It’s been a tough year… No, that feels like an understatement. Worst year ever? Maybe. It’s somehow felt like the longest and the shortest 12 months in human history, a hurry-up-and-wait of terror and tension and “what the fuck is going on”. A calendar of unprecedented chaos. Like every shitty year before this one though, 2020 was somewhat saved by some superb […]
Read moreNEW DEFTONES! Kind of. Today, the Californian quintet announced plans for a 20th anniversary edition of their iconic ‘White Pony’ album. And the release will be accompanied by a long-rumoured remix effort, titled ‘Black Stallion’. Trailer and tracklisting below. ‘Feiticeira’ (Clams Casino remix) ‘Digital Bath’ (DJ Shadow remix) ‘Elite’ (Blanck Mass remix) ‘Rx Queen’ (Salva remix) ‘Street Carp’ (Phantogram remix) ‘Teenager’ (Robert Smith remix) ‘Knife Prty’ […]
Read moreIt’s easy to see this, the ninth Deftones album, as a reflection of the eighth Deftones album. I liked ‘Gore’ plenty but the Californian outfit’s 2016 effort was met with a decidedly lukewarm reception. The consensus seemed to be that while it was atmospheric, it wasn’t exactly dynamic, and while it wasn’t bad, it fell short of the band’s lofty […]
Read moreWell someone had to save 2020! Ahead of their next album, ‘Ohms’, out 25.09.20, Deftones have made a video for the title track. Feast your ears and eyes… The track feels positively breezy, huh? Light but thick. Another subtle evolution from a band that still sound unmistakably like themselves. My favourite part right now is that vocal melody about 90 […]
Read moreIt shouldn’t be surprising at this point. But the riffs, the rhythms, and the way the air seems to fill with electricity when the music first starts tonight make one thing shockingly clear all over again- Deftones are one of the best bands on the planet. Back in London and playing an upmarket theatre by invitation of Robert Smith and […]
Read moreThe atmosphere isn’t exactly electric early tonight. Maybe it’s because Deftones are pretty regular visitors to London, or because Ally Pally is literally no one’s idea of a good time, but it might just be because Deftones fans have grown up with the band. No offence to thousands of people politely queuing around the outside of the venue as doors […]
Read moreDrama, drama, drama. If you caught any interview with Deftones in the lead up to the release of ‘Gore’ you could be forgiven for thinking this was a record born of conflict, full of songs of frustration and jealousy, played by a band on the edge. It was the light of frontman Chino Moreno versus the dark of guitarist Stephen […]
Read moreThis is ‘Prayers/Triangles’ from the band’s new album, ‘Gore’, due out via Reprise in April. Big vibes on this one. I genuinely don’t know how they manage to sound like no one else, only themselves.
Read moreThere’s a chance you’ve heard more about the music of Crosses than you’ve actually heard the music of Crosses. You’ve perhaps heard that this is a side-project of Deftones frontman Chino Moreno. You’ve possibly have heard that it also includes his old friend and former Far guitarist Shaun Lopez, and the fantastically named Chuck Doom, in the ranks. And you’ve almost certainly […]
Read moreIt feels almost sacrilegious to say, but this, the combined effort of members of Deftones and Isis is… fine. Sure, some three minutes into opener ‘Future Warrior’, as Chino Moreno applies his unique croon to the post-rock rumble of bassist Jeff Caxide, drummer Aaron Harris, and guitarist Cliff Meyer, you get a taste of what might have been. But ultimately, […]
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