You know that old saying about how it’s better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you’re stupid rather than opening it and proving them right? Well, perhaps Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter had never heard it before. In an episode of the podcast Tin Foil Hat With Sam Tripoli (which features the comedian chatting with […]

A super-interesting podcast has just been posted by Song Exploder. A huge breakdown of “Ohms”, new albums’ track nr. 10 by Chino himself. Deftones’ frontman explains how everything was done to get the track as it is; guitars, drums, vocals and isolated audio recordings, including some guitar demos. According to Chino this song was like […]

Deftones said they’d be releasing a remix album of White Pony earlier this year as part of the 20th-anniversary celebration of that album. Now, the remix collection, titled Black Stallion, is officially on its way. The remix collection features an all-star cast, including DJ Shadow, the Cure’s Robert Smith, Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda, Clams Casino, Phantogram, Tourist and […]

Deftones frontman Chino Moreno has revealed which of the band’s albums will “always” be his favourite. The band released ninth album ‘Ohms’ last month, their first since 2016’s ‘Gore’. Read more: Deftones: every single album ranked and rated Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music about the new album and more, Moreno spoke of the […]

Chino Moreno and Kermit the Frog. It’s quite the visual. But one that instantly leaps to mind when Deftones producer Terry Date reveals he took the band to LA’s Jim Henson Studios to begin work on their awesome ninth album Ohms. “Yeah,” he says with a smile. “It’s the Muppet people. The old A&M Records studio, […]

Now including brilliant new album Ohms, Deftones have built up an incredible nine-album discography – the quality of which is pretty much unmatched in their genre. And while fans of the band have spent endless amounts of time bickering about their best records, for frontman Chino Moreno picking a favourite seemingly comes very easily. Speaking […]

This week’s BBC’s Radio 1 Rock Show with Daniel P Carter was a Deftones special, playing Ohms in full plus interviews with Chino, Frank, Abe and Sergio. The band commented on several tracks from Deftones’ new album “Ohms“. Most interesting is that “Ohms” has a snapping guest; Abe and Sergio told BBC that Zach Hill […]