The band will release their sixth album entitled Diamond Eyes on May 18th of this year. Note that this is NOT Eros, the album they were working on at the time of Chi’s car accident. Chino said Eros will be released eventually, hopefully once Chi is back on his feet. Diamond Eyes is a brand [...]
For being one of my favorite bands, I really don’t post deftones stuff that much. Part of the reason is that they don’t release new material that often, and the other part sadly is that bassist Chi Cheng has been in a coma for about a year now after being in a bad car accident. [...]
The user ByteMe on rateyourmusic.com has compiled a list of band name origins. It’s far from comprehensive but it covers a wide spectrum of bands, new and old, so you’re sure to find a bunch that you know. And hey, maybe you’ll be turned on to some just based on how they got their name!
The Deftones have been keeping everyone up to date on Chi Cheng’s status following the induced coma from last week’s car crash. Doctors report that Chi is in stable condition and responding well to treatment. “Chi was able to hear and respond to his father’s request to move his lower lip. His father also administered [...]
Deftones’ bassist Chi Cheng was involved in an automobile accident late Monday night in Santa Clara, and is currently in a “serious but stable condition” in a San Jose hospital according to singer Chino Moreno via the band’s blog. “…I am on my way up North right now to be by his side along with [...]
Looks like the Deftones upcoming Eros is shaping up to be a quality release, if we take drummer Abe Cunningham’s word for it. Cunningham said in the band’s blog that the band has finished the initial stage of recording, and are set to add finishing touches and begin mixing in the beginning of September, which [...]
Following their 2006 LP Saturday Night Wrist, Chino and the gang ready Eros, an album with a completely different birth than previous records. The decision to record the album came a month after their 246 concert tour for Saturday Night Wrist, an album produced with tension within the band. Chino: “Making that last record was [...]
