Deftones : iSOUND.COM™

Stats

Members:
Chi Cheng

Formed: 1989

iSound Site: www.isound.com/deftones

Biography

Sounds Like

Artists:
Clutch
Limp Bizkit
Jimmie's Chicken Shack
Coal Chamber
Korn
Failure
Days of the New
Creed
Rage Against the Machine
Helmet
Tool
Soulfly
Rammstein
Fuel
Orgy
Living End
P.O.D.
Both Worlds
VAST
Rob Zombie
Grinspoon
System of a Down
Tura Satana
Godsmack
Marilyn Manson
Nothingface
Unloco
Filter
Minus.Driver
V Shape Mind
Lostprophets
Adenine
Come to Dolly
SOULS HARBOR
JED
Genres:
Alternative Metal
Post Grunge
Rap-Metal

Featured Video

Featured Album

	White Pony Released: 2008

Biography

The Deftones, one of nu-metals most revered artists amazing in a sense. The band is from the famous Sacramento, California, it was formed when the founding members Chino Moreno (vocals, guitar), Stephen Carpenter (Guitar), and Abe Cunningham (drums) met while skateboarding in 1988. Although only in high school they were able to afford money to pay for instruments when Carpenter was hit by a drunk driver and received a large amount of money from insurance ensuring the band a smooth ride financially. During their early years when their original bassist left they added Chi Cheng (bass) and Frank Delgado (DJ, Keyboardist). When they were just getting started the band would play small local shows for their main fan base consisting of mostly skateboarders. The band consists of smooth rock and roll rythyms and screaming rock vocals which is subsided by ever so more smooth rock vocals, and lyrics that are considered poetic their sense. Adding to the vocals and metal style are the sophisticated drums and controlled chaos of the whole band.

After a somewhat of a slow start the band signed with Maverick Records in 1994 when they released their debut album “Adrenaline”. When “Adrenaline” Delgado was not an official member but was heard on some tracks. Although their first album was not a complete success they began to collect fans and when they released their next album “Around the Fur” they had a very large fan base giving them a chance for some of their songs to be played on stations like MTV.

After putting out their first two albums they have put out two new albums and and album containg B-sides and rarities. Right now the Deftones are working on their next album which will be great as always.

\\\"Rock critics usually reserve a special place for Deftones above or at least away from the rest of the turn-of-the-century nu-metal movement. While they definitely share the influence of a group like Tool with peers like Korn, Deftones have always seemed more curious, more willing to incorporate traditionally revered sounds like dream pop or D.C. hardcore into their Northern California nu metal.\\\" - Johnny Loftus

Bio written by: bandhunt

Artist Forum


Discussion Topic	Creator
Fav. Song What is your favorite Deftones song?	riff_master

Replys	Listener
Lucky you.	bandchick
Hexagram	dani_filth_is_sex
havent got a favourite deftones song there are all classics	chino_moreno
My favorite song changes every couple of weeks depending on which album I'm listening to the most. Right now my favorite is Lhabia.	jman13
minerva	amyhuddd
it definitely has to be roots. roots makes me want to eat roots.	metalCHAINS
root*	metalCHAINS
i think maybe change(house of flies) or minerva	head1st4halos01
off their around the fur CD: my own summer (shove it) adrenalin: bored white pony: change in the house of flies self-titled Cd: Good morning beautiful/ hexagram	alexhasagun
passenger change (in the house of flies) digital bath knife party	coldfox
i like change (in the house of flies) and their cover of Duran Duran's The Chauffer song.	lacunacoilfan15
Change Passenger The Chauffer	IBegtoDream
fink tha onli one i have heard from these guys is back to school and well none of my friends have really listend ta them much so i aint heard alot help me out dudes i wont download them if i geta crap song and lets face it every band slips up at some stage x	darkraven