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Deftones is the fourth studio album by the American alternative metal band Deftones. It was released on May 20, 2003 through Maverick Records. Originally to be titled Lovers, the album was instead given an eponymous title because singer Chino Moreno considered Lovers too obvious to the context of its material. The song "Lovers" does, however, exist on the UK single for "Hexagram" as a B-side. Deftones was the last album produced by Terry Date, who had collaborated with the band since Adrenaline, due to the vast amount of time spent in the studio, for example the band spent the first 3 days hanging around. They took considerable amounts of time to write and record music which frustrated Date as much as their lack of material when they entered the studio, the latter of the songs were written in the studio. "Needles and Pins" originally had two tentative names, one being "Aria" and the other being "White Woman". It was intended to be the opening track, but the band decided to change the song's title and order at the last minute.

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NoSong TitleTime
1.Hexagram 4:10
2.Needles And Pins 3:23
3.Minerva 4:17
4.Good Morning Beautiful 3:28
5.Deathblow 5:28
6.When Girls Telephone Boys 4:36
7.Battle-Axe 5:01
8.Lucky You 4:10
9.Bloody Cape 3:37
10.Anniversary Of An Uninteresting Eve... 3:57
11.Moana 5:02

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- Deftones Redefined

If we thought White Pony was radical, we're going to have to think again. This album was written in a similar way as White Pony, letting the songs come naturally. However, the same trick isn't always as good the second time. This album is a lot less united, but also offers a new heavy sound that they never showed before. This album features Stef using a sevenstring for the first time, tuned to G#. The band has almost completely shed its nu-metal label as they tread into new territory. Best album artwork, too! Hexagram - 9/10 I LOVE this track. It gets better every time I listen to it. It's very technical and its timing confuses me every time. The riffing in the chorus is awesome, courtesy of Stef Carpenter. My only criticism is that there are 4 verses, 2 choruses, and no real bridge. It's an odd song structure, but still a great track. Needles And Pins - 9/10 This track has a really gnarly guitar riff. It kinda makes me sad how short this track is because I want more! Minerva - 3/10 Although lots of people love this track, I could never get into it. That's just me. Good Morning Beautiful - 4/10 Although this track features heavy sevenstring riffing in the chorus, the song doesn't have great continuity. Deathblow - 6/10 Very unique song. It's soft, but it's a good kind soft. When Girls Telephone Boys - 10/10 Best track, by and large. Crushing guitar riff in the chorus, and Chino screams through the whole thing. It's not like Deftones' older heavy songs as this one really takes its time and is paced slower. Overall, I think it sounds better. Battle Axe - 7/10 Good track. It's kind of a one-riff-wonder, but I like it. Lucky You - 6/10 I like the random Trip Hop song in here. It only really features Frank Delgado, Chino, and Chi Cheng. Good track though. Bloody Cape - 8/10 Crushing song. It's heavy, but it's more melodic. Chino saves the screaming for the end, which I find to be a good stylistic choice. Anniversary of an Uninteresting Event - 4/10 Like the title suggests, this song is a little boring. Moana - 6/10 This song is a little static. The best part is the opening guitar lick.

- Awesome!!!

Guess what? This band has changed or "evolved" over the years, yet still sound like DEFTONES. This makes them true geniuses and truly amazing artists. Like all their albums, Self titled is simply amazing. This band is very sincere in everything they put out and they keep the ball rolling with some great material! DEFTONES stole my heart once again. Love you guys!

- Great album

This is literally one of my most fav deftones albums.It's by far there heaviest. Chinos vocals and screams are on par. I wish they would put out more stuff like this🙂

- Their Best Effort

Start to finish, pound for pound this is Deftones’ best album. Although Minerva got its fair share of airplay when the album was released (and rightfully so), it’s tracks like Hexagram, Battle-Axe, and Bloody Cape that make the album truly shine. While past and future efforts were great in their own right, they don’t hold a candle to the eponymous album. If you’re interested in seeing what Deftones are capable of, these eleven tracks will show you with ease and leave you wanting more.

- Deftones

Minerva is the best from the album!

- Is there anything else as heavy and lovely?

Heavy, brooding, and perhaps their most depressing (in a good way) release. The production and musicianship is pure awesomeness as usual with the Deftones.

- Deftones101

I personally really enjoy the heavy riff, and intense screaming vocals of when girls telephone boys, also Minerva is really good, but I think Needles & Pins is even better.

- My favorite

I LOVE this album. I have the CD aswell, and this is my favorite album along with Adrenaline. Deftones did an amazing job.

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Best

- Cool

Shrek... I like the songs lol.

- Probably the Best

White Pony gets more recognition but I think this album is better. Battle Axe is my favorite track.

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- One of my favorite albums

Needles and pins is by far my favorite one from this album but every single one is INCREDIBLE best band ever ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥-Axl .b. A. Espinozá

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Deftones Wiki

Deftones is an American alternative metal band formed in Sacramento, California in 1988. They were formed by frontman Chino Moreno, lead guitarist Stephen Carpenter and drummer Abe Cunningham, with bassist Chi Cheng and keyboardist and turntablist Frank Delgado joining the line-up in 1990 and 1999, respectively. The band's experimental nature has led some critics to describe them as "the Radiohead of metal".After the line-up settled in 1993, the band secured a recording contract with Maverick Records, and subsequently released their debut album Adrenaline in 1995. Extensive touring and word-of-mouth promotion of the album helped Deftones garner a dedicated fan base. Their second album Around the Fur (1997), reached chart positions along with its singles, and became the band's first to receive certification from the RIAA. The band found even further success with their third album White Pony (2000), which marked a transition from their earlier, more aggressive sound into a more experimental direction. Its lead single "Change (In the House of Flies)" is the band's most commercially successful single, and the track "Elite" won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance; it was also the band's first of three albums to be certified platinum in the United States. Their self-titled fourth album was released in 2003. While the group's critical success continued, sales proved to be lackluster compared to White Pony. Deftones' fifth studio effort, Saturday Night Wrist (2006), received similar praise, although the album's production was marred by creative tensions and personal issues within the band, some of which influenced its material. In 2008, while Deftones were working on an album tentatively titled Eros, Cheng was involved in a traffic collision. As a result, he was left in a minimally conscious state until his death in 2013 of cardiac arrest. After Cheng's accident, Deftones halted production on Eros and recruited Quicksand bassist Sergio Vega until his departure in early 2021. The band released the critically celebrated Diamond Eyes in 2010 and embarked on a triple-headline tour with Alice in Chains and Mastodon throughout North America. Their seventh and eighth albums, Koi No Yokan (2012) and Gore (2016) respectively, saw the band continue to move in an increasingly experimental direction and were released to critical acclaim. Their latest album, Ohms (2020), received significant critical praise for its return to the band's heavier sound.

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