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Revision as of 02:11, 4 May 2004 by 4.227.136.47 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Deftones are a multi-platinum selling, Grammy award winning rock band from Sacramento, California. The band consists of Chino Moreno (vocals), Stephen Carpenter (guitar), Abe Cunningham (drums), Chi Cheng (bass) and turtablist/keyboarist/sampler Frank Delgado.
The founding members of the band met while skateboarding, and their first rehearsals together took place in 1989-1990 while they were still in high school. They jammed on rough versions of Danzig's "Twist Of Cain". Chi Cheng joined later when their original bassist left. Frank Delgado officially joined the band years later after collobating with and performing on much of their earlier material.
They enjoyed the early sponsorship of local favorites KoRn. With that band they also shared a fan community drawn largely from skateboarders. The band later stopped touring and collaborating with bands like KoRn. This was due in part to the fact that Deftones were often lumped into the then emerging genre of nu-metal. Fearing such an association, the Deftones separated their professional careers from such bands.
Defotones have often been cited as one of the more innovative and unique heavy metal bands of recent years. Moreno's lyrics--descibed by a Time magazine critic as "furiously intelligent"--are typically evocative, yet sparse enough to allow for multiple interpretations. Moreno has cited Morrissey, The Cure's Robert Smith and Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan among his favorite perfomers, and beyond a similarity in vocal technique, these singers' sweeping sense of pained drama and delicate vulnerabilty is often evident.
They signed to Maverick Records in 1994 and released their debut album, Adrenaline, later that year.
Around The Fur was released two years later. It included a collaboration with Max Cavalera of Sepultura on the song "Headup," a tribute to Max's step-son Dana Wells.
In 2000, the band's third album, White Pony, was released. The album later went on to earn multi-platinum status as well as a Grammy award for Best Metal Performance. It is generally considered by fans to be their most mature recording. It includes a collaboration with Maynard James Keenan of Tool on the song "Passenger".
Their latest album Deftones (self-titled) was released in 2003. Much of the material on the album was written by guitarist Stephen Carpenter, which accounts for the albums more heavy metal feel.
The band has worked on several side projects, including Chino's Team Sleep and Abe's Phallucy.
Discography
- Adrenaline, (1995)
- Around The Fur, (1997)
- White Pony, (2000)
- Deftones, (2003)