Again, I was a little disappointed (Why not "Hole in the Earth"? Darn. The played the first verse of "Rivière" from Saturday Night Wrist before stomping through the heavier part of the end of that song. Man, HOW DOES CHINO DO THAT?!?! I know it was a woman on the album, but I swear I we witnessed him throw an absolutely blood-curdling shriek right toward the end of the song. I love this song with its plodding intensity, soaring chorus, and absolutely devastating breakdown at the end.Ī crowd favorite from White Pony (probably their most popular album) followed, which was extremely intense with the screams in the middle of the track. The chorus, "GUNS! RAZORS! KNIVES! FUCK WITH ME!" showed on little LED panels behind the band - it was so cool to watch and sing along.Īnother slow burner from Koi No Yokan, "Rosemary," followed. This was followed by another slower song, "You've Seen the Butcher" - which is just a brutally heavy (almost jazzy) tune from the album Diamond Eyes.Īnother Diamond Eyes track was next - "Rocket Skates" - which was arguably the most fun and energetic of the entire set in my opinion. (I was really hoping for Prayers/Triangles - but it was still great!) To my surprise, they only played one track from the new album, Gore, which was "The Phantom Bride," though it was hauntingly beautiful. (Although I will say the vocoder part on that track got on my nerves a bit since it sounded like it was overpowering the rest of the instruments.) Just after those two older songs, they floored the crowd with the opening track from Koi No Yokan - "Swerve City," followed by two more from White Pony - "Digital Bath," and "Elite." The former being a sonic landscape of pure magic and the latter being an absolute bone-crushing performance. These two tracks made me super happy because they were some of my absolute favorites when I was an angry teenager. What a night! The band opened with "Headup" from their sophomore album, Around the Fur, then dove straight into "My Own Summer". Their influences from art rock, metal, nu metal, post-punk, and many more have maintained their originality and given them the opportunity to perform organic and original fusions of great genres. Additionally, they were also the recipients of Album Of The Year at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards, for Koi No Yokan.ĭeftones have spent a large proportion of their career touring locally, internationally, and worldwide.
After jamming together several times as teenagers, the trio secured Chi Cheng as their bassist, who since his death in a RTC in 2013, has been replaced by Sergio Vega.Īs well as producing several critically acclaimed albums, the band have a Grammy Award under their belt for Best Metal Performance in 2001, for their song Elite. Carpenter is an old school friend of Chino Moreno and Abe Cunningham, respectively the vocalist and lead guitarist, and the drummer of Deftones. From humble beginnings, it’s incredible to see the journey that the band have made, with Stephen Carpenter, guitarist of the band, teaching himself the instrument when confined to a wheelchair at the age of 15 after a road traffic accident. Over the last 30 years, Deftones have released seven studio albums, including three platinum, and one gold certificate for their best selling self-titled album.
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