Deftones New Album Update

I first saw the Deftones on Ozzfest, and like so many unknown bands at the time, they played their fucking hearts out on the biggest stage og their careers to date, just so people would remember their name. It worked. They blew me away. It was so different, so new, and now more than ever, it's so real. Last Year, the Def Tones Chi Cheng was involved in a serious accident that left him in what can only be described as a semi conscience state. Like always, rock takes care of it's own. A benefit download was recorded by some of metal's elite to raise money for Chi's family and now the Deftones have something to say, and they'll do it through a brand new album. Below is an article and footage of the Deftones laying down some new music


DEFTONES frontman Chino Moreno was interviewed for this week's episode of Noisecreep's "Creep Show", which can be viewed below. Joining Moreno on the panel were Revolver senior writer Jon Wiederhorn, Noisecreep head writer Amy Sciarretto, Noisecreep news man and writer at large Chris Harris and intrepid reporter Jen Guyre.

During the chat, Moreno revealed that the band's yet-to-be-titled new album has a tentative release date of April 27, 2010 and will be stylistically similar to early discs like 1997's "Around the Fur" and 2000's "White Pony". He also talked about the chaotic year the band has faced and the challenges the band has overcome since the November 2008 car accident that left bassist Chi Cheng in a semi-conscious state.

After completing an album's worth of material with Cheng and producer Terry Date, they decided to shelve those recordings and work on an entirely new batch of songs with stand-in bassist Sergio Vega, who previously played with QUICKSAND. They hired producer Nick Raskulinecz (RUSH, FOO FIGHTERS, SHADOWS FALL, TRIVIUM) to work with them, and in just two months they had recorded an entirely new album. "I honestly think it's one of the best, if not the best records we've ever done," Moreno said. "My favorite record is 'Around the Fur'. It was written and recorded in four months, which was the fastest, easiest and funnest record we've ever made. This record totally has that feel to it."

Regarding how Cheng's accident has affected them, Moreno said, "We honestly thought that after this thing happened with Chi, why even carry on? Things flipped back and forth. We kind of felt that way for a while. But there are some things bigger and better for us, and we were lucky enough to get together and communicate and find something for ourselves."