Latest Deftones News
Robb Flynn (MACHINE HEAD Frontman) performs “Change (in the House of Flies)”
Originally posted on Facebook Live on June 26th, Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn’s latest Acoustic Happy Hour features Flynn running through covers of Slipknot (“Snuff”), Pearl Jam (“Black”), Deftones (“Change”), and Staind (“Outside”), plus Machine Head tunes “Is There Anybody Out There?” and “Circle The Drain”. Check it out below.
13 Bands Who Wouldn’t Be Here Without Deftones
Sacramento’s Deftones emerged from the nu-metal scene of the mid-90s but they were always a band apart. They could do the low, down-tuned lurch with the best of them, especially on their first two albums. There was always a lot more to them than mere heaviness though and they mixed in layers of light, shade […]
The 20 Greatest Deftones Songs – Ranked
Forming in Sacramento, California all the way back in 1988, and releasing eight outstanding LPs over the last 25 years (with number nine on its way), Deftones have indelibly shaped the alternative metal genre while remaining a band apart. Always one step ahead, that bit smarter, sharper, more daring than even their closest peers, they […]
Deftones Celebrate White Pony 20th Anniversary with Listening Party and New Merch Collection
Deftones are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their White Pony album with a global listening party and a new capsule of commemorative merch. The band’s landmark 2000 album turned 20 years old this past Saturday (June 20th), and we’ve already listed 20 reasons why we still love the stellar LP, in addition to examining the […]
Deftones Unveil New White Pony 20th Anniversary Merch Line
With a reissue on the way and an album listening party planned for later today (June 22), Deftones are doing plenty to celebrate the 20th anniversary of White Pony. And now fans will even be able to wear their love for the Sacramento gang’s third album with a new ‘White Pony 20th Anniversary Capsule’ merch drop. […]
Deftones: An Oral History Of White Pony
The new millennium was less than a week old when Deftones decamped to a Hollywood mansion to begin work on their third album. They were already in imperious form: their two previous albums – 1995’s Adrenaline and 1997’s Around The Fur – established them as one of the most acclaimed, innovative and incendiary bands to emerge […]
“This record embedded in our brains”: the endless power of Deftones’ ‘White Pony’
“Massive in pretension, slightly too long and gothic,” read the original NME 8/10 review of Deftones’ ambitious third album ‘White Pony’ back in 2000, “but when all the pieces fit, you can’t deny its unstoppable power.” So powerful was the experimental ambition, pure musicality and onslaught of bangers on the Sacremento art-metallers’ opus that here […]