Drama, 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 moreHas your faith in music been wavering? Fear not, salvation is at hand. Deftones have announced that their seventh studio album, ‘Koi No Yokan’, will be released via Reprise on November 12th. Hallelujah. There is no literal English translation for that Japanese title but it’s “the sense upon first meeting a person that the two of you are going to […]
Read moreThis is some weird shit. Ok so Mastodon have never really done anything normal but the monstrous quartet’s fourth full-length is officially freakin strange. The concept (of course there’s a concept) is a collision of time travel, ghostly possession, spirit worlds, and Russian wizards, and the music is no simpler. First single ‘Divinations’ mixes warped country twang with wrecking ball […]
Read moreThey say every cloud has a silver lining. And while the darkest of clouds rolled in for Deftones in 2008 when bassist Chi Cheng was involved in a car accident that keeps him in a coma today, the band’s sixth album, ‘Diamond Eyes’, is brilliantly, blindingly special. That might sound trite but it’s no joke- this thing glitters, sparkles, shines, […]
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