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Deftones were one of the first groups to alternate heavy riffs and screamed vocals with more ethereal music and hushed singing -- spawning a fair amount of imitators in their wake. The group first formed in Sacramento, CA ... Deftones were one of the first groups to alternate heavy riffs and screamed vocals with more ethereal music and hushed singing -- spawning a fair amount of imitators in their wake. The group first formed in Sacramento, CA during 1988, when then high-school students Stephen Carpenter (guitar), Abe Cunningham (drums), and Chino Moreno (vocals) first began to jam together. They chose the name Deftones and began playing out locally shortly thereafter, going through several different bass players before finding a permanent bassist in the form of Chi Cheng.

Although the group was more heavy metal-based early on, the early '90s saw Deftones expand their sound even further, inspired by such groundbreakers as Tool, Rage Against the Machine, and Faith No More. A strong four-song demo was completed soon after, and it landed the group a recording contract with Madonna's label, Maverick. Enlisting the services of Soundgarden and Pantera producer Terry Date (who would eventually become a regular producer for the group), the quartet's debut full-length, Adrenaline, was issued in October of 1995. While the album wasn't an instant success, Deftones built a dedicated fan base the old-fashioned way -- by touring relentlessly (both on their own and opening for such more established acts as Ozzy Osbourne, L7, and Korn). With sales of Adrenaline topping 200,000 copies , expectations were high for their sophomore release, Around the Fur. Issued in October of 1997, it more than delivered, catapulting the band to the top of the alt-metal mountain on the strength of such MTV/radio faves as "My Own Summer (Shove It)" and "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)." Sometime after the album's release, turntablist/keyboardist Frank Delgado (who had helped out on the first two albums) formally joined up and expanded the group's lineup to a five-piece.

A seven-track import EP, 1999's Live, was issued as a stopgap release as Deftones began work on their third studio effort (Cheng also issued a spoken word release, The Bamboo Parachute, around this time as well). White Pony was eventually released in June of 2000 and proved to be one of the most eagerly anticipated heavy rock releases of the year. The album was another success (debuting at number three on the album charts), and it showed the quintet unafraid to experiment with its sound, as Moreno let such '80s modern rock influences as the Cure and the Smiths seep into Deftones' sound. (After touring wrapped up for the album, Moreno formed Team Sleep and began recording an eponymous album, which was delayed numerous times but finally saw release in 2005.) Soon Deftones reunited to work on new ideas, and enlisted Date again to helm their new album. Eagerly anticipated by both fans and critics alike, Deftones dropped in May 2003 and spawned the single "Minerva." The quintet then embarked on the Summer Sanitarium tour with Metallica and Linkin Park. Deftones ended up peaking at number two on the Billboard 200, and the band took a well-deserved break for rest and side projects. In October 2005, Deftones issued a two-disc set of B-sides and rarities before returning with a new studio full-length, Saturday Night Wrist, a year later.

In 2007, the band began working on Eros, which was set to be their sixth album. The album was delayed indefinitely when bassist Chi Cheng was involved in a serious car accident that left him in a coma. Cheng was replaced by Quicksand bassist Sergio Vega in 2009, and the band got back to touring and recording. Though Eros was still shelved, in 2010 the band released a new album, Diamond Eyes.

Greg Prato
AllMusic.com
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Deftones – Rx Queen
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Rx Queen is about humanity's addiction to modern medicine. In the opening lyrics it states, "I won't stop following you," implying humanity's constant following and desire for new cures and medicines, and "The death of...
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Tape	Songs	Comments	Author
Favourites Just my favourite songs of all time.	53	1	aidualc
All around Indie This mixtape is a combination of all the songs I love and new songs that have made their way into my life just recently.	32	1	HC_MOS
rock compilation cd	20	8	alterEgo
DL	28	0	l0vefool
Songs I listen to on my Zune	69	0	Genesisfan
Hardcore bitchez! Anger, betrayal, all that good stuff.	11	6	Joshie95
vampires ...and those who invite them in.	21	2	artslut
break up songs songs that you'd still wanna listen to even though gives you pain, and makes you miss the person even more	6	0	l0vefool
ALPHABET ROCK a-z sweetness	26	1	salvatorevalestra
For the Beats This is a list of songs that I think sound great on 'Beats by Dre' headphones.	18	0	lupinlord
Many a long night Just songs the form some reason I think sound particularly good at night.	11	0	PintoMelovich92
One for the Road Good driving music, road trippin'....straight up jammin'	21	0	salvatorevalestra
Cosmic and Pitiful I made this for my mom-she asked me for a playlist that personified the words Cosmic and Pitiful. It's a good one :)	17	0	marybethkins
I'll tear down the sky if it'll save her Whatever I feel like.	20	0	teardownthesky
Nookie	17	0	MalaBolha
My Bummer Mood Muzik Music I listen to when I'm feeling dark and or depressed.	4	0	DerekBoyd
The Amazing Mixtape Amazing music, amazing taste. Featuring the famous and the undiscovered, waiting to be discovered by you. Enjoy!	81	2	ICollectCDs
Everyone Dies feeling it!	7	3	XtraELITE
Driving Mix 1 Tunes that you listen to when taking that early evening drive to just get away for a while.	3	0	brian
Potent Reverie change is coming through my shadow	9	0	salvatorevalestra
Morning Mix	11	1	PickSlide
Songs at My Funeral	9	2	salvatorevalestra
Twisted Up Emotional Spasm songs that mean a lot to me and kick ass at the same time	1	0	madzimbinx13
go green songs to smoke to	10	0	FinkDiz
D2	20	0	thehighwaysend
Bipolar Opposites A little something for every mood you may be in.	30	0	EverythingandNothing
Sunbeams end I don't know really....it's kind of sad.	7	0	zonedoubt
Victory at Monterey Music.	10	0	ryanalbertjohnomar
Dooooope This mix is about great songs	12	0	poolhallXjunkie
Rock it	199	0	EternalTearsOfSorrow
AIN'T LOVE GRAND? Love, Love, Love...Agony & Ecstasy...	18	4	CrimsonSorrow
I Like Candy My friend gave me a box of candy for Christmas, so I made this mix to reciprocate. As such, it's mostly made up of rather sweet-sounding so...	12	1	gray96
Â¡Para Ti! Another birthday gift. It's titled as such because she and I were in the same Spanish class a while back. Plus, I gave it to her at a party,...	16	1	gray96
Mike Mirrors Stories of Duality	7	0	Tozzano
Sweet Yesterdays Another birthday gift for another friend. Her favorite band is Muse, so I stuck on my favorite song of theirs at the end. (I'm not really ...	10	1	gray96
My Favs	56	0	lukasb.
songs i like	1	0	ardinal89
Lovemakin' Tunes Get down while gettin' down.	28	0	Mellow_Harsher
livid-breathe	3	0	Oneirica
Flaming Flamboyant Felines I gave this to a friend for her birthday. She recently had her hair highlighted, and I think that she looks kinda like a cat because of it....	11	1	gray96
Sentimental Parts	12	0	Graster
styff	4	0	kimia24
Mixtape_MM	11	0	NekoCon201

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