“Reuters” – July 2003 // Abe and Frank Interviewed

  Deftones Stir Up Suspense for Fourth Album www.deftonesworld.com By Margo Whitmire LOS ANGELES (Billboard) – After gradually building their fan base for several years, the garage-skater-band-turned- Grammy-decorated Deftones have returned to the upper regions of The Billboard 200 with their self-titled fourth album. To build anticipation for the music, the band’s members say they […]

“Q” – July 2003 // Deftones Interviewed

“Chart Attack” – July 2003 // Chino & Frank Interviewed

Deftones: Attack Of The Gearheads By: ChartAttack www.deftonesworld.com Call it love, infatuation or just plain dorkiness, but not unlike your fabulous writer here, the Deftones can be quite the technical geeks when it comes to music. Discussing the finer points of their latest self-titled album, singer Chino Moreno and sampling/keyboard dude Frank Delgado got all […]

“Chicago Sun-Times” – July 2003 // Chino Interviewed

www.deftonesworld.com CHICAGO SUN-TIMES “Hard rock to the core” July 25, 2003 BY JIM DeROGATIS It’s been 15 years since vocalist Chino Moreno, guitarist Stephen Carpenter and drummer Abe Cunningham started jamming together as high school students in Sacramento, Calif., and eight years since the group (which is completed by bassist Chi Cheng and DJ Frank […]

“Mean Street” – July 2003 // Abe Interviewed

July 2003 -Cover Story – Mean Street Music Magazine DEFTONES: Nu Metal Mavericks “That we still haven’t killed each other after fifteen years is pretty big.” – Chi Cheng By: Mar Yvette www.deftonesworld.com It’s a chilly May evening in Detroit and as the sun begins to set, the motley crowd of generation Y-ers lined up […]

“Chart Attack” – July 2003 // Chino & Frank Interviewed

ChartAttack – July 21st 2003 www.deftonesworld.com – Deftones Not “Morose” – The Deftones aren’t doing much to dispel public opinion that they’re the metallic equivalent of an emo band. They’ve been asked about their love of droopy singers like Morrissey a million times throughout their 15-year career, to the point where it’s a virtual no-no […]

“Hit Parade” – July 2003 // Chino Interviewed

Hit Parade, July 2003. Pages 52-53 typed by Liz (LlZARDofOZ@aol.com) Big things have been predicted for the Deftones ever since this Sacramento, California-based New Metal attraction first hit the music scene back in the mid-’90s. During that time, vocalist Chino Moreno, guitarist Stephen Carpenter, drummer Abe Cunningham, d.j. Frank Delgado and bassist Chi Cheng have […]