


It's easy to see how this one comes before Diamond Eyes chronologically. Rocket Skates? Sextape? Very classic songs.Īround The Fur I'm a big punk metal fan but I prefer the powerful ATF as opposed to the band's first endeavor. Diamond Eyes wouldn't usually be tied with a record for me. I expected nothing like it sounded, and it sounded like God bestowed his 8-string upon Stephen and was just like "play whatever the fuck you want bro." Leathers made me jump the first listen. Koi No Yokan and Diamond Eyes These tie for me. Songs like Minerva, Battle-Axe, and the ever amazing (and my favorite) classic track Good Morning Beautiful helped seal the deal. Deftones ascended to elder statesmen of hard rock in the 2010s, recording albums that added breadth and depth to their sonic arsenal a 2020 remix release of White Pony with Mike Shinoda and DJ Shadow among the many remixers serves as testament to their wide influence.Deftones It's very down tuned and doomy. Longtime bassist Chi Cheng was seriously injured in a car crash in 2008, and the band put things on hold for a while, releasing Diamond Eyes in 2010. The 2003 release Deftones, highlighted by the fuzzed-out single “Minerva”, and 2006’s Saturday Night Wrist continued their evolution. Their 2000 breakthrough, White Pony, was a creative leap for the band, incorporating shoegaze’s shimmer and post-rock’s sprawl into its sound while spotlighting Moreno’s haunting, soaring vocals. In the chaotic world of ’90s alt-rock, they were an underground success, their fanbase steadily growing thanks to constant touring and devoted listeners spreading the word. Formed in Sacramento, California, in 1988, the group, led by vocalist/guitarist Chino Moreno, had a fluctuating lineup early on, with the membership falling into place around 1993. Blending the bludgeoning power of metal with the detailing of shoegaze and the ambition of prog rock, Deftones have influenced the modern-rock landscape in many ways.
