While they were mostly an alternative metal band in their early years, their sound changed into something more complex and experimental in 2000, as a result they are often coined today as an alternative rock band.Ĭritics have often praised them as one of the closest to unique rock bands of recent years for their innovative, atmospheric music as Johnny Loftus writes, 'Rock critics usually reserve a special place for Deftones above or at least away from the rest of the turn-of-the-century metal movement Deftones have always seemed more curious, more willing to incorporate traditionally revered sounds like dream pop and DC hardcore into their Northern California alt-metal.'įrontman Chino Moreno’s poetic lyrics-described by a Time magazine critic as “fiercely intelligent”-are often evocative, yet are sparse enough to allow for multiple interpretations.

Lance Jackman plays guitar during non-US shows since Stephen Carpenter no longer travels abroad as of 2022.

Fred Sablan is their current live bassist starting in 2022. Cheng remained in a coma until his death on Apdue to cardiac arrest.

2021 in substitution for Chi Cheng, who was seriously injured in an automobile accident in Santa Clara, California on November 4, 2008. Vega (formerly of Quicksand) took on bass duties from mid-2009 to ca. Deftones is an American alternative metal band from Sacramento, California, formed in 1988, consisting of Chino Moreno (lead vocals and guitar), Stephen Carpenter (guitar), Frank Delgado (keyboards and turntables), and Abe Cunningham (drums and percussion).

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