Sol Invicto has released “Clarity,” the first track in a new collaborative series with drum and bass producer Technical Itch, featuring Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter on guitars and Cypress Hill percussionist Eric Bobo. Out now exclusively on Bandcamp ahead of full streaming release. Stream it below. Continue reading
Deftones had a big year in 2022, touring behind their excellent 2021 album Ohms (Warner Music). The band has a headline tour featuring Gojira, held their annual Dias De Los Deftones festival in San Diego, and more. The band will spend 2023 touring and playing festivals, like Welcome To Rockville. Stephen Carpenter has been sharing playthrough videos and he just released a new one featuring the White Pony album classic “Passenger” which features Maynard James Keenan of Tool, who also produced that track. Continue reading
Deftones, even at their best, have been a band of dichotomies. That is what makes them a special band in the history of heavy music: opposing forces pulling and pushing them apart and back again. They may have been coming apart at the seams in the run-up to making Diamond Eyes (Reprise), and you couldn’t blame them. If you follow the band closely, you know the history. The band was nearly done tracking their highly anticipated album Eros in the fall of 2008, when founding bassist Chi Cheng was in a car wreck, on his way home from a funeral. Chi was left in a vegetative state, and the band was in shock. As Chi fought for his life (he passed in 2013, RIP), the band was left wondering what to do. They wanted to make music, but the experience with their best friend caused them to shelve Eros, never to be heard (almost never). When they came back together, the results were unexpected and wild. Continue reading