Deftones

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Deftones is the fourth studio album by the American alternative metal band and was released on 20 May 2003 on Maverick Records. It was the last record with the producer Terry Date until Ohms in 2020. With costs of 2.5 million dollars, it is among the most expensive albums ever made. Many songs revolve around guitarist Stephen Carpenter's low G# tuning.

Still, it is a versatile album. Lucky You is a dark, soft trip-hop piece with DJ Crook and the singer Rey Osburn. In Anniversary of an Uninteresting Event a grand piano and a toy piano can be heard. Minerva is known as a shoegaze song. The reception was divided: Rolling Stone was enthusiastic, Pitchfork negative, and the album did less well than White Pony. The singer Chino Moreno said in 2020 that he himself was dissatisfied with the record.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Hexagram4:11Apple Music ↗
2. 2Needles and Pins3:23Apple Music ↗
3. 3Minerva4:18Apple Music ↗
4. 4Good Morning Beautiful3:28Apple Music ↗
5. 5Deathblow5:28Apple Music ↗
6. 6When Girls Telephone Boys4:36Apple Music ↗
7. 7Battle-Axe5:02Apple Music ↗
8. 8Lucky You4:11Apple Music ↗
9. 9Bloody Cape3:38Apple Music ↗
10. 10Anniversary of an Uninteresting Event3:57Apple Music ↗
11. 11Moana5:02Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗