Deftones by Deftones

Pros: Decent range of heavy and soft
Cons: Nuthin' special

The Deftones have gained some criticism recently for throwing verbal jabs at their Summer Sanitarium tourmates. Chino Moreno claimed his band is the best live act on the tour, even better than Metallica. He said that while Metallica has a vast catalog, ...

Pros: "Hexagram" is mind-blowing. "Minerva"...just gorgeous. Then there's "Battle-Axe"...
Cons: "Bloody Cape". "When Girls Telephone Boys". A few awkward, ugly moments.

Albums usually fall into one of three distinct categories: (1) Immediately lovable, and most - or in some cases, all - songs seem great upon the first listen. (2) It sucks. All of it. Forever. (3) The initial reaction is ...

Pros: An Excellent, Sonic Album from the Deftones.
Cons: Loses Consistency by Final 1/3 of the Album.

Since the Deftones arrived in 1995 with their debut “Adrenaline”, the band has helped forged the n ...

Pros: cover art's pretty cool, huh?
Cons: oh, so many

I’ve always sorta confused myself when I say that I haven’t gotten into metal as much as I’d like. I mean, if we’re referring to ‘classic’ metal bands, then I’m pretty much on the ball -- all I’ve heard there is Black ...

Pros: The best Deftones release yet. The good outweighs the bad considerably.
Cons: Moreno's vocals can get aggravating, the lyrics are often completely ridiculous.

It's funny that I'm giving the Deftones' self-titled album so much praise, because up until a month ...

Pros: rocking, somewhat provocative, diverse
Cons: a couple of outright HORRIBLE songs

There was a time, back when I was 18 and completely enamored with bands like Tool, Sevendu ...

Pros: As edgy, noisy and brutal as it is touching, artistic and experimental; neither aspect suffers
Cons: It may not be as widely heard as it deserves

Say what you like about the Deftones fourth album, a self-titled affair, but don't say that it could have been easy to slap together. The band was in the ever-precarious position between declining record sales for nü-metal veterans (KoRn, limpbizkit) ...

Pros: There are moments when all the Deftones' strengths come together.
Cons: There are more moments when all their weaknesses come together.

David St. Hubbins: It's such a fine line between stupid and ...

Derek Smalls: ... and clever.

David St. Hubbins: Yeah, and clever.

-- This is Spinal Tap

Few bands have demonstrated the truth of this...

Pros: The Deftones explore metal's dark depths and stunning heights.
Cons: When Girls Telephone Boys might just be too hardcore for you.

If you've witnessed the Deftones' now four-album career in music, you've witnessed a lot already.... ...

Pros: The vocals are strong, the riffs are heavy, and the emotions run high.
Cons: The band often remodel older tracks, but not in a bad way.

They are gods among insects in the world of modern metal, and they are The Deftones. And they have been around since 1988, believe you me.

Vocalist Chino Moreno, guitarist Stephen Carpenter, and drummer Abe Cunningham were high school...

Pros: Hardcore muscle tunes to punch people with Cool moody experimentals still have a home here.
Cons: A tad inconsistent Final track MOANA an anti-climax

Im a strange one and many can vouch for that. Some people would probably prefer to write their reviews in the order of purchase but for me Im basically all over the shop. You see after my review on White Pony I was gonna then start reviewing Around the Fu ...

Pros: Some good songs. Decent vocals, riffs, and drumming on some songs
Cons: Rather generic and repetitive. Offers nothing much new, tired vocals and sonics on some songs.

No-one can deny that the Deftones have had a big impact on the nu metal scene. Ever since 1997 their blend of grinding riffs, hard drum beats, and mellow choruses have enjoyed plently of time in our cd players, walkmans, and pcs. Songs like ...

Pros: Deftones return to their driving roots of hard rock, instead of another experimental album.
Cons: A lot of the songs sound too similar for me...good album nonetheless.

Chino Moreno and clan have decided to bring back what they started back in 1995 on Adrenaline, pure, grinding, hard rock. After an experimental album in White Pony fans demanded more. Not that it wasn't an excellent album, it was just...

Pros: 10 excellently crafted, intelligent tacks.
Cons: Lucky you...

Deftones are simply the best, most get you thinking nu-metal band bar none. They have heavy grooves, and gentle melodies, Chino is one of the strangest vocalist I can think of. Half of the time I can't understand what he's saying even when he's not ...

Pros: Just the right degree of heavyness, aswell as the right degree of softness
Cons: Not as heavy as expected, some out of sync moments

INTRO: Well, the boys sure took their sweet time, but here it is, finally, the fourth masterpiece in the Deftones collection! Now, by no means do I blame the Sacto born five piece experimental metal band for taking a long time to release this ...