ALBUM REVIEW: Sleep Token – Take Me Back to Eden


 

I don’t want to speak too early or jinx anything, but this Heavy Metal idea has been in a resurgence as of late. Bear in mind that a lot of the old promotional tools have been inactive for years. MTV lost its ass and stopped using the first letter of its acronym long ago and whatever is left of commercial rock radio is perfectly content to spin the same Stone Temple Pilots singles until the sun or Clear Channel finally burn out. Yet here we are in the age of streaming and shortened attention spans with several young acts making headway. Continue reading


Watch Stephen Carpenter of Deftones in a Guitar Play-Through Video for “Passenger”


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


Watch Deftones Unbox “White Pony – Black Stallion” Boxed Set


Deftones will drop their deluxe edition of their 20th Anniversary edition of their White Pony album: White Pony + Black Stallion, this Friday, February 26th, 2021 via their label Reprise Records. The elaborate 2 LP x 2 CD configurations comes with a book of never-before-seen images and artwork of the band from both White Pony and more recently Ohms, designed by their visual director Frank Kozik. Watch Frank Delgado and Abe Cunningham unbox the set, spin some vinyls, and crush Ohms Pale Ale Beer from Belching Beaver Brewery in this new video. Pre-order the set at the link below!

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ALBUM REVIEW: Deftones – White Pony – Black Stallion


 

Deftones had a banner year in 2020, dropping their impeccable Ohms (Reprise Records, review here) and celebrating the 20th anniversary of arguably their best album, White Pony. Unbeknownst to fans, and music journos, there is an entire secret history of White Pony the band revealed this year. For years we had been hearing that the band was interested in a remix album, either of an entire past release or perhaps a new album. It turns out, the band always intended White Pony to have a companion album or EP of remixes, called Black Stallion. Among the fanbase, this potential release lived in the lore of their minds, as much or more than the Eros sessions we may, or may not ever see the light of day (and we understand why guys). Now the band has capped off their year with the fleshed out and realized Black Stallion release (also Reprise). 

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Watch Deftones New Video for “Teenager (Robert Smith Remix)”


Deftones have shared another new remix track/video combo from their upcoming album, White Pony 20th Anniversary/Black Stallion (Reprise Records). The new track is “Teenager” as remixed by Robert Smith of The Cure. Deftones previously announced the long-rumored reissue of their classic White Pony as well as their planned Black Stallion Remix album! The set will be released on December 11th via Reprise / Warner Records. An All-star cast of peers and other legends including DJ Shadow, Mike Shinoda, Clams Casino, Phantogram, Tourist, and more will reimagine White Pony for its 20th Anniversary (read our retrospective here); Pre-orders are live at the link below.Continue reading


Watch Deftones New Video for Mike Shinoda’s (Linkin Park) Remix of “Passenger” ft. Maynard James Keenan


 

Deftones participated in Friday’s Adult Swim Festival online, in place of the in-person festival and multimedia experience they held last year. The band shared a new music video for the new Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park) remix version of White Pony classic track “Passenger”, featuring Maynard James Keenan of Tool. Deftones previously announced their long-rumored reissue of their classic White Pony as well as their planned Black Stallion Remix album! The set will be released on December 11th via Reprise / Warner Records. An All-star cast of peers and legend including DJ Shadow, Robert Smith, Mike Shinoda, Clams Casino, Phantogram, Tourist, and more will reimagine White Pony for its 20th Anniversary (read our retrospective here); Pre-orders are live at the link below. The band already shared Purity Ring’s remix of “Knife Prty” and now we get another captivating new remix. Mike Shinoda’s (Linkin Park) remix of “Passenger” ft. Maynard James Keenan of Tool Continue reading


Deftones Share Mike Shinoda’s (Linkin Park) Remix of “Passenger” ft. Maynard James Keenan (Tool)


 

Deftones previously announced their long-rumored reissue of their classic White Pony as well as their planned Black Stallion Remix album! The set will be released on December 11th via Reprise / Warner Records. An All-star cast of peers and legend including DJ Shadow, Robert Smith, Mike Shinoda, Clams Casino, Phantogram, Tourist and more will reimagine White Pony for its 20th Anniversary (read our retrospective here); Pre-orders are live at the link below. The band already shared Purity Ring’s remix of “Knife Prty” and now we get another captivating new remix. Rock out to Mike Shinoda’s (Linkin Park) remix of “Passenger” ft. Maynard James Keenan of Tool. The video will debut later today exclusively at Adult Swim Festival online. Continue reading


Deftones to Present Black Stallion Remix Album Preview Exclusively at Adult Swim Festival


Deftones previously announced their upcoming reissue of their classic White Pony as well as their planned Black Stallion Remix album! The set will be released on December 11th via Reprise / Warner Records. The band will share an early sneak peek of the Black Stallion album with a new song and visualizer, rumored to be Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park’s remix of “Passenger” ft Maynard James Keenan of Tool. The song will appear this Friday as part of the Adult Swim Online Festival. An All-star cast of peers and legends including DJ Shadow, Robert Smith, Mike Shinoda, Clams Casino, Phantogram, Tourist, and more will reimagine White Pony for its 20th Anniversary (read our retrospective here); Pre-orders are live at the link below. Listen to Purity Ring’s entrancing remix of “Knife Prty” below. Continue reading


How Well Do You Know Deftones Trivia?


Deftones are riding high in 2020, with their new album Ohms (read our review here) and now they have announced their long-rumored reissue of their classic White Pony as well as their planned Black Stallion Remix album! The set will be released on December 11th via Reprise / Warner Records. An All-star cast of peers and legend including DJ Shadow, Robert Smith, Mike Shinoda, Clams Casino, Phantogram, Tourist, and more will reimagine White Pony for its 20th Anniversary (read our retrospective here); Pre-orders are live at the link below. In the meantime, test your Deftones and Ohms trivia with this quiz the band has shared. Completing the quiz gets fans a discount code on merch for a limited time.

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Deftones Share Remix of “Knife Prty”, Officially Announce White Pony / Black Stallion Remix Album 


Deftones have announced their long-rumored reissue of their classic White Pony as well as their planned Black Stallion Remix album! The set will be released on December 11th via Reprise / Warner Records. An All-star cast of peers and legend including DJ Shadow, Robert Smith, Mike Shinoda, Clams Casino, Phantogram, Tourist and more will reimagine White Pony for its 20th Anniversary (read our retrospective here); Pre-orders are live at the link below. Listen to Purity Ring’s entrancing remix of “Knife Prty” below. 

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