obvious. In 2006 the band release Saturday Night Wrist, their fifth long-player. It's preceded by a single, 'Hole In The Earth'

Releases

• Mein - single, out 19/03/2007 on Maverick. 1 review (read/post)
• Saturday Night Wrist - album, out 30/10/2006 on Maverick. 1 review (read/post)
• Hole In The Earth - single, out 16/10/2006 on Maverick. 1 review (read/post)
• B-Sides and Rarities - album, out 07/11/2005 on Maverick. 1 review (read/post)
• Hexagram - single, out 22/09/2003 on Maverick. (post review)
• Deftones - album, out 19/05/2003 on Maverick. 1 review (read/post)
• The Late Great Planet Earth - single, out 12/05/2003 on Reprise Records. (post review)
• Minerva - single, out 12/05/2003 on Maverick. 1 review (read/post)
• Minerva - single, out 12/04/2003 on Warner Bros.. (post review)
• Adrenaline - album on Maverick. 2 reviews (read/post)

Past events

• Mon 16 Apr at Bristol Academy. (post review)
• Sun 15 Apr at Portsmouth Guildhall. (post review)
• Sat 14 Apr at London Brixton Academy. (post review)
• Fri 13 Apr at Northampton Roadmenders. (post review)
• Thu 12 Apr at Lincoln The Shed at Lincoln University. (post review)
• Sun 08 Apr at Paris Le trabendo. (post review)
• Tue 20 Mar at London Brixton Academy. (post review)
• Mon 19 Mar at Portsmouth Guildhall. (post review)
• Sun 18 Mar at Bristol Academy. (post review)
• Fri 16 Mar at Norwich UEA. (post review)
• Thu 15 Mar at Birmingham Academy. (post review)
• Wed 14 Mar at Nottingham Rock City. (post review)
• Mon 12 Mar at Glasgow Carling Academy. (post review)
• Sun 11 Mar at Manchester Academy. (post review)
• Fri 09 Mar at Leeds University - Great Hall / Refectory. (post review)
• Thu 08 Mar at Liverpool Academy (Liverpool University). (post review)
• Thu 12 Oct at London Camden Electric Ballroom. (post review)
• Tue 11 Jul at Nottingham Rock City. (post review)
• Download Festival - TOOL day, Fri 09 Jun at Castle Donington Park. (post review)
• Wed 07 Jun at London King's Cross Scala. 1 review (read/post)
• Fri 19 Sep at London Wembley Arena. 1 review (read/post)
• Sun 24 Jun at London Kentish Town Forum. 1 review (read/post)
• Sat 24 Mar at London Arena. 1 review (read/post)
• Fri 23 Mar at Glasgow SECC. 1 review (read/post)

News

• 19/06/2008: Deftones reveal more about new album, Eros
• 17/04/2008: Hella good: Zach Hill’s debut record buoyed by No Age, Chino Moreno, Marnie Stern, Primus and LCD
• 08/04/2008: Deftones to begin recording sixth album this month
• 06/07/2007: Download Festival Kerrang!/Radio1 stage announced
• 03/05/2007: Smashing Pumpkins tribute LP attracts Deftones, Panic and more
• 12/12/2006: VOTE! For DiS's album of the year! WIN! A massive pile of CDs from Our 66!
• 14/11/2006: New dates: Deftones on the March
• 27/09/2006: Deftones announce London show
• 07/09/2006: Deftones' Saturday Night Wrist previewed
• 08/06/2006: Deftones confirm July shows

Features

• 02/07/2008: The Weekly DiScussion: the best of 2008's forthcoming albums
• 06/07/2007: The Weekly DiScussion: An Open Letter To Muse
• 06/07/2007: Raz on The Raz @ Download
• 06/07/2007: Festival Preview: Download 2006
• 21/12/2006: DiS's interviews of 2006: DiScoveries, heavy-hitters and silly Some Questions
• 08/11/2006: A Month In Records: October 2006
• 18/10/2006: DiS meets Deftones: "We’re happy that we’re still experimenting"
• 19/09/2006: The Tuesday DiScussion: DiS's album picks for autumn

Links

• Deftones - official merch from swagshop.com
• Deftones - official site
• The Deftones - fansite

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