History Music / Deftones

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* ''Around the Fur'' (1997)

* HiddenTrack: "Bong Hit" and "Damone" off of Around the Fur.

The band's distinctive musical style is often disputed by their fans, and trying to categorize them will result in a lot of backlash. Specifically, a lot of the band's music has a lot in common with {{nu metal}} (particularly their early work), including the vocalization (a mix of [[MetalScream screams]], [[PerishingAltRockVoice whispers]], [[SpokenWordInMusic spoken word]], melodic singing and occasional rapping), the use of turntables for additional instrumentation and sound development, plus syncopated, riff-based instrumentation (although there is a lot of experimentation and complexity in many of their songs).

However, fans argue that Deftones "isn't ''really'' nu metal" because of the lack of [[TrueArtIsAngsty angst]], or claim that they're "[[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap too good]]" to be a nu metal band (though most will agree that ''Adrenaline'' fits, or at least "Engine No. 9"). Adding to the dispute is the band's diverse influences and mix of an abundance of styles, including {{alternative metal}}, {{alternative rock}}, {{dream pop}}, {{shoegazing}}, {{grunge}}, {{hardcore punk}}, [[HipHop rap]], [[NewWaveMusic new wave]], {{emo|Music}}, {{progressive rock}} and {{rap metal}}. Their music could fall into any number of categorizations as a result.

** The acoustic version Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away) also counts.

* FiveManBand: the classic line up
** TheLeader: Chino
** TheLancer: Stephen
** TheSmartGuy: Chi
** TheBigGuy: Abe
** [[SixthRanger Fifth Ranger]]: Frank
* Current line up
** TheLeader: Chino
** TheLancer: Stephen
** TheSmartGuy: Frank
** TheBigGuy: Abe
** [[SixthRanger Fifth Ranger]]: Sergio

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Deftones is a GenreBusting metal band formed in 1988 in Sacramento, California. The band has been comprised largely of the same core members for its entire career, with the exception of bassist Chi Cheng, who had to be replaced after being seriously injured in a car accident in late 2008 which he unfortunately never fully recovered from, remaining in a semi-conscious state up until his death on April 13, 2013.

However, fans argue that Deftones ''isn't really nu metal'' because of the lack of [[TrueArtIsAngsty angst]], or claim that they're "[[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap too good]]" to be a nu metal band (though most will agree that ''Adrenaline'' fits, or at least "Engine No. 9"). Adding to the dispute is the band's diverse influences and mix of an abundance of styles, including {{alternative metal}}, {{alternative rock}}, {{dream pop}}, {{shoegazing}}, {{grunge}}, {{hardcore punk}}, [[HipHop rap]], [[NewWaveMusic new wave]], {{emo|Music}}, {{progressive rock}} and {{rap metal}}. Their music could fall into any number of categorizations as a result.

The band's magnum opus is generally considered to be either ''White Pony'' or ''Diamond Eyes'' by fans and ''Koi No Yokan'' by critics. The band is generally considered an influence on nu metal, even with the debate over whether or not they ''belong'' to the genre, and many bands in the genre have cited them as an influence, including TropeMaker Music/{{Korn}} and TropeCodifier Music/LimpBizkit.

** The chorus for Rocket Skates.
-->'''"GUNS! RAZORS!''' '''''KNIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVES!''''' '''WHOO!"'''

* Abe Cunningham (drums) (1988–present

* CoverVersion: They've covered: "Savory" by Music/{{Jawbox}}, "Wax and Wane" by the Music/CocteauTwins, "Simple Man" by Music/LynyrdSkynyrd, "Sinatra" by Music/{{Helmet}}, "No Ordinary Love" by Music/{{Sade}}, "If Only Tonight We Could Sleep" by Music/TheCure, "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" by Music/TheSmiths, "The Chauffeur" and Nightboat by Music/DuranDuran, and "Drive" by Music/TheCars, among others. Additionally, while not by the Deftones, Chino appears on Music/{{Korn}}'s cover of Music/IceCube "Wicked". The song features Chino rapping the verses while Jonathan scats the chorus.

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** "Sextape", anyone? The song and subsequent video are somewhat mislabeled, as it is a lot more romantic than the title suggests. Also "Crenshaw Punch/I'll Throw Rocks at You", "Passenger", "Pink Cellphone".
** "MX" is at least partially about this.
** "You've Seen The Butcher"
** "Needles and Pins"
** "Rocket Skates"
** "Knife Prty"

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: Just look at Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}'s [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deftones#Musical_style_and_influences description of their style]].

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The ProgressiveMetal track "Passenger", off ''White Pony''.
** "Pink Cellphone" lacks a metal sound completely, instead being sort of a straightforward electronic R&B song.

** Partly justified by the fact that the band [[FollowTheLeader openly worships]] Music/{{Meshuggah}} and Music/FearFactory, two well-known groove metal bands, as seen in their list of influences.

However, fans argue that Deftones ''isn't really nu metal'' because of the lack of [[TrueArtIsAngsty angst]], or claim that they're "[[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap too good]]" to be a nu metal band (though most will agree that ''Adrenaline'' fits, or at least "Engine No. 9"). Adding to the dispute is the band's diverse influences and mix of an abundance of styles, including {{alternative metal}}, {{alternative rock}}, {{dream pop}}, {{shoegazing}}, {{grunge}}, {{hardcore punk}}, {{hip hop}}, [[NewWaveMusic new wave]], {{emo|Music}}, {{progressive rock}} and {{rap metal}}. Their music could fall into any number of categorizations as a result.

Deftones is a metal/modern rock/experimental rock/[[GenreBusting whatever-else-they-feel-like]] band formed in 1988 in Sacramento, California. The band has been comprised largely of the same core members for its entire career, with the exception of bassist Chi Cheng, who had to be replaced after being seriously injured in a car accident in late 2008 which he unfortunately never fully recovered from, remaining in a semi-conscious state up until his death on April 13, 2013.

* Abe Cunningham (drums) (1988–present)
* Sergio Vega (bass) (2009–present)

* YouMakeMeSic: The back cover of ''White Pony'' and the credits spell it as "Knife P''a''rty", but the lyrics sheet calls it "Knife P''r''ty". The latter is the actual name for the song. This is fixed in the re-release.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Generally a 6-7, they can go as soft as 3-4, and their heaviest songs are 9-10.

* IntercourseWithYou: Much of the band's lyrical content can be construed as such, so much so that a contingent of their fans nickname them "Sextones".