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FOO FIGHTERS, DEFTONES And PRIMUS Set For This Year’s ‘Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival’
FOO FIGHTERS, DEFTONES, PRIMUS and INCUBUS are among the artists who are scheduled to perform at the the 2021 edition of Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, which takes place September 2–5 on the Bonnaroo Farm, located just 60 miles southeast of Nashville in Manchester, Tennessee. Tickets go on sale today at noon CT at www.bonnaroo.com/ticket. […]
DEFTONES Announce Limited-Edition ‘Añejo Tequila’
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of DEFTONES‘ legendary platinum-certified album “White Pony”, the band has partnered with Abre Ojos Tequila to release a limited-edition Añejo Tequila. The limited-edition Añejo was handcrafted in the town of Tequila, Jalisco. It is aged up to two years in American Oak used whiskey barrels, creating caramel, vanilla, hazelnut and […]
Deftones’ on Active Rock 1992, full show now on Youtube
One of the most epic Deftones VHS tapes just leaked on Youtube. It’s their performance on a cable show called “Active Rock” way back in 1992. Youtube channel ” 3.Cameras.and.a.Microphone” uploaded the whole show saying it was ripped of “Lizz’ (the show’s host AND producer) personal tape” With former drummer, John Taylor, the band plays: […]
Deftones release free White Pony x Black Stallion online Pac-Man game
Over two decades on from its release, Deftones have launched an updated version of the PC game that came with the enhanced CD copy (remember those?) of their 2000 album White Pony. Celebrating the White Pony x Black Stallion anniversary remix album last year, the Sacramento gang have now unveiled a Pac-Man-themed game that allows you to listen […]
Watch rare footage of Deftones performing on Public-Access TV in 1992
Rare footage of Deftones performing on Public-Access TV in 1992 has surfaced online – you can watch it below. Sourced from a filmed broadcast on the Sacto Active Rock community-access TV show, the clip sees the band perform a song called ‘Answers’ during their formative years. The pre-‘Adrenaline’ track has more of a dub/reggae vibe in […]
Late DEFTONES Bassist CHI CHENG: Limited-Edition Spoken-Word Album To Be Released In January
A spoken-word performance by late DEFTONES bassist Chi Cheng will be released in January 2021. Titled “The Head Up Project”, the limited-edition 24-track album was recorded at the Paris Cafe in Sacramento, California in January 2001 and can be pre-ordered at this location. Chi passed away on in April 2013 following complications from a 2008 […]
CHINO MORENO’s Isolation-Themed Lyrics For DEFTONES’ ‘Ohms’ Album Were Written Before Pandemic
In a new interview with Full Metal Jackie‘s nationally syndicated radio show, DEFTONES frontman Chino Moreno was asked how the isolation during the coronavirus pandemic affected the lyrical approach and his singing on the band’s latest album, “Ohms”. He responded (hear audio below): “Honestly, a lot of the vocals were done before the end of […]