Deftones’ Koi No Yokan is an exercise in dynamics, atmosphere, and overall mood. Following up a record like Diamond Eyes was always going to be a difficult task, but it’s one of the band’s most diverse records – doing so in an impressive fashion. Whether it’s the tense, crunchy alt-metal of “Poltergeist”, the dream pop-esque…
Deftones were at a crossroads in 2006. Tensions within the band were pretty high at the time, with the pressure to match the success of White Pony still fresh on their minds (even though it was six years later, with their self-titled album in between). Never ones to rest on their laurels, though, Deftones emerged…
Good news, everyone! Deftones will be releasing new music in 2024, and their next album will bring back producer Nick Raskulinecz back into the fold, who produced both Diamond Eyes and Koi No Yokan for the band. This is according to “Hole In The (Flat) Earth” (probably) guitarist Stephen Carpenter,
Very few songs of any genre can match the feeling and euphoria one hears when “Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away)”, the single from Deftones off their 1997 Around The Fur album, plays when it enters your eardrums. One of the first songs to merge shoegaze and rock/metal influences (and certainly one of the first…
