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| Birth Name(s) : Chino Moreno, Abe Cunningham, Chi Cheng, Frank Delgado, Stephen Carpenter |
Date of Birth: 1998 |
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| Deftones came on the scene in 1995 with their album "Adrenaline". They continue to deliver ferocious riffs combined with rap-ish delivery three albums later. |
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They have often been praised as one of the more innovative and unique rock bands of recent years. Johnny Loftus writes, "Rock critics usually reserve a special place for Deftones above or at least away from the rest of the turn-of-the-century metal movement... Deftones have always seemed more curious, more willing to incorporate traditionally revered sounds like dream pop or D.C. hardcore into their northern California alt-metal."
When Stephen Carpenter was 16, he was struck by a person who was drugged up while skateboarding and confined to a wheelchair for several months. It was during this time that he began to teach himself to play guitar, as he was unable to partake in his primary hobby of skateboarding. It is often rumored that the money from this accident afforded Carpenter "state of the art" equipment. In an interview with Metal Edge (January 2007), drummer Abe Cunningham says, "That's a myth about how our band was started. It's true that he was hit by a drunk driver, and he did buy a bunch of gear, but by the time we all got together, that shit was sold off. It's this shiny story of how he was hit by a drunk driver and made millions in the settlement, bought all the gear, and we all came over and had the shiniest gear in town. That's a bunch of bullshit." Moreno was able to land an audition after a relative happened upon Carpenter's garage and was impressed with what he heard as he walked by. Moreno, who had never performed in front of anyone outside his family before, convinced Carpenter by flawlessly mimicking Glenn Danzig's vocal style. When their original drummer, Winter Fayee, quit to join the band Rosary, Cunningham (who was in Phallucy with Joe Garcia) filled in until a permanent replacement could be found. However, Cunningham had prior commitments to other projects and Garcia often found himself sitting in for him. The now-open slot on bass was given to Cheng, having formed an acquaintance with Carpenter through skateboarding. After much persuasion, they were finally able to convince Cunningham to leave Phallucy to become their full-time drummer; Garcia left to pursue other interests. The name "Deftones" originated by combining the hip hop slang term "def" with the suffix "-tones," which was a popular suffix among surf rock bands and soul music artists in the '50s and '60s. The name is also a notable play on the term "tone deaf." The name also means "deft" - meaning skilled or good, and "ones" - meaning the members of the Deftones.
One review of Adrenaline noted Cunningham's "surprisingly sophisticated drumming" and wrote that "Unlike many of their contemporaries, the Deftones are very controlled even in the midst of chaos."
"It's one of my favorite records," Moreno commented. "The time and place we were in when we made it was fluent as hell."
On June 20, 2000, the band released their third album, White Pony. It was produced by Terry Date at The Plant Studios in Sausalito, California. It debuted at No. 3 in the US Billboard chart with sales of 177,000 copies. It is generally considered by fans to be Deftones' most mature recording. Hits included "Change (In the House of Flies)" and "Digital Bath."
Of White Pony, one reviewer wrote, "Moreno is exquisitely mind-blowing" and that "Deftones went soft, but in an impressive way, to twist around its signature punk sound." But another assumed that "their music is completely uninspired garbage. They have the worst vocalist of any band I have heard."
A limited edition print of 50,000 black and red jewel case versions of White Pony were released with a bonus 12th track titled "The Boy's Republic". The band re-recorded "Back To School (Mini Maggit)," a rap-influenced interpretation of the album's closer, "Pink Maggit," after their record label said they had run out of marketable singles. The song was placed as the new opening track (with "Pink Maggit" still the closer), and, under altered cover art, re-released White Pony on October 3, 2000. The band notably expressed their resentment towards Maverick's lack of faith in their art and immediately regretted recording "Back To School." Moreno has stated that he hates that song, and said that he reluctantly agreed to record it to show his label how mindlessly easy it was to write a hit. Deftones played "Back to School" on tours in support of White Pony but rarely thereafter. It was only until their South American and European tour in early 2007 that the song began appearing on their setlists.
White Pony eventually achieved platinum status as well as a Grammy award for Best Metal Performance for the song "Elite".
In reviewing Deftones Stephen Thomas Erlewine writes that "Hexagram," the album's opener, "hits hard — harder than they ever have, revealing how mushy Staind is, or how toothless Linkin Park is."
The CD includes various 'B-Side' songs and covers, while the DVD contains behind-the-scenes footage and every music video the band has made. This compilation includes a semi-rough cover of "Savory" originally done by Jawbox, a cover of "Simple Man" by Lynyrd Skynyrd, and "Black Moon" featuring "B-Real" from Cypress Hill, among others. |
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