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. 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, CA, in 1988, the group, led by vocalist/guitarist Chino Moreno, had a fluctuating lineup early on, with the membership falling into place around 1993. But in the meantime, you can check out the tracklist and 30 seconds of “Ohms” below.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. It seems likely that these details went up online a bit early by accident, so maybe they’re subject to change. Deftones announced their new album release on their official Twitter account along with the launch of the title track with the same name. That single will come out at midnight tonight.ĭeftones recorded Ohms with producer Terry Date, who worked with them on their albums Around The Fur and White Pony, as well as the band’s 2003 self-titled LP. It sounds, in other words, like a Deftones song. “Ohms,” is the final song on the LP, and based on what we can hear right now, it sounds like searching and seasick and vulnerable shoegaze-metal. It features the release date, album cover, and tracklist, as well as a 30-second clip of the album’s title track.

Tomorrow, the first single arrives.Īs Brooklyn Vegan points out, an Apple Music listing for Ohms recently went up online.

Next month, Deftones will release Ohms, their follow-up to 2016’s Gore. For a while now, art-metal greats Deftones - a band who seems to grow more influential with every passing year - have been talking about a new album that’ll be coming soon.

Deftones albums in order tracklist