Deftones
Deftones is an American alternative metal band from Sacramento, California. Deftones has four members in the band; the current band members are Chino Moreno, Stephen Carpenter, Abe Cunningham and Frank Delgado.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Sacramento, California United States |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Maverick Warner Bros. Reprise |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | Chino Moreno Stephen Carpenter Abe Cunningham Frank Delgado |
| Past members | Chi Cheng |
The band was formed in 1988. They released their debut album Adrenaline on October 3, 1995. The song "Elite" from their third studio album, "White Pony" won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2001. The band has been noted for influencing bands like Muse, Linkin Park, Avenged Sevenfold, Seether, System of a Down, Fightstar, 10 Years as well as many other bands.
On November 4, 2008, the band's bassist Chi Cheng was involved in a car accident which seriously injured him. The band brought in another bassist named Sergio Vega to replace him during his absence.[5] Cheng died on April 13, 2013 after his heart stopped.[6]
Band members
- Current
- Chino Moreno - lead vocals, guitar (1988–present)
- Stephen Carpenter - guitar (1988-present)
- Abe Cunningham - drums (1988-present)
- Frank Delgado - turntablism, keyboards, samples (2000–present)
- Former
- Chi Cheng - bass, backing vocals (1988–2013) (†)
- Sergio Vega - bass, backing vocals (2009-2021)
Discography
Studio albums
- Adrenaline (1995)
- Around the Fur (1997)
- White Pony (2000)
- Deftones (2003)
- Saturday Night Wrist (2006)
- Diamond Eyes (2010)
- Koi No Yokan (2012)
- Gore (2016)
- Ohms (2020)
- Private Music (2025)
Compilation albums
- B-Sides & Rarities (2005)
- Covers (2011)
- The Vinyl Collection 1995–2011 (2011)
Demos
- Deftones (Demo 1) (1990)
- Deftones (Demo 2) (1991)
- Engine Number Nine/7 Words (1992)
- (Like) Linus (1993)
- Root/Nosebleed (1994)
EPs
- Live (1998)
- Back to School (Mini Maggit) (2001)
- Live: Volume 1 – Selections from Adrenaline (2013)
Video albums
Deftones Media
Deftones Logo
Carpenter, Moreno and Cunningham began playing together while attending C. K. McClatchy High School in Sacramento.
Moreno has been credited as contributing guitar from White Pony onwards.
Deftones performing live in Glasgow, June 2006
Deftones performing at the Big Day Out festival on the Gold Coast in 2011
Carpenter and Vega during Deftones' performance at Rock im Park 2016
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References
- ↑ "Deftones: Defying Labels, Defining a Genre". Medium.com.
Deftones aren't just a band; they're a sonic anomaly. Formed in Sacramento in 1988, they've carved a unique path through the alternative metal landscape, defying easy categorization and leaving a lasting impact on the genre
- ↑ "Is DEFTONES Nü-Metal? JESUS PIECE Members Weigh In". Metalsucks.com.
Is Deftones nü-metal? The short answer is "they used to be." The long answer is a little more complicated. In this writer's opinion, Deftones has certainly gotten away from the traditional nü-metal sound of their 1995 debut album Adrenaline, but they've certainly retained that nü-bounce over the years. You sit there and tell me songs like "Swerve City" from Koi No Yokan or "Genesis" from Ohms don't feel at least influenced by the genre.
- ↑ Markiemark1887, "A Week with Deftones," Medium, October 18, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "What Genre Is Deftones?", Atharo Music, Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ↑ "Deftones Bassist In Coma After Car Crash". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003886939#/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003886939. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
- ↑ "Deftones Bassist Chi Cheng Dead At 42". blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on 2013-04-17. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
