White Pony certainly changed alternative and metal music forever upon its 2000 release, and while we now know the band’s new full-length album will likely see a fall/September target date, Deftones aren’t staying stagnant this year. The band has already celebrated the 10th anniversary of Diamond Eyes earlier this year with a special livestream listening party, and while they’ll be doing just that again with White Pony in the coming days, there’s also exciting news that they’ll be releasing a remixed version of the album called Black Stallion.
In a recent virtual press conference on Zoom (handily translated by AntiMusic), Chino Moreno had a lot to say about the upcoming remix album.
“We’re gonna be releasing later in the year a reissue of the record and we’re going to do sort of a split side of the record, a remixed version of it titled Black Stallion. So, we have a bunch of different people on it, some that actually inspired some of the writing of the record itself, the original album. So, it’s kind of come full circle.”
Reflecting on the 20-year anniversary of White Pony, Chino also intimated:
“It was definitely a special time. We took a lot of chances and were living life to its fullest at that moment and just trying to capture that on the record.”
While there’s no word on when the remixed + reissued album might be released, keep an eye on the band’s socials for more info. Notably, the remix album will include contributions from the legendary DJ Shadow, which is exciting for the more electronic and hip-hop fans here.
