The
Deftones are a band from Sacramento (California, USA), which were founded
in 1988.
They are among the most innovative pioneers of the modern rock of the
1990s and 2000s and are generally seen as co-founder of Nu Metal, distancing
themselves from the genre over the course of
years, however, increasingly.
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A long four years separate Diamond
Eyes from Saturday Night Wrist, four years that were sadly packed with
peril for Deftones. Bassist Chi Cheng suffered injuries so severe in a
November 2008 auto accident the band took a hiatus, eventually ...
More than 20 years into a quite
extraordinary career, Deftones are known first and foremost for their
unique ability to bring experimental music to the mainstream. Since they
originally burst onto the stage in the heyday of Nu-Metal, the band ...
Along with Korn's 1994 self-titled
debut album, the Deftones' 1995 debut, ADRENALINE, helped put California's
new rage-filled metal movement on the map, subsequently inspiring
countless other bands. Vocalist Chino Moreno was one of the first
alternative/metal singers to specialize in ...
AROUND THE FUR, the follow-up to
Deftones' passionate, aggressive ADRENALINE, sees the California quartet
expanding on the sheer rage of their earlier work, adding new, more
sinister shades to their already extreme sound. The opening "My Own
Summer (Shove It)," ...